FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 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 -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 |
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: | 21 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (228KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Joshua C. Smith
Photo taken 16-Feb-2015
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 15-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 10:40 |
Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 11:04 |
Sunset | | 19:51 | | 23:51 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 00:15 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 15-Apr-2025 12:32:31 |
Local (UTC-4) | 15-Apr-2025 08:32:31 |
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METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 151215Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM OVC042 17/16 A3015 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KX07 27nm NE | 151215Z AUTO 00000KT OVC042 17/17 A3014 RMK A01
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KLAL 28nm N | 151150Z 00000KT 10SM SCT021 BKN042 16/16 A3014
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KSEF 29nm E | 151215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 18/17 A3014 RMK AO2 T01780166
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KAGR 30nm E | 151155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT029 16/16 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01620157 10163 20134 53012 $
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KPCM 33nm NW | 151215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT022 SCT034 OVC041 18/15 A3015 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 151153Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM BKN043 18/16 A3014 RMK AO1 SLP203 T01830156 10189 20167 53015
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KPGD 36nm S | 151153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01780161 10194 20150 53007
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KSRQ 37nm W | 151153Z 34003KT 10SM FEW046 21/18 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02060178 10206 20178 53012
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KTPF 39nm NW | 151215Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO
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TAF |
KLAL 28nm N | 151141Z 1512/1612 26007KT P6SM SCT025 FM151600 29012KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 FM160100 33007KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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