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KCHN · Wauchula Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KCHN FAA CHN Elev 106 ft Lat 27° 30.89' N Lon 81° 52.83' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,005 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 4,005 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
36 360° 4,005 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.10%

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).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • CNTR MIAMI CNTR 134.550

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCHN on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 11 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·FLORIDA 183 WAKULLA CO (See PANACEA on page 155) WARRINGTON N30º28.69´ W86º31.25´ NOTAM FILE VPS.
  • ·(T) TACAN 134.5 DWG Chan 2 at Eglin AFB/Destin–Ft Walton Beach. 76/3W.
  • ·WAUCHULA MUNI (CHN)(KCHN) 5 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N27º30.90´ W81º52.83´ 108 B NOTAM FILE PIE RWY 18–36: H4005X75 (ASPH) S–24, D–39 PCN 7 F/B/Y/T MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·Fuel 24 hr credit card svc avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 863-773-3115
  • ·AWOS–2 118.35 (863) 767–0559.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®MIAMI CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.55 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Miami ARTCC at 305-716-1731.
  • ·LAKELAND (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.0 LAL Chan 107 N27º59.17´ W82º00.83´ 165º 29.1 NM to fld. 134/1E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 321º–339º blo 6,000´ VOR unusable: 020º–045º byd 40 NM 060º–073º byd 40 NM blo 2,500´ 060º–073º byd 56 NM 070º–100º byd 35 NM blo 1,400´ 074º–090º byd 40 NM blo 2,600´ 074º–090º byd 51 NM 197º–207º byd 40 NM blo 2,000´ 197º–207º byd 49 NM 317º–324º byd 40 NM 325º–335º byd 40 NM blo 2,000´ 325º–335º byd 57 NM blo 3,000´ 325º–335º byd 61 NM NEW ORLEANS L–21C, 22H MIAMI L–21D, 23B IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 13,741 ops in 2009

2024 total

8,200

10-yr total

82,295

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

36.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=8

  • Hard landing 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-01-21 Ayres S2R-G6 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2023-01-20 DEGRAW RICHARD R SUMMIT 23 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2022-08-01 Beech 35 · Loss of control · day →
2020-01-18 Denney Kitfox · Loss of control · day →
2014-12-02 Piper PA-46-310P · Gear-up · day →
2013-10-27 Cessna 182Q · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2011-07-05 Beech A36 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-03-21 Rans, Inc. S12XL · Fuel exhaustion · 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
Anthony Manuel Gallegos Bartow FL 23 nm
Mitchell Thomas Pennington Sebring FL 23 nm
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 33 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 33 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 33 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 33 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 33 nm
Benjamin Cook Shipps Winter Haven FL 33 nm
Charles Ray Walters Winter Haven FL 33 nm
Charles Sheridan Brown Winter Haven FL 33 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
Robert David Mitchell Fort Meade FL 16 nm
Jonathan Shay Longabach Myakka City FL 18 nm
Brent Ryan Wineka Myakka City FL 18 nm
Don Thomas Hall Arcadia FL 18 nm
James William Mohney Arcadia FL 18 nm
Ashley Marie Bury Avon Park FL 20 nm
Dustin Ryan Bury Avon Park FL 20 nm
William Joseph Simone Lithia FL 22 nm
Roger Lee Swann Lithia FL 22 nm
Richard Andrew Powers Lithia FL 22 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
Robert William Cochrum Wauchula FL 4 nm
Robert John Claman Wauchula FL 4 nm
Scott Alan Skelton Wauchula FL 4 nm
Gregory Allen Summers Wauchula FL 4 nm
Jerry Peter Kiella Zolfo Springs FL 5 nm
Bryson Phillip White Zolfo Springs FL 5 nm
Michael Hobart Burch Bowling Green FL 8 nm
Ronny Edwin Erekson Bowling Green FL 8 nm
William N Myers Jr Fort Meade FL 16 nm
Ellis Glenn Miller Myakka City FL 18 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lockwood Aviation Repair, Inc
Sebring, FL
 29 nm
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 29 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 30 nm
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 30 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
 36 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc.
Punta Gorda, FL
 36 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
 37 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Sarasota, FL
 37 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 38 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 39 nm

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