Buchan Airport
X36 · Englewood, Florida · Sarasota County · map
Buchan Airport is a public-use airport owned by Sarasota County, 2 miles northwest of Englewood, Florida, 15 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,040 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Buchan Airport?
Its FAA code is X36.
Where is Buchan Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Englewood, Florida, 15 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Buchan Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,040 feet long, grass.
Does Buchan Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Buchan Airport?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Florida Flight Training Center INC and Sarasota Aero Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Buchan Airport?
10 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA X36
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Sarasota County
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,040 × 120 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 12: trees 12 ft high 335 ft from the end
- Runway 30: fence on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Venice Municipal (6 nm northwest), Punta Gorda Airport (21 nm east), Sarasota/Bradenton International (26 nm north), Page Field (37 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Venice Municipal (6 nm northwest), Punta Gorda Airport (21 nm east), Sarasota/Bradenton International (26 nm north), Arcadia Municipal (31 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Drainage swales along side both runways.
- Runway 12/30 thlds marked with 3 white tires perpendicular to centerline.
- Runway 12/30 edge marked with white tires.
- Runway 30 20:1 to dthr.
- Runway 12/30 rough and bare in spots.
- Runway 12/30 30 feet trees 140 feet both sides of centerline.
- Ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Englewood from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Englewood, Florida: 39 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Florida Flight Training Center INC 12 aircraft · Venice, 7 miles away Florida Flight Training Center is a flight school based at Venice Municipal Airport in Florida that has trained over 3,000 pilots in more than 30 years.
- Sarasota Aero Club LLC 2 aircraft · Venice, 7 miles away Sarasota Aero Club is a flight school based at Venice Municipal Airport in Venice, Florida, offering FAA Part 61 flight training from private pilot through flight instructor certification.
- Sarasota Seabreeze Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Venice, 7 miles away Sarasota Seabreeze Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Florida.
- Suncoast Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Venice, 7 miles away Suncoast Flyers is a flying club located on Florida's central Gulf Coast.
- Venice Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Nokomis, 10 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 8 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Mark Alan Ducorsky private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Venice-Skyport Aviation · Venice, FL (6 nm) · (630) 215-8057 · [email protected]
- Toby Randall Blanton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Venice, FL (6 nm) · (404) 386-2643 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Wolf private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · PGD Air Center · Punta Gorda, FL (21 nm) · (239) 872-7615 · [email protected]
- Letcher Collins private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Punta Gorda, FL (21 nm) · (502) 417-0572 · [email protected]
- Steven Markhoff private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Punta Gorda, FL (21 nm) · (214) 243-3411 · [email protected]
- Anthony Manuel Gallegos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · The Pilot Place · Sarasota, FL (26 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · [email protected]
- Matthew Eichel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Sarasota, FL (26 nm) · (817) 230-4148 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Sarasota, FL (26 nm) · (407) 951-2901 · [email protected]
All 34 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Englewood 45 aircraft · 39 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 helicopters
- Wjc Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Rekast Flying Services INC 2 aircraft in town
- Florida Flight Training Center INC 12 aircraft · flight school
- Sarasota Aero Club LLC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Sarasota Seabreeze Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,706 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/X36.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.