FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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 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: | 29 ft. trees, 635 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (219KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 15-Nov-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Nov-2026 14:36:35 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 15-Nov-2026 09:36:35 |
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| METAR |
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KBOW
26nm N | 151415Z AUTO 01008G14KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A3021 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KLAL
28nm N | 151350Z 01009KT 10SM SKC A3021
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KSEF
29nm E | 151415Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3020 RMK AO2 T01640100
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KAGR
30nm E | 151155Z AUTO 34006KT 9SM CLR 11/07 A3015 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP212 T01120071 10126 20108 52010
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KPCM
33nm NW | 151415Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A3022 RMK AO2 T01350070 $
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KGIF
34nm N | 151353Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3021 RMK AO1 SLP229 T01500067
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KPGD
36nm S | 151353Z 03012KT 10SM FEW041 14/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01440078
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KSRQ
37nm W | 1 941 6675704
151353Z 03011G17KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01390044
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KTPF
39nm NW | 151415Z AUTO 03011KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A3019 RMK AO2 T01450045 $
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KVDF
39nm NW | 151415Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3022 RMK AO2 T01430055 $
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| TAF |
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KLAL
28nm N | 151120Z 1512/1612 01005KT P6SM FEW250 FM151500 04006KT P6SM FEW250 FM152100 04007KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
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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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