River Acres Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
27-19-31.1550N (27.325321)
Longitude: 
081-01-43.2340W (-81.028676)
Elevation: 
30.0 feet MSL (9 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
6.9 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
11 N.M. NW of Okeechobee, Florida
Found On: 
Miami Chart
FAA Region: 
ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JAN S. BUSSELL
19840 NW 94TH DR
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
863-467-9354
R. A. AIRPORT, INC
19840 NW 94TH DR
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
863-763-6715

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
07/1986
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZMA (Miami)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMA (Miami)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1030 feet (314 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  26
GA Helicopters:  1
Ultralights:  3

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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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 FD70

    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
    10.1 Okeechobee County Airport
    (OBE KOBE OBE)
    110 117 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    18.5 Sebring Regional Airport
    (SEF KSEF SEF)
    295 302 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    31.1 Avon Park Exec Airport
    (AVO KAVO AVO)
    301 308 100LL, Jet A
    32.4 New Hibiscus Airpark Airport
    (X52)
    55 62 100LL
    35.4 Airglades Airport
    (2IS)
    181 188 100LL, Jet A
    35.8 Indiantown Airport
    (X58)
    118 125 100LL
    36.4 Treasure Coast International Airport
    (FPR KFPR FPR)
    73 80 100LL, Jet A
    37.0 Palm Beach County Glades Airport
    (PHK KPHK PHK)
    150 157 100LL, Jet A
    38.1 Vero Beach Regional Airport
    (VRB KVRB VRB)
    58 65 100, Jet A
    40.8 Sebastian Municipal Airport
    (X26)
    43 50 100LL
    41.1 La Belle Municipal Airport
    (X14)
    211 218 100LL, Jet A
    43.9 Arcadia Municipal Airport
    (X06)
    259 265 100LL
    43.9 Witham Field Airport
    (SUA KSUA SUA)
    101 108 100LL, Jet A
    45.6 Valkaria Airport
    (X59)
    33 40 100LL
    46.4 Lake Wales Municipal Airport
    (X07)
    317 324 100LL, Jet A
    46.8 Wauchula Municipal Airport
    (KCHN CHN)
    284 290 100LL
    48.5 Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
    (X25)
    321 328 100LL
    50.9 Melbourne Orlando International Airport
    (MLB KMLB MLB)
    23 30 100LL, Jet A
    51.8 North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport
    (F45)
    123 130 100LL, Jet A
    54.6 Bartow Exec Airport
    (BOW KBOW BOW)
    312 319 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.
    A42-15 15/33 MKD WITH 40 TIRES WITH RY LGTS..
    A81-APT ACTVT LIRL RY 15/33 - 122.900.
    A83 WINDSOCK.
    E111 VFR, PRIVATE USE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 15/33
    Longest Runway: 15/33 is 3875 ft (1181 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    FD70 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 15/33  3875 ft x 66 ft (1181 m x 20 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Low Intensity

    Runway 15

    Runway 33

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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