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87FL · King Heliport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 87FL Elev 8 ft Lat 28° 15.16' N Lon 82° 44.62' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

1 runway end on file. Longest: 29 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
H1 — 29 ft 29 ft CONC Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC FORT MYERS APCH AT 239-768-1377, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.
  • ·PRVDD VFR OPNS AND PVT USE ONLY; THE REQUIREMENTS OF AC 150/5370-2, OPERATIONAL SAFETY ON AIRPORTS DURING CONSTRUCTION ARE MET; THE PROPONENT REFERENCE FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR 150/5300-13, "AIRPORT DESIGN," IN ESTABLISHING AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SAFETY FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AT THIS AIRPORT. -- ALL FAR PART 77 PENETRATIONS ARE TO BE REVIEWED WITH RESPECT TO THE NEED FOR MARKING AND LIGHTING, OR REMOVAL.
  • ·IF PENETRATING OBSTRUCTIONS CANNOT BE REMOVED OR LOWERED, WE RECOMMEND THE THRESHOLDS BE DISPLACED AND APPROPRIATELY MARKED, TO PROVIDE A CLEAR 20:1 APPROACH SLOPE SURFACE TO EACH RUNWAY END; THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY SHOULD CONDUCT AN ANNUAL OBSTACLE ASSESSMENT FOR NEW OBSTACLE WHICH MIGHT BE A HAZARD TO AVIATION OPERATIONS.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

87FL

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-06-14 Rotorway Exec · Other · day →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew Eichel Tampa FL 22 nm
Zachary Taylor Tampa FL 22 nm
William Henry Edwards San Antonio FL 25 nm
Gudrun Davis Crystal River FL 39 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 43 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 43 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 43 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 43 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 43 nm
Jon Kenneth Brown Auburndale FL 51 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Dan Allan Bailey New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Leroy Alvin Dike New Port Richey FL 1 nm
William Robert Jensen New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Gregory John Mampel New Port Richey FL 1 nm
David Carl Miller New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Michael Paul Muetzel New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Cecil Dwight Newman New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Albert Charles Schonert New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Mark Earl George New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Ronald Lee Rooks New Port Richey FL 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Rodney Darrell Daulton Jr New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Leroy Alvin Dike New Port Richey FL 1 nm
William Robert Jensen New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Edgar Stefan Kratzer New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Gregory John Mampel New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Michael Paul Muetzel New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Grant Wells Walters New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Donald Loren Wiedinger New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Mark Earl George New Port Richey FL 1 nm
Todd Michael Snaza New Port Richey FL 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
 12 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 20 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 26 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 26 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 41 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 42 nm
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 42 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Sarasota, FL
 52 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
 52 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
 53 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.