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FL59

Buckingham Field Airport
Fort Myers, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FL59
Lat/Long:	26-38-36.2580N 081-42-37.2950W 26-38.604300N 081-42.621583W 26.6434050,-81.7103597 (estimated)
Elevation:	23 ft. / 7 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	7 miles E of FORT MYERS, FL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	33905

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1943
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0700-1600
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32 AND PSIL RWY 32 - 123.5.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at RSW (7 nm S):	124.65 (239-416-1031)
WX ASOS at FMY (9 nm SW):	123.725 (239-936-2318)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
RSWr029/7.7	LEE COUNTY VORTAC	114.15	02W
LBVr236/20.4	LA BELLE VORTAC	110.40	01E
CYYr010/29.6	CYPRESS VOR/DME	108.60	03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CALOO		062/15.0		341		03W		FM	..-. --

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	4046 x 400 ft. / 1233 x 122 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Visual slope indicator:		pulsating/steady burning VASI on left

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	2726 x 400 ft. / 831 x 122 m
Surface:	concrete
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	101 ft.	no
Obstructions:	8 ft. fence, 160 ft. from runway	8 ft. fence, 62 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	LEE CO MOSQUITO CONTROL DIST 15191 HOMESTEAD RD LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971 Phone 239-694-2174
Manager:	MIKE HASLAM II 15191 HOMESTEAD RD LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971 Phone 239-694-2174

Additional Remarks

-	UNDESIGNATED AREAS USED AS HELIPAD.
-	DITCH 50' OFF WEST END OF RWY 06/24
-	ALL RYS TOTAL WIDTH 400 FT; TKOF/LNDG AREA 75 FT WIDE.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT MYERS APCH AT 239-768-1377, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FL59.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRSW - Southwest Florida International Airport (7 nm S)
KFMY - Page Field Airport (9 nm SW)
X14 - La Belle Municipal Airport (16 nm E)
KIMM - Immokalee Regional Airport (21 nm SE)
KPGD - Punta Gorda Airport (22 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:50	11:50
Sunrise	07:14	12:14
Sunset	18:07	23:07
Evening civil twilight	18:31	23:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Jan-2025 19:13:08
Local (UTC-5)	30-Jan-2025 14:13:08

METAR

KRSW 7nm SW	301853Z 13007G16KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A3012 RMK AO1 SLP197 T02670156 $
KFMY 9nm SW	301853Z 11009KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02670139

TAF

KRSW 7nm SW	301734Z 3018/3118 10009KT P6SM FEW250 FM302000 15009KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM310100 11004KT P6SM FEW250 FM310900 12004KT 6SM BR SCT010 TEMPO 3109/3113 1SM BR BKN008 FM311500 17011KT P6SM FEW250
KFMY 9nm SW	301734Z 3018/3118 10008KT P6SM FEW030 FM302000 15008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM310100 12004KT P6SM FEW250 FM310900 12004KT 6SM BR SCT010 TEMPO 3109/3113 1SM BR BKN008 FM311500 16010KT P6SM FEW250

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