AV-MECH

Your Aircraft Maintenance Resource
flyinganimated_20airplane.gif
CALL  352-617-2029
butlf_n.gif
Welcome
butlf_b.gif
Prop Balance
butlf_b.gif butlf_b.gif butlf_b.gif butlf_b.gif butlf_b.gif
Location
Intercoolers
Experimental
A/C
Maintenance
butlf_b.gif
Gallery
butlf_b.gif butlf_b.gif
Contact
Links
AV-MECH's main objective is to provide truly world class aircraft services with an unparalleled empahsis on customer service and satisfaction

Av-Mech is pleased to announce that we have moved to the Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg Florida.  Due to incredible growth and customer demand we have found it necessary to expand our floor space and our services to accommodate an ever increasing customer base.  Returning customers will appreciate a significant jump in the quality of our facilities and the close proximity to other important aviation resources.  New customers will enjoy an array of professional services not found at other maintenance facilities.  We have worked hard to continue our growth and our new hangar locations prove that Av-Mech is your single maintenance resource.

 
FAA Identifier:  LEE
Lat/Long:  28-49-23.1000N / 081-48-31.4000W
28-49.385000N / 081-48.523333W
28.8230833 / -81.8087222
(estimated)
Elevation:  76 ft. / 23.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:  04W (1995)
From city:  3 miles NE of LEESBURG, FL
Time zone:  UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:  34748

Airport Operations

Airport use:  Open to the public
Activation date:  01/1943
Sectional chart:  JACKSONVILLE
Control tower:  yes
ARTCC:  JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:  SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:  LEE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:  0700-1900
Wind indicator:  lighted
Segmented circle:  yes
Lights:  DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RYS 03/21 & 13/31, PAPI RYS 03/21 & 13/31 & TWY LGTS OPR DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:  white-green (lighted land airport)
Taxiway lights:  TWY LGTS ON STUB TWYS ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF:  119.35
UNICOM:  122.725
WX ASOS:  134.325 (352-787-1565)
LEESBURG GROUND:  121.725 [0700-1900]
LEESBURG TOWER:  119.35 [0700-1900]
ORLANDO APPROACH:  121.1
ORLANDO DEPARTURE:  121.1

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance    VOR name    Freq    Var
ORLr304/30.1 ORLANDO VORTAC 112.20 00E
OCFr134/30.5 OCALA VORTAC 113.70 00E

 
NDB name    Hdg/Dist    Freq    Var    ID
LEESBURG at field 335 04W LEE  .-.. . .
SANFORD 279/29.8 408 05W SFB  ... ..-. -...
KISSIMMEE 333/37.6 329 05W ISM  .. ... --

Airport Services

Fuel available:  100LL JET-A
Airframe service:  MAJOR
Powerplant service:  MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:  NONE
Bulk oxygen:  NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:  5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface:  asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:  high intensity
RUNWAY 13    RUNWAY 31
Latitude:  28-49.729620N 28-49.201348N
Longitude:  081-48.965547W 081-48.245897W
Elevation:  73.8 ft. 67.7 ft.
Gradient:  0.1% 0.1%
Traffic pattern:  left left
Runway heading:  134 magnetic, 130 true 314 magnetic, 310 true
Markings:  nonprecision, in fair condition nonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator:  4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights:  yes yes
Touchdown point:  yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions:  48 ft. tree, 1602 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear
RY 13 APCH SLOPE IS 39:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.		 13 ft. brush, 318 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear
END OF RY APCH SLOPE IS 25:1.

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:  4957 x 100 ft. / 1511 x 30 m
Surface:  asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel:  20.0
Runway edge lights:  high intensity
RY 03/21 & 13/31 EDGE LGTS LCTD 9 FT EITHER SIDE OF RY EDGE.
RUNWAY 3    RUNWAY 21
Latitude:  28-48.969458N 28-49.639538N
Longitude:  081-48.707408W 081-48.174807W
Elevation:  66.7 ft. 75.1 ft.
Gradient:  0.1% 0.1%
Traffic pattern:  left left
Runway heading:  039 magnetic, 035 true 219 magnetic, 215 true
Displaced threshold:  299 ft. 310 ft.
Markings:  basic, in fair condition basic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator:  2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Touchdown point:  yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions:  15 ft. brush, 80 ft. from runway, 30 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
RY 03 15 FT BRUSH 80 FT FM END OF RY 30 L; 25:1 APCH SLOPE.		 11 ft. berm, 381 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear
RY 21 APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO THE DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:  Publicly-owned
Owner:  CITY OF LEESBURG
PO BOX 490630
LEESBURG, FL 34749-0630
Phone 352-728-9801
Manager:  CHARLIE WELLER
PO BOX 490630, PO BOX 49630
LEESBURG, FL 34749
Phone 352-516-7236
ADDL PHONE 352-787-2211.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:   99
Single engine airplanes:   68
Multi engine airplanes:   17
Jet airplanes:   4
Helicopters:   1
Ultralights:   9
     
Aircraft operations: avg 312/day *
55%  local general aviation
45%  transient general aviation
<1%  military
* for 12-month period ending 08 September 2008

Additional Remarks

-  WHEN TWR CLSD, GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MCO CLNC DLVY.
-  WHITE PAINTED TIRES AROUND ALL RWY LGTS; ORANGE PAINTED TIRES AROUND ALL TWY LGTS.
-  RWY 03/21 & RWY 13/31 25' PAVED SHOULDERS EITHER SIDE.
-  TREES ALONG SOUTHWEST SIDE OF RY 13/31.
Av-Mech is located in the Shaffer Aviation Hangar behind the tower and across the taxi-way from Skybolt Manufacturing.  We share floor space with Wolf Aircraft LLC, central Floridas premier aerobatic training group.
AV-MECH...Known Around The World !!!