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KPCM · Plant City Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 14 NTSB events

ID KPCM FAA PCM Elev 153 ft Lat 28° 0.01' N Lon 82° 9.85' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,950 ft. Max gradient: 0.34%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 094° 3,950 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.34%
28 274° 3,950 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.34%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.025
  • A/D TAMPA APP/DEP 120.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 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 10 and 28; PAPI Rwy 10 and 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. 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 10 and 28; PAPI Rwy 10 and 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 10 and 28; PAPI Rwy 10 and 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 10 and 28; PAPI Rwy 10 and 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·FLORIDA 161 PLANT CITY (PCM)(KPCM) 2 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N28º00.01´ W82º09.80´ 153 B NOTAM FILE PCM RWY 10–28: H3950X75 (ASPH) S–21 PCN 7 F/C/X/T MIRL 0.3% up W RWY 10: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 36´.
  • ·Noise abatement proc in effect for dep; no turns blw 500 ft AGL unless directed by ATC.
  • ·Nmrs 1099 ft and 1549 ft MSL twrs 12 NM SSW.
  • ·VFR acft arr/dep Plant City Arpt, exer ctn due to sml and hvy tbjt acft trsng arpt TFC area 1700 ft and abv on apch to Lakeland Intl 6.5 NM east.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 813-870-8735
  • ·AWOS–3 120.025 (813) 764–8259.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®TAMPA APP/DEP CON 120.65 119.9 GCO 121.725 (TAMPA CLNC DEL) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Tampa Apch at 813-878-2528.
  • ·LAKELAND (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.0 LAL Chan 107 N27º59.17´ W82º00.83´ 275º 8.0 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 JACKSONVILLE L–21D, 24F IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

1

6.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 48,923 ops in 2022

2024 total

47,975

10-yr total

481,644

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

8.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.52

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=14

  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-05-27 Cessna 120 · Other · day →
2024-11-17 JOLLY WARREN T BAKENG DUCE · Gear-up · day →
2019-09-23 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-10-18 Piper PA28 · Weather · day →
2018-06-11 Cessna 421C · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2011-07-10 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · day →
2009-11-17 PARADISE USA LLC PARADISE P-1 SLSA LW · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2008-04-18 Piper PA-22-150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-12-12 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2007-06-11 Robinson R-22B · Other · day →
2005-04-16 Beech A36 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1996-08-16 Cessna 150F · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1995-11-13 RANS S-12 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-04-23 Beech 95-B55 · Stall / spin · VMC · 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
Darrin Murphy Lakeland FL 12 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Lakeland FL 12 nm
Richard Musser Lakeland FL 12 nm
Steven Markhoff Lakeland FL 12 nm
Thomas James Cordell Lakeland FL 12 nm
Matthew Eichel Tampa FL 17 nm
Zachary Taylor Tampa FL 17 nm
Anthony Manuel Gallegos Bartow FL 19 nm
Jon Kenneth Brown Auburndale FL 21 nm
William Henry Edwards San Antonio FL 21 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
Larry Thad Clark Plant City FL 3 nm
Stephen Michael Van Wagner Plant City FL 3 nm
Kenneth Wayne Dascher Jr Plant City FL 3 nm
Raymond Francis Keel Plant City FL 3 nm
Ariel Gilberto Acevedo Plant City FL 3 nm
Courtney Lynn Kitchens Plant City FL 3 nm
Eladio Pagan Jr Plant City FL 3 nm
Kenneth Scott New Dover FL 4 nm
Wylie Clarence Johnson Iv Dover FL 4 nm
Renee Kalappamannil Johnson Seffner FL 6 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
Timothy Lewis Myers Plant City FL 3 nm
Mark Elliott Rogers Plant City FL 3 nm
Kyle Timothy Starkey Plant City FL 3 nm
Jason Donald Warner Plant City FL 3 nm
Joseph Hyrum Ellsworth Plant City FL 3 nm
Humberto Arturo Ferrer Plant City FL 3 nm
Mark H Flumerfelt Plant City FL 3 nm
Wilbur Esten Hartman Jr Plant City FL 3 nm
Melvyn Marengo Plant City FL 3 nm
David Lee Mcqueary Plant City FL 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Gulf Coast Avionics Corp.
Lakeland, FL
 8 nm
Mac Avionics, Inc.
Lakeland, FL
 8 nm
Lakeland Aircraft Maintenance
Lakeland, FL
 8 nm
Tampa Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 10 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Tampa, FL
 16 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 18 nm
TRU Simulation
Lutz, FL
 23 nm
AirFlyte, Inc / Rectrix MRO
Sarasota, FL
 42 nm
Aero Maintenance
Sarasota, FL
 42 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Sarasota, FL
 42 nm

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