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04FA · Richards Field

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 04FA Elev 9 ft Lat 25° 33.52' N Lon 80° 30.91' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,620 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 2,620 ft 212 ft Turf No —
27 — 2,620 ft 212 ft Turf No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MIAMI APCH AT 305-869-5432.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=5

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-02-16 Cessna 182G · CFIT · day →
2011-10-29 INTERPLANE S R O Skyboy · CFIT · VMC · day →
2008-06-27 Lima Sky Raider I · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2008-05-05 Greco Drifter 912 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2005-04-25 Gordon E. Brown Nieuport C-1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →

Designees in FL

CFI Flight Instructors 7,821 A&P Mechanics 25,520 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 158 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 35 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 11 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 10 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 54 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 203 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 172 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 272 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 218 FBO Fixed Base Operators 137 Clubs Flying Clubs 69 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 57 EAA EAA Chapters 49

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Aaron Michael Flodin Homestead FL 7 nm
Steven Kirkpatrick Diehl Homestead FL 7 nm
Alvin Guthery Miami FL 21 nm
Carlos Cortes Miami FL 21 nm
Christopher Hastings Kirk Miami FL 21 nm
David Jose Pineda Miami FL 21 nm
Diane Elizabeth Reinken Miami FL 21 nm
Gary H Schneider Miami FL 21 nm
Soeren Sauer Miami FL 21 nm
Timothy Thomas Schmelzer Miami Beach FL 25 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Bruce Alan Anderson Homestead FL 7 nm
Edwin Armando Montufar Homestead FL 7 nm
John Ross Roberts Jr Homestead FL 7 nm
Steven Kirkpatrick Diehl Homestead FL 7 nm
James Robert Hilson Homestead FL 7 nm
Thomas Emory Oatmeyer Homestead FL 7 nm
Patrick James Wallis Homestead FL 7 nm
Justin Andrew Jennison Homestead FL 7 nm
Bryan Edward Shelton Homestead FL 7 nm
William Graham Harward Jr Homestead FL 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Victor Louis Patman Redland FL 2 nm
Jenaro A Rodriguez Vazquez Leisure City FL 6 nm
Juan Carlos Rodriguez Leisure City FL 6 nm
Gregg David Miller Princeton FL 6 nm
David Joseph Boggs Princeton FL 6 nm
Lee Roy Scott Princeton FL 6 nm
Lawrence Eugene Culbertson Princeton FL 6 nm
Oscar Havard Princeton FL 6 nm
Felixberto Porlas Manligoy Jr Princeton FL 6 nm
Gerson Quintero Princeton FL 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Alca Avionics, Inc
Miami, FL
 7 nm
Wayne's Aircraft Maintenance
Miami, FL
 7 nm
Propel Aviation Services, LLC
Miami, FL
 7 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Opa-locka, FL
 25 nm
Flight Support & Logistics, LLC
Pembroke Pines, FL
 30 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Miami
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 30 nm
AOG Aircraft Service Inc.
Tamarac, FL
 42 nm
Superior Avionics Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 43 nm
Avionics Masters, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 43 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Raton, FL
 54 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.