Eagles Nest Heliport (FA53)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	FA53
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	81°50'34.3100" W / 28°2'21.7000" N -81.842864 / 28.039361 (Estimated)
Elevation	125.00 ft / 38.10 m (Estimated)
Land	5 acres
From nearest city	5 nautical miles SW of Auburndale, FL
Location	Polk County, FL
Magnetic Variation	04W (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	LARRY GROOVER
Address	5002 BARLOW LOOP ROAD LAKELAND, FL 33811
Phone number	863-647-3439
Manager	LARRY GROOVER
Address	1633 TAYOR ST AUBURNDALE, FL 33823
Phone number	863-665-4512

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
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 H1

Dimensions	500 x 20 ft (152 x 6 m)
Surface	TURF
Surface treatment

	H1
Coordinates	28.039361 / -81.842864	0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PI	NDB	CAPOK		360.00	05W	45.8 nm
MCF	TACAN	MACDILL	47X	111.00	06W	37.2 nm
LAL	VORTAC	LAKELAND	107X	116.00	01E	9.6 nm
ORL	VORTAC	ORLANDO	59X	112.20	00E	40.5 nm
PIE	VORTAC	ST PETERSBURG	111X	116.40	05W	45.4 nm

Remarks

• FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528
• PROVIDED VFR OPNS, PRIVATE USE, ALL APCH AND DEP FROM 045 TO 170 AND FROM 255 TO 290; AREA IS MARKED; AND WIND INDICATOR IS MAINTAINED.