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FD85

De Soto Memorial Hospital Heliport
Arcadia, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FD85
Lat/Long:	27-13-40.7600N 081-51-03.5600W 27-13.679333N 081-51.059333W 27.2279889,-81.8509889 (estimated)
Elevation:	65 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1980)
From city:	1 mile SW of ARCADIA, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	34266

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1986
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green-yellow (heliport)

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-2 at CHN (17 nm N):

118.35 (863-767-0559)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SRQr111/39.5		SARASOTA VOR/DME		117.00		05W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	70 x 45 ft. / 21 x 14 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	27-13.675333N
Longitude:	081-50.984333W
Elevation:	65.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC 900 N. ROBERT AVE ARCADIA, FL 34266 Phone 863-494-3535
Manager:	VINCE SICA 900 N. ROBERT AVE ARCADIA, FL 34266 Phone 863-494-8402

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	55' TV TWR 185 DEG S; AND 300' RDO TWR 260 DEG 1/4 MILE.
-	FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FD85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

X06 - Arcadia Municipal Airport (2 nm S)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KPGD - Punta Gorda Airport (20 nm S)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (28 nm NE)
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (30 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:34	10:34
Sunrise	06:58	10:58
Sunset	19:54	23:54
Evening civil twilight	20:18	00:18

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Apr-2025 08:17:49
Local (UTC-4)	21-Apr-2025 04:17:49

METAR

KPGD 20nm SW	210753Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T02060178
KSEF 30nm NE	210755Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM 21/18 A3016 RMK AO2 T02130183

TAF

KPGD
20nm SW

210532Z 2106/2206 12005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM211400 13012G18KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250 FM212100 21008KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM220200 08004KT P6SM BKN250

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