AirNav: FD74 - Gamebird Groves Airstrip

FD74

Gamebird Groves Airstrip
West Melbourne, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	FD74
Lat/Long:	28-03-57.0640N 080-54-08.2170W 28-03.951067N 080-54.136950W 28.0658511,-80.9022825 (estimated)
Elevation:	36 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1990)
From city:	11 miles SW of WEST MELBOURNE, FL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	34773

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at MLB (14 nm E):	132.55 (321-951-7575)
WX AWOS-3PT at X59 (19 nm E):	119.525

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MLBr267/14.3		MELBOURNE VOR/DME		115.85		07W
ORLr141/36.6		ORLANDO VORTAC		112.20		00E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2640 x 50 ft. / 805 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	540 ft.	170 ft.
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KEN & SUSAN EDISON 2525 MC GRAW AVE MELBOURNE, FL 32934 Phone 407-951-7522

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-852-7553.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FD74.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMLB - Melbourne Orlando International Airport (14 nm E)
KCOF - Patrick Space Force Base Airport (18 nm NE)
X59 - Valkaria Airport (19 nm E)
KCOI - Merritt Island Airport (20 nm NE)
X26 - Sebastian Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 22-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:32	11:32
Sunrise	06:56	11:56
Sunset	18:18	23:18
Evening civil twilight	18:42	23:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Feb-2026 07:59:42
Local (UTC-5)	22-Feb-2026 02:59:42

METAR

KMLB 14nm E	220753Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01830150
KCOF 19nm NE	220755Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02080164 $
KX26 26nm SE	220735Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM BKN060 18/18 A3000 RMK AO2

TAF

KMLB
14nm E

220540Z 2206/2306 23007KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM221500 27018G28KT P6SM VCTS SCT020CB BKN050 BKN100 TEMPO 2216/2219 3SM TSRA BKN020CB OVC040 FM222100 31021G29KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 FM230100 31014G22KT P6SM SKC

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