Griffin's Main Office Heliport

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FAA: 38FD

Location

Latitude: 
 27-44-13.1060N (27.736974)
Longitude: 
 081-31-55.2720W (-81.53202)
Elevation: 
 125.0 feet MSL (38 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.6 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. N of Frostproof, Florida
Found On: 
 Miami Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
STEWART W. HURST
P.O. BOX 127
FROSTPROOF, FL 33843
863-635-2251		 BEN HILL GRIFFIN INC.
P.O. BOX 127
FROSTPROOF, FL 33843
863-635-2251

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 02/1992
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): 
 1125 feet (343 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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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 38FD

    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
    8.7 Avon Park Exec Airport
    (AVO KAVO AVO)    		 178 185 100LL, Jet A
    10.5 Lake Wales Municipal Airport
    (X07)    		 333 340 100LL, Jet A
    13.5 Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
    (X25)    		 344 351 100LL
    18.2 Bartow Exec Airport
    (BOW KBOW BOW)    		 312 319 100LL, Jet A
    19.6 Sebring Regional Airport
    (SEF KSEF SEF)    		 149 156 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    22.8 Jack Browns Seaplane Base
    (F57)    		 327 334 100LL
    22.8 Winter Haven Regional Airport
    (GIF KGIF GIF)    		 329 336 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    22.8 Wauchula Municipal Airport
    (KCHN CHN)    		 234 240 100LL
    29.9 Lakeland Linder International Airport
    (LAL KLAL LAL)    		 300 306 100LL, Jet A
    33.5 Kissimmee Gateway Airport
    (ISM KISM ISM)    		 8 15 100LL, Jet A
    36.4 Arcadia Municipal Airport
    (X06)    		 206 212 100LL
    37.0 Plant City Airport
    (KPCM PCM)    		 295 301 100LL, Jet A
    43.2 Orlando International Airport
    (MCO KMCO MCO)    		 15 22 100LL, Jet A
    44.2 Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
    (ZPH KZPH ZPH)    		 311 317 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    46.0 Okeechobee County Airport
    (OBE KOBE OBE)    		 127 134 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    46.2 Tampa Exec Airport
    (KVDF VDF)    		 291 297 100LL, Jet A
    49.6 Exec Airport
    (ORL KORL ORL)    		 12 19 100, 100LL, Jet A
    49.8 Peter O Knight Airport
    (TPF KTPF TPF)    		 282 288 100LL, Jet A
    51.9 Melbourne Orlando International Airport
    (MLB KMLB MLB)    		 64 71 100LL, Jet A
    52.8 Manatee Airport
    (48X)    		 264 270 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.
    E111 PRVDD OPNS CONDUCTED IN VFR WX CONDS, PVT USE, ALL OPNS CONDUCTED IN AREA 180 DEG TO 270 DEG, LNDG AREA MKD, WIND INDICATOR MAINTD, PILE OF PIPES REMOVED/RELCTD.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 60 ft (18 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    38FD Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  60 ft x 60 ft (18 m x 18 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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