17FA
Cotton Strip Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-10-01 0901Z
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Location Information for 17FA
Coordinates: N26°42.80' / W81°32.12'
Located 06 miles SW of La Belle, Florida. View all Airports in Florida.
Estimated Elevation is 18 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:MIAMI
F.S.S.:MIAMI
Sectional Chart:MIAMI
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
VFR ONLY; PVT USE.
Attendance:Continuous
Airport Communications
ASOS at RSW (15.9 SW):124.65 239-416-1031
D-ATIS at RSW (15.9 SW):124.65
AWOS-3 at IMM (18.2 S):118.525 239-657-2038
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT LBV LA BELLE 110.40 227°10.3
VOT RSW LEE COUNTY 114.15 051°17.0
VOD CYY CYPRESS 108.60 027°36.0
VOD PHK PAHOKEE 115.40 272°45.5
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD FM CALOO 341 242°25.2
VOD UTX UNITED 405 079°65.5
Runway 09W/27W
Dimensions:6000 x 400 feet / 1829 x 122 meters
Surface:Water
Runway 09WRunway 27W
Obstacles: ft Trees ft from runway ft Trees ft from runway
Runway 03W/21W
Dimensions:5000 x 400 feet / 1524 x 122 meters
Surface:Water
Runway 03WRunway 21W
Obstacles: ft Trees ft from runway ft Trees ft from runway
Runway 18/36
Dimensions:2500 x 94 feet / 762 x 29 meters
Surface:Turf
Runway 18Runway 36
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Displaced Threshold: 500 Feet
Obstacles: ft Trees ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Buoys
Airframe Repair:MINOR
Engine Repair:MINOR
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Other Services:BEACHING GEAR
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:MICHAEL SHULTS
6090 WEST STATE RD 80
LA BELLE, FL 33935
(863) 885-1292
Manager:MICHAEL SHULTS
6090 WEST STATE RD 80
LA BELLE, FL 33935
(863) 885-1292
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC FORT MYERS APCH AT 239-768-1377, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.
  • TIE DOWN CHARGE
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