Midway Lake Airport (79FD)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	79FD
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	82°5'33.3100" W / 28°2'31.0500" N -82.092586 / 28.041958 (Estimated)
Elevation	150.00 ft / 45.72 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	2 nautical miles NE of Plant City, FL
Location	Hillsborough County, FL

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	MIDWAY INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC
Address	P.O.BOX 1118 PLANT CITY, FL 33564
Phone number	813-752-1442
Manager	EDWARD M. VERNER
Address	P.O. BOX 1118 PLANT CITY, FL 33564
Phone number	(813) 752-1442

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Sectional chart	JACKSONVILLE
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZMA - MIAMI
Tie-in FSS	PIE - SAINT PETERSBURG
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	2200 x 100 ft (671 x 30 m)
Surface	TURF
Surface treatment

	18	36
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PI	NDB	CAPOK		360.00	05W	32.6 nm
MCF	TACAN	MACDILL	47X	111.00	06W	24.9 nm
SRQ	VOR/DME	SARASOTA	117X	117.00	05W	45.7 nm
LAL	VORTAC	LAKELAND	107X	116.00	01E	5.4 nm
PIE	VORTAC	ST PETERSBURG	111X	116.40	05W	32.4 nm

Remarks

• 70 FT CELL TWR 700 FT W OF RY.
• FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528
• PRVDD VFR OPNS & PRVT USE. MAINTAIN LOA WITH PLANT CITY MUNI.