Eagles Nest Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 28-02-21.7000N (28.039361)
Longitude: 
 081-50-34.3100W (-81.842864)
Elevation: 
 125.0 feet MSL (38 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.6 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. SW of Auburndale, Florida
Found On: 
 Jacksonville Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
LARRY GROOVER
1633 TAYOR ST
AUBURNDALE, FL 33823
863-665-4512		 LARRY GROOVER
5002 BARLOW LOOP ROAD
LAKELAND, FL 33811
863-647-3439

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 05/2001
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMA (Miami)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMA (Miami)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1125 feet (343 m)

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    Area Code: 863
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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near FA53

    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
    4.4 Jack Browns Seaplane Base
    (F57)    		 75 82 100LL
    4.9 Winter Haven Regional Airport
    (GIF KGIF GIF)    		 73 80 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    6.6 Bartow Exec Airport
    (BOW KBOW BOW)    		 151 158 100LL, Jet A
    9.8 Lakeland Linder International Airport
    (LAL KLAL LAL)    		 251 258 100LL, Jet A
    13.8 Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
    (X25)    		 111 118 100LL
    14.6 Lake Wales Municipal Airport
    (X07)    		 126 133 100LL, Jet A
    17.1 Plant City Airport
    (KPCM PCM)    		 262 268 100LL, Jet A
    20.0 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
    (ZPH KZPH ZPH)    		 304 310 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    26.2 Kissimmee Gateway Airport
    (ISM KISM ISM)    		 54 61 100LL, Jet A
    26.7 Tampa Exec Airport
    (KVDF VDF)    		 266 272 100LL, Jet A
    30.2 Tampa North Aero Park Airport
    (X39)    		 291 297 100LL, JP-8+100
    31.5 Wauchula Municipal Airport
    (KCHN CHN)    		 183 190 100LL
    31.6 Avon Park Exec Airport
    (AVO KAVO AVO)    		 148 155 100LL, Jet A
    33.0 Peter O Knight Airport
    (TPF KTPF TPF)    		 257 263 100LL, Jet A
    36.7 Orlando International Airport
    (MCO KMCO MCO)    		 50 57 100LL, Jet A
    36.8 Tampa International Airport
    (TPA KTPA TPA)    		 264 270 100LL, Jet A
    38.7 Pilot Country Airport
    (X05)    		 296 302 100LL
    40.6 Orlando Exec Airport
    (ORL KORL ORL)    		 41 48 100, 100LL, Jet A
    41.6 Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport
    (KBKV BKV)    		 308 314 100LL, Jet A
    42.3 Orlando Apopka Airport
    (X04)    		 18 25 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528
    E111 PROVIDED VFR OPNS, PRIVATE USE, ALL APCH AND DEP FROM 045 TO 170 AND FROM 255 TO 290; AREA IS MARKED; AND WIND INDICATOR IS MAINTAINED.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 500 ft (152 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    FA53 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  500 ft x 20 ft (152 m x 6 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Latitude: 
    		 28-02-21.7000N
    Longitude: 
    		 081-50-34.3100W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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