Lake Persimmon Airstrip Airport

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FAA: 03FA

Lake Placid Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 27-21-11.1510N (27.353098)
Longitude: 
 081-24-29.2630W (-81.408129)
Elevation: 
 70.0 feet MSL (21 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.7 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. NW of Lake Placid, Florida
Found On: 
 Miami Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
DAVID PIPER
128 PINE TREE DR.
LAKE PLACID, FL 33852
630-802-4405		 PERSIMMON AIRPORT INC
128 PINE TREE DR.
LAKE PLACID, FL 33852
630-802-4405

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 09/1971
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMA (Miami)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMA (Miami)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1070 feet (326 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  8
Multi Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 813
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Saint Petersburg(PIE)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 03FA

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    7.1 Sebring Regional Airport
    (SEF KSEF SEF)    		 29 36 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    15.7 Avon Park Exec Airport
    (AVO KAVO AVO)    		 335 342 100LL, Jet A
    24.8 Arcadia Municipal Airport
    (X06)    		 247 253 100LL
    27.0 Wauchula Municipal Airport
    (KCHN CHN)    		 291 297 100LL
    30.2 Okeechobee County Airport
    (OBE KOBE OBE)    		 99 106 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    34.3 Lake Wales Municipal Airport
    (X07)    		 340 347 100LL, Jet A
    36.8 La Belle Municipal Airport
    (X14)    		 181 188 100LL, Jet A
    37.5 Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
    (X25)    		 344 351 100LL
    40.6 Punta Gorda Airport
    (PGD KPGD PGD)    		 230 236 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    40.6 Bartow Exec Airport
    (BOW KBOW BOW)    		 330 337 100LL, Jet A
    41.7 Airglades Airport
    (2IS)    		 152 159 100LL, Jet A
    46.3 Jack Browns Seaplane Base
    (F57)    		 336 343 100LL
    46.4 Winter Haven Regional Airport
    (GIF KGIF GIF)    		 336 343 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    49.8 New Hibiscus Airpark Airport
    (X52)    		 70 77 100LL
    50.0 Lakeland Linder International Airport
    (LAL KLAL LAL)    		 319 325 100LL, Jet A
    51.2 Palm Beach County Glades Airport
    (PHK KPHK PHK)    		 131 138 100LL, Jet A
    52.0 Page Field Airport
    (FMY KFMY FMY)    		 207 213 100LL, Jet A
    52.4 Southwest Florida International Airport
    (RSW KRSW RSW)    		 200 206 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    55.0 Indiantown Airport
    (X58)    		 109 116 100LL
    55.2 Immokalee Regional Airport
    (IMM KIMM IMM)    		 179 186 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 TRAILER 50 FT FM NORTH SIDE RWY AT WEST END,TRAILER 200 FT FM RWY SOUTH SIDE AT WEST END.
    A110-2 T-HGR 30FT FM RWY S SIDE 500FT FM E END, BLDG 150FT FM RWY S SIDE 100FT FM E END, HOUSE 20FT FM RWY N SIDE 100FT FM E END.
    A110-3 POLES AT 150-300FT FM E END ON N EDGE OF E END, TRAILER 150FT FM RWY-N SIDE 400FT FM E END.
    A110-4 AREA OF SOFT SAND VIC OF BLDG CONSTR MID-FLD.
    A110-5 BUILDINGS 300' FROM WEST END OF RWY.
    A110-6 10' TREES WEST END OF RWY.
    A110-7 FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.
    A52-W E END OF RWY ABUTTS SMALL LAKE.
    E111 VFR ONLY; PVT USE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: E/W
    Longest Runway: E/W is 2000 ft (610 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    03FA Airport Runway Details

    Runway E/W  2000 ft x 200 ft (610 m x 61 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway E

    Runway W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 30 30
    Distance from End: 
    		 1000 1000

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

    03FA Sectional

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    03FA Diagram


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