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FL55 Sanford Seaplane Base
Sanford, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: FL55
Lat/Long: 28-49-22.0000N 081-15-48.0000W
28-49.366667N 081-15.800000W
28.8227778,-81.2633333
(estimated)
Elevation: 6 ft. / 2 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (2000)
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 32771

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/2001
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at SFB (3 nm SE): 125.975 (407-321-9384)
WX AWOS-3 at DED (15 nm N): 119.575 (386-740-5811)
WX ASOS at ORL (17 nm S): 127.25 (407-658-6753)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORLr013/17.2ORLANDO VORTAC112.2000E
OMNr195/29.9ORMOND BEACH VORTAC112.6000E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 9W/27W

Dimensions: 4000 x 1000 ft. / 1219 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 9W  RUNWAY 27W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LOUIS D. BELL
448 LUFBERRY CIRCLE
WILLIAMSON, GA 30292
Phone 352-516-0000
Manager: LOUIS D. BELL
448 LUFBERRY CIRCLE
WILLIAMSON, GA 30292
Phone 352-516-0000

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FL55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSFB - Orlando Sanford International Airport (3 nm SE)
KDED - DeLand Municipal Airport-Sidney H Taylor Field (15 nm N)
KORL - Orlando Executive Airport (17 nm S)
X04 - Orlando Apopka Airport (18 nm SW)
7FL6 - Spruce Creek Airport (19 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0310:03
Sunrise06:2910:29
Sunset20:1500:15
Evening civil twilight20:4100:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-May-2026 04:47:35
Local (UTC-4)  27-May-2026 00:47:35
 
METAR
KSFB 
4nm SE 		270353Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02560222
KDED 
15nm N 		270410Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3011 RMK AO2 T02530228
KORL 
17nm S 		270353Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02610228
TAF
KSFB 
4nm SE 		261727Z 2618/2718 13016G24KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 FM270100 13008KT P6SM FEW070 SCT300 FM271400 15011KT P6SM SCT040 SCT300
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