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52FA Bent Willies Airport
Lake Wales, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 52FA
Lat/Long: 27-56-22.6000N 081-25-55.3000W
27-56.376667N 081-25.921667W
27.9396111,-81.4320278
(estimated)
Elevation: 73 ft. / 22 m (estimated)
From city: 10 miles E of LAKE WALES, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 33867

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2009
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Landing fee: yes

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at X07 (10 nm W): 124.225 (863-678-1334)
WX ASOS at GIF (19 nm NW): 133.675 (863-956-2097)
WX AWOS-3 at BOW (19 nm W): 123.775 (863-533-9004)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LALr094/31.0LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E
ORLr188/36.5ORLANDO VORTAC112.2000E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 1700 x 150 ft. / 518 x 46 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BILL WHIDDEN
11210 W BEACH PKWY
LAKE WALES, FL 33898-8339
Phone 407-616-7764
OWNER MR BILL WHIDDEN.
Manager: BILL WHIDDEN
11210 W BEACH PKWY
LAKE WALLES, FL 33898-8339
Phone 407-616-7764

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 52FA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
KGIF - Winter Haven Regional Airport (19 nm NW)
KBOW - Bartow Executive Airport (19 nm W)
KISM - Kissimmee Gateway Airport (21 nm N)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (22 nm S)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 52FA (Bent Willies Airport)
Photo by Kirsten and Sebastian Uebrig
Photo taken 10-Dec-2011
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4110:41
Sunrise07:0511:05
Sunset19:4823:48
Evening civil twilight20:1200:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Apr-2025 01:16:05
Local (UTC-4)  12-Apr-2025 21:16:05
 
METAR
KX07 
10nm W 		130055Z AUTO 28006KT CLR 17/06 A3002 RMK A01
KBOW 
18nm W 		130035Z AUTO 27009G15KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO
KAGR 
18nm S 		130055Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01870059 $
KGIF 
18nm NW 		130053Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3003 RMK AO1 SLP167 T01830078
KISM 
21nm N 		130056Z 27007KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01890078 $
TAF
KISM 
21nm N 		121723Z 1218/1318 32012G19KT P6SM FEW060 FM130000 33008KT P6SM SKC FM130400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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