FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 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
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 14-Jan-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Jan-2026 00:36:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Jan-2026 19:36:23 |
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| METAR |
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KBOW
26nm N | 150020Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM OVC120 18/11 A2989 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KLAL
28nm N | 142353Z 230/03KT 10SM BKN100 17/11 A2988
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KSEF
29nm E | 150015Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM 17/12 A2990 RMK AO2 T01750118
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KAGR
30nm E | 142355Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM M 17/12 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01690118 10230 20169 50005 CHINO RWY23 $
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KPCM
33nm NW | 150015Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM OVC100 18/12 A2991 RMK AO2
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KGIF
34nm N | 142353Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM BKN120 18/11 A2989 RMK AO1 SLP120 T01780111 10206 20178 55001
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KPGD
36nm S | 142353Z 24004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01830133 10228 20183 50002
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KSRQ
37nm W | 142353Z 20003KT 10SM BKN090 OVC110 18/14 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01830139 10211 20183 55002
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KMCF
39nm NW | 150016Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT028 BKN039 OVC100 18/13 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB16 SLP121 $
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KSPG
43nm W | 150010Z 21003KT 10SM -RA SCT027 OVC110 19/13 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB09 P0000 T01890128
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KLAL
28nm N | 141731Z 1418/1518 28012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 OVC150 FM142200 27005KT P6SM SCT035 OVC050 FM150600 VRB04KT 5SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC050 FM151200 34015KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 BKN020 OVC050 FM151600 33015G25KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050
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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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