FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PCM |
| Lat/Long: | 28-00-00.6000N 082-09-47.9000W 28-00.010000N 082-09.798333W 28.0001667,-82.1633056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 152.7 ft. / 46.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of PLANT CITY, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 33567 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PCM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.025 (813-764-8259) |
| TAMPA APPROACH: | 120.65 119.9 |
| TAMPA DEPARTURE: | 120.65 119.9 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at LAL (8 nm E): | PHONE 863-834-2030 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VDF (10 nm W): | 121.125 (813-630-0924) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at ZPH (14 nm N): | 118.975 (813-780-0031) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TPF (16 nm W): | 118.925 (813-251-6824) |
| WX ASOS at TPA (20 nm W): | 126.45 (813-296-2752) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr275/8.0 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PIEr084/28.2 | | ST PETERSBURG VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 05W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3950 x 75 ft. / 1204 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 7 /F/C/X/T | | Single wheel: | 21.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 28-00.033208N | | 27-59.985390N |
| Longitude: | 082-10.165047W | | 082-09.432610W |
| Elevation: | 151.5 ft. | | 137.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 099 magnetic, 094 true | | 279 magnetic, 274 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 305 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear RWY 10 APCH RATIO 34:1 TO DTHR. | | 43 ft. trees, 1150 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AVIATION AUTH P.O. BOX 22287 TAMPA, FL 33622 Phone 813-870-8711 |
| Manager: | BRETT FAY PO BOX 22287 TAMPA, FL 33622 Phone 813-870-8735 AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 4007 AIRPORT RD, PLANT CITY, FL 33563 |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-10 | NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT FOR DEP; NO TURNS BLW 500 FT AGL UNLESS DIRECTED BY ATC. |
| - | NMRS 1099 FT & 1549 FT MSL TWRS 12 NM SSW. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 TAMPA CLNC DEL, FOR PCM. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528. |
| - | VFR ACFT ARR/DEP PLANT CITY ARPT, EXER CTN DUE TO SML AND HVY TBJT ACFT TRSNG ARPT TFC AREA 1700 FT AND ABV ON APCH TO LAKELAND INTL 6.5 NM EAST. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (235KB) |
| VOR RWY 28 | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (162KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLAL - Lakeland Linder International Airport (8 nm E)
KVDF - Tampa Executive Airport (10 nm W)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (16 nm W)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (20 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of PhotosFromTheAir.com
Photo taken 27-Feb-2012
looking west.
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Times for 05-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jan-2026 07:38:10 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jan-2026 02:38:10 |
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| METAR |
| KPCM | 050715Z AUTO 1/2SM FG OVC003 14/14 A3010 RMK AO2
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KLAL 8nm E | 050650Z 03005KT 3/4SM BR VV002 13/13 A3009
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KZPH 14nm N | 050715Z AUTO 03005KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 13/13 A3010 RMK A02
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KTPA 20nm W | 050709Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM FEW004 OVC032 14/14 A3008 RMK AO2 T01440139
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| TAF |
KLAL 8nm E | 050531Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC004 TEMPO 0509/0513 1SM BR OVC002 FM051500 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015 BKN250 FM051800 VRB04KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM060100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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KTPA 20nm W | 050531Z 0506/0612 05005KT P6SM BKN005 FM050700 05005KT 6SM BR OVC004 TEMPO 0509/0513 2SM BR OVC003 FM051500 06004KT P6SM SCT015 BKN250 FM051800 26006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM060100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM060900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT005 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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