FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHN |
| Lat/Long: | 27-30-53.7000N 081-52-49.7000W
27-30.895000N 081-52.828333W
27.5149167,-81.8804722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 107.8 ft. / 32.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of WAUCHULA, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33873 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1983 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PIE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATTND |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-2: | 118.35 (863-767-0559) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AVO (19 nm E): | 118.725 (863-453-4223) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/257.7 (AVON PARK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LALr165/29.2 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| SRQr085/36.9 | | SARASOTA VOR/DME | | 117.00 | | 05W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4005 x 75 ft. / 1221 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 7 /F/B/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 24.0 | | Double wheel: | 39.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 27-31.224823N | | 27-30.563918N |
| Longitude: | 081-52.828178W | | 081-52.827343W |
| Elevation: | 99.3 ft. | | 103.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 24 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. brush, 205 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WAUCHULA
126 S 7TH AVE.
WAUCHULA, FL 33873
Phone 863-773-3131
CTC PERSON: OLIVIA MINSHEW |
| Manager: | WARD GRIMES
1202 MAURICE SONNY CLAVEL RD.
WAUCHULA, FL 33873
Phone 863-773-3115
AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1202 MAURICE SONNY CLAVEL ROAD. |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 11 June 2026 at 0901Z to 09 July 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (162KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (19 nm E)
X06 - Arcadia Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KBOW - Bartow Executive Airport (26 nm N)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (29 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Joshua C. Smith
Photo taken 16-Feb-2015
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wauchula Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jun-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jun-2026 16:22:33 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jun-2026 12:22:33 |
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| METAR |
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KBOW
26nm N | 251555Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3010 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KLAL
28nm N | 251550Z 23002KT 10SM SKC 32/23 A3010
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KSEF
29nm E | 251555Z AUTO 00000KT CLR 31/21 A3012 RMK AO2 T03100213
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KPCM
33nm NW | 251555Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW AND N T03310217 $
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KGIF
34nm N | 251453Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3011 RMK AO1 SLP193 T03000233 51008
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KPGD
36nm S | 251553Z 19004KT 10SM FEW047 33/21 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW SLP191 T03330206
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KSRQ
37nm W | 251553Z 19006KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E SLP187 T03220233
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KTPF
39nm NW | 251555Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE - SW T03340228 $
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KVDF
39nm NW | 251555Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE AND W T03220222 $
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KMCF
39nm NW | 251455Z 19009KT 4SM HZ CLR 33/24 A3007 RMK LTG DSNT NW-N SLP185 T03260238 52010
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KLAL
28nm N | 251120Z 2512/2612 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM252000 24005KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 FM260100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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