Lake Persimmon Airstrip Airport (03FA)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	03FA
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	081-24-29.2630W/27-21-11.1510N -81.408129/27.353098 (Estimated)
Elevation	70 ft / 21.34 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	4 nautical miles NW of Lake Placid, FL
Location	Highlands County, FL
Magnetic Variation	02W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	L. D. Smith, Jr.
Address	31 Pine Ridge Lake Placid, FL 33852
Phone number	813-465-3211
Manager	L. D. Smith, Jr.
Address	31 Pine Ridge Lake Placid, FL 33852
Phone number	813-465-3211

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Miami
Region	ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC	ZMA - Miami
Tie-in FSS	PIE - Saint Petersburg
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions	2000 x 200 ft (610 x 61 m)
Surface	TURF

	E	W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
CHN	NDB	Wauchula		261.00	04W	27.0 nm
PGD	VOR	Punta Gorda		110.20	03W	40.8 nm
LBV	VORTAC	La Belle	041X	110.40	01E	31.6 nm
LAL	VORTAC	Lakeland	107X	116.00	01E	49.9 nm

Remarks

• TRAILER 50FT FM N SIDE RWY AT W END,TRAILER 200FT FM RWY S SIDE AT W END; 50FT BLDG UNDER CONSTR 20FT FM RWY S SIDE AT MIDFLD.
• T-HGR 30FT FM RWY S SIDE 500FT FM E END, BLDG 150FT FM RWY S SIDE 100FT FM E END, HOUSE 20FT FM RWY N SIDE 100FT FM E END.
• POLES AT 150-300FT FM E END ON N EDGE OF E END, TRAILER 150FT FM RWY-N SIDE 400FT FM E END.
• AREA OF SOFT SAND VIC OF BLDG CONSTR MID-FLD.
• BUILDINGS 300' FROM WEST END OF RWY.
• 10' TREES WEST END OF RWY.
• VFR ONLY; PVT USE.