Willis Gliderport

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FAA: FA44

Boynton Beach Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 26-32-53.2540N (26.548126)
Longitude: 
 080-12-53.1660W (-80.214768)
Elevation: 
 18.0 feet MSL (5 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 7.3 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 07 N.M. W of Boynton Beach, Florida
Found On: 
 Miami Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
TERRY ROBERTSON
10618 DENOEU RD.
BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33472
(561) 738-9360		 WILLIS GLIDERPORT ASSOCIATION
10640 DENOEU ROAD
BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33437
(561) 738-9360

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Gliderport
Activation Date: 
 07/1975
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): 
 1018 feet (310 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  58
Multi Engine:  2
GA Helicopters:  3
Gliders:  3
Ultralights:  1

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 561
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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FA44

    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
    7.5 Palm Beach County Park Airport
    (LNA KLNA LNA)    		 68 75 100LL, Jet A
    10.3 Palm Beach International Airport
    (PBI KPBI PBI)    		 38 45 100LL, Jet A
    11.7 Boca Raton Airport
    (BCT KBCT BCT)    		 150 157 100LL, Jet A
    17.9 North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport
    (F45)    		 358 365 100LL, Jet A
    18.9 Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
    (PPM KPMP PMP)    		 162 169 100LL, Jet A
    21.2 Fort Lauderdale Exec Airport
    (FXE KFXE FXE)    		 173 180 100LL, Jet A
    28.8 Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport
    (FLL KFLL FLL)    		 173 180 100LL, Jet A
    29.3 Palm Beach County Glades Airport
    (PHK KPHK PHK)    		 299 306 100LL, Jet A
    31.8 Indiantown Airport
    (X58)    		 337 344 100LL
    32.8 North Perry Airport
    (HWO KHWO HWO)    		 182 189 100LL, Jet A
    38.0 Witham Field Airport
    (SUA KSUA SUA)    		 359 366 100LL, Jet A
    38.6 Miami-Opa Locka Exec Airport
    (OPF KOPF OPF)    		 185 192 100LL, Jet A
    45.3 Miami International Airport
    (MIA KMIA MIA)    		 185 192 100, Jet A
    46.2 Airglades Airport
    (2IS)    		 284 291 100LL, Jet A
    54.9 Okeechobee County Airport
    (OBE KOBE OBE)    		 321 328 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    55.3 Miami Exec Airport
    (TMB KTMB TMB)    		 192 199 100LL, Jet A
    57.6 Treasure Coast International Airport
    (FPR KFPR FPR)    		 351 358 100LL, Jet A
    64.0 Immokalee Regional Airport
    (IMM KIMM IMM)    		 264 271 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    64.2 Homestead ARB Airport
    (HST KHST HST)    		 188 195 100LL, Jet A
    65.5 Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport
    (X51)    		 196 203 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A11 WILLIS GLIDERPORT PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
    A110-1 FOR CD CTC PALM BEACH APCH AT 561-275-1430
    E111 VFR ONLY; PVT USE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    Longest Runway: 09/27 is 3600 ft (1097 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    FA44 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  3600 ft x 150 ft (1097 m x 46 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 09

    Runway 27
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right Right
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE TREES
    Distance from End: 
    		 1000 1000

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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