Cherry Pockets Fish Camp Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 27-59-39.1900N (27.994219)
Longitude: 
 081-32-37.6400W (-81.543789)
Elevation: 
 78.1 feet MSL (24 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.7 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. NNE of Lake Wales, Florida
Found On: 
 Miami Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
DOUBLE J INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
3100 CANAL RD
LAKE WALES, FL 33853
905-260-3241		 DOUBLE J INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
3100 CANAL RD
LAKE WALES, FL 33853
905-260-3241

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 06/2021
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1078 feet (329 m)

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

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    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
    3.9 Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
    (X25)    		 231 238 100LL
    7.3 Lake Wales Municipal Airport
    (X07)    		 214 221 100LL, Jet A
    11.8 Winter Haven Regional Airport
    (GIF KGIF GIF)    		 290 297 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    12.2 Jack Browns Seaplane Base
    (F57)    		 288 295 100LL
    13.1 Bartow Exec Airport
    (BOW KBOW BOW)    		 256 263 100LL, Jet A
    18.6 Kissimmee Gateway Airport
    (ISM KISM ISM)    		 17 24 100LL, Jet A
    24.2 Avon Park Exec Airport
    (AVO KAVO AVO)    		 178 185 100LL, Jet A
    25.2 Lakeland Linder International Airport
    (LAL KLAL LAL)    		 269 276 100LL, Jet A
    28.9 Orlando International Airport
    (MCO KMCO MCO)    		 25 32 100LL, Jet A
    32.8 Plant City Airport
    (KPCM PCM)    		 270 276 100LL, Jet A
    33.9 Wauchula Municipal Airport
    (KCHN CHN)    		 211 218 100LL
    34.0 Sebring Regional Airport
    (SEF KSEF SEF)    		 161 168 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    34.9 Orlando Exec Airport
    (ORL KORL ORL)    		 18 25 100, 100LL, Jet A
    35.3 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
    (ZPH KZPH ZPH)    		 293 299 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    42.5 Tampa Exec Airport
    (KVDF VDF)    		 271 277 100LL, Jet A
    42.8 Orlando Apopka Airport
    (X04)    		 357 364 100LL, Jet A
    44.7 Bob White Field Airport
    (X61)    		 354 361 100LL
    46.0 Tampa North Aero Park Airport
    (X39)    		 287 293 100LL, JP-8+100
    48.0 Melbourne Orlando International Airport
    (MLB KMLB MLB)    		 81 88 100LL, Jet A
    48.2 Peter O Knight Airport
    (TPF KTPF TPF)    		 264 270 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: NW/SE
    Longest Runway: NW/SE is 17302 ft (5274 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    13FD Airport Runway Details

    Waterway NW/SE  17302 ft x 300 ft (5274 m x 91 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 06/15/2021
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway NW

    Runway SE
    Elevation: 
    		 60.0 60.0
    Latitude: 
    		 27-57-35.9700N 27-59-29.4400N
    Longitude: 
    		 081-30-14.0800W 081-32-38.6600W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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