Tex Merritt Private Airstrip Airport

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FAA: 51FD


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Location

Latitude: 
 28-40-03.9790N (28.667772)
Longitude: 
 081-55-05.2880W (-81.918136)
Elevation: 
 95.0 feet MSL (29 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.5 W (as of October 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 12 N.M. S of Leesburg, Florida
Found On: 
 Jacksonville Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
TEX A. MERRITT
P. O. BOX 86
OKAHUMPKA, FL 34762
352-787-1482		 TEX A. MERRITT
P. O. BOX 86
OKAHUMPKA, FL 34762
352-787-1482

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 02/1992
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZJX (Jacksonville)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1095 feet (334 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 904
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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 51FD

    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
    11.0 Leesburg International Airport
    (LEE KLEE LEE)    		 31 38 100LL, Jet A
    15.7 Bob White Field Airport
    (X61)    		 75 82 100LL
    17.9 Orlando Apopka Airport
    (X04)    		 82 89 100LL, Jet A
    20.8 Umatilla Municipal Airport
    (X23)    		 42 49 100, 100LL
    22.6 Inverness Airport
    (KINF INF)    		 291 297 100LL, Jet A+
    29.3 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
    (ZPH KZPH ZPH)    		 205 211 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    30.6 Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport
    (KBKV BKV)    		 247 253 100LL, Jet A
    31.7 Exec Airport
    (ORL KORL ORL)    		 103 110 100, 100LL, Jet A
    33.8 Marion County Airport
    (X35)    		 314 320 100LL, Jet A+
    34.0 Kissimmee Gateway Airport
    (ISM KISM ISM)    		 131 138 100LL, Jet A
    34.2 Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field Airport
    (OCF KOCF OCF)    		 332 338 100LL, Jet A-1+
    35.1 Orlando International Airport
    (MCO KMCO MCO)    		 113 120 100LL, Jet A
    36.0 Tampa North Aero Park Airport
    (X39)    		 222 228 100LL, JP-8+100
    36.5 Crystal River-Capt Tom Davis Field Airport
    (KCGC CGC)    		 289 295 100LL, Jet A
    36.5 Orlando Sanford International Airport
    (SFB KSFB SFB)    		 79 86 100LL, Jet A
    36.6 Pilot Country Airport
    (X05)    		 236 242 100LL
    37.3 Winter Haven Regional Airport
    (GIF KGIF GIF)    		 166 173 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    37.5 Jack Browns Seaplane Base
    (F57)    		 167 174 100LL
    41.0 Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field Airport
    (KDED DED)    		 54 61 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    41.2 Lakeland Linder International Airport
    (LAL KLAL LAL)    		 187 193 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-852-7553.
    E111 PVT USE; VFR WX CONDS.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 10/28
    Longest Runway: 10/28 is 1920 ft (585 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    51FD Airport Runway Details

    Runway 10/28  1920 ft x 110 ft (585 m x 34 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 10

    Runway 28
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars available

    Maps & Diagrams

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