HST - Homestead Arb

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Location: Homestead, FL

Elevation: 5ft

Sectional: Miami

Activation date: Aug 1942

Fuel: None

Runway 06/24: 11,202ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

Current Weather — VFR

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METAR

2026-08-04 22:55:00 EDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	Calm
Temperature:	77°F
Dewpoint:	72°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KHST 050255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02550224 52013

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A-gear: apch end bak-12b(b)/14 for active rwy in lo posn. dep end bak-12b(b)/14 for active rwy in raised posn.
Jasu: 3(am32a-60) 2(a/m32a-86).
Oil - o-133-148
See flip ap/1 supplementary arpt rmk.
Rstd: ppr all tran acft. for ppr ctc afld mgmt ops dsn 535-7516, c786-415-7516, and c786-481-9387. ppr issued up to 7 days prior to arr, min 24 hr pn. ppr good for +/- 1 hr.
Rstd: coord of ppr outside of block time by fone is rqr, or ppr nr will be considered cnl exc for medevac and vip acft.
Rstd: tran acft call 50 nm out. inbd distinguished visitor acft ctc comd post 20 min prior to ldg with firm chock time.
Rstd: no lcl or round robin flt perms by tran acft. opr 1200 - 0400 ++, ot are for base asgn alert acft only. tran maint must be present for acft prk, eng start andfor launch of all tran acft.
Rstd: alert fac twy rstd to acft with wg span of 60' or less.
Caution: heliport 2.2 nm sw, exer extreme caution. stadium lgt 3 nm fr apch end rwy 06 haz to ngt vision. bird haz; especially prevalent 1 hr before ss and 1 hr after sr.
Caution: afld experiences tmpry bird watch cond severe. ctc base amops for bird haz info, bird watch cond is on atis. extv hi performance mil jet opr on and in vcnty of arpt.
Tfc pat: dur vfr cond; tkof, lo apch, touch and go, acft maint 1000' til dep end of rwy to avoid overhead pat.
Misc: winds are est due to fmq-13 wind sensors being accurate to within only +/- 4 kt. atc/wx will not incl/relay wind corr into fcst/phraseology. therefore, aircrews will incorporate a +/- 4 kt accuracy into their decision making process for flying opr.
Misc: acft arr fr ne sctr can exp numerous freq chg dur enroute descent. for dep ctc twr drct. rwy 05-23 grooved. tran acft ldg with hot armament, advs twr on initial ctc.
Misc: afld wx mnt by an/fmq-19 automated obs sys and augmented by human observer as rqr. full wx svc avbl h24 dsn 535-7511, c786-415-7511.
Service tran alert: opr 1200-0300++ mon-fri, 1400-2200z++ sat-sun. no demineralized water avbl.no fleet svc avbl.
Service fuel: a++, a++100 all acft rqr fuel, please have in your possession the white form 1896 fuel card, us govt air card or your base billing info.
Misc: nstd mrk on tran acft ramp.
Rstd: cargo, pax, and transportation support only avbl 1230-2100z++ m-f. all logistics support esp outside these times must be coord and apv by 482 lrs plans prior to ppr rqst at dsn 535-7033/7034/8156. c786-415-7033/7034/8156, c786-427-3778. no eng running on/off-load wo prior coord w/lrs.
Communications-comd post: (reef control) dsn 535-7068, c786-415-7068.
Rstd: no progressive taxiing allowed by tran acft.
Service-a-g: no-notam mp n bak-12/14 1630-1730z++ thu, s bak-12/14 1730-1830z++ thu.
Fss-miami mia-notam hst.
Ovhd tpa 2000 ft agl.
Hook e5 (80 ft ovrn).
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1087 ft) hook e5 (74 ft ovrn).
Rectangular 1000 ft, ovhd 2000 ft.
Papi ots ufn due to tree obst.
See flip ap/1 supplementary arpt rmk.

Comments

Ceiling:	2,700ft
Wind:	Variable, gusts 15kt
Weather:	Rain showers
Visbility:	4SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 2,700ft

Ceiling:	3,000ft
Wind:	110° @ 7kt
Weather:	Showers in vicinity
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 3,000ft, Broken @ 12,000ft

Ceiling:	2,300ft
Wind:	Variable, gusts 18kt
Weather:	Light rain showers, thunderstorm in vicinity
Visbility:	3SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 2,300ft

Ceiling:	20,000ft
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 3,500ft, Broken @ 20,000ft

Ceiling:	14,000ft
Wind:	110° @ 7kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 2,700ft, Broken @ 14,000ft, Broken @ 20,000ft

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