# Buchanan Airport (56FL)

**Buchanan Airport** (FAA: 56FL) is a small airport in Jay, Florida, United States. It opened in Jun 2003. It has one runway, 2,900 ft (884 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56fl

## At a glance

- FAA: 56FL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Jay, Florida, United States
- Opened: Jun 2003
- Elevation: 246 ft / 75 m
- Coordinates: 30.8760, -87.2075
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,900 ft / 884 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KNSE
- Ident: 56FL

## Timeline

- Jun 2003: Buchanan Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,900 ft / 884 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,900 ft / 884 m | =17,331 of 29,858 | =7,257 in North America | =6,129 in US |
| Elevation | 246 ft / 75 m | =32,751 of 43,403 | =15,011 in North America | =12,641 in US |
| Age | Opened 2003 | =11,754 of 15,079 | =9,312 in North America | =9,184 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/56fl/data