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06FA · William P Gwinn Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 06FA Elev 28 ft Lat 26° 54.50' N Lon 80° 19.73' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,003 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 090° 7,003 ft 150 ft Asphalt Yes —
27 270° 7,003 ft 150 ft Asphalt Yes —

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).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • GND GND 121.650
  • TWR TWR 120.400
  • APP PALM BEACH APP 124.600

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  • NDB UTX

    United

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 9 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·OPEN ONLY TO CIVIL & MIL ACFT HAVING BUSINESS WITH UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION OR ITS DIVISIONS.
  • ·PPR CTC ATCT C561-775-5450.
  • ·ARPT BCN OPERS ONLY WHEN ARPT IS ATTENDED.
  • ·FUEL: NOT FOR PUBLIC SALE.
  • ·JASU: (4 HOBART STARTING UNITS 28.5V/750 AMPS.) MISC: COPTER OPR.
  • ·POSSIBLE VERT JET TURBULENCE WITHIN 2 NM OF APCH END RWY 10.
  • ·CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1200-2300Z++ MON-FRI, OT CLASS G.
  • ·WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC PALM BEACH APCH AT 561-275-1430 THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·ATTENDED MON-FRI EXCP HOLS.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

North Palm Beach County Airport, also known as North County Airport, is an uncontrolled (non-towered) general aviation airport located 12 nautical miles northwest of West Palm Beach off the Bee Line Highway in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The airport is owned by Palm Beach County and operated by the Palm Beach County Airports Department. Opened in 1994, it is the county's newest airport. It is located next to the site of the "fake" town of Apix, Florida.

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

All time · n=1

  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-08-02 Sikorsky S-97A · Under/overshoot · VMC · dawn →

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
Roger Wozniak Palm Beach Gardens FL 9 nm
Daron Roche West Palm Beach FL 15 nm
Sven Samson West Palm Beach FL 15 nm
Andrew Frederick Laws Stuart FL 18 nm
Steven Michael Schinske Stuart FL 18 nm
Heather Kimberly Jordan Port St Lucie FL 21 nm
Benjamin Samples Lake Worth Beach FL 23 nm
Casey Rice Lantana FL 24 nm
Jason Eric Jacobs Loxahatchee FL 31 nm
Jason Paul Kinsey Fort Pierce FL 31 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
Richard Marvin Block Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Thomas Fowler Delantonas Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Robert Sumner Finkelstein Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Jeff Yuri Sarmiento Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Marcus Leggett Farone Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Krista Maria Henley Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Jonathan Edward Henley Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Nathaniel Robert Wattier Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Jason Scott Bordett Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Ronell Emilio Cedeno Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 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
Robert Alan Berman Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Eric Fredric Hallquist Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Jeff Yuri Sarmiento Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
John Roy Bergstrom Jr Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Zhibing Yang Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Peteroy Aston Guscott Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Paul Vincent Furlotte Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Frederick Albert Hunt Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Ivan O Neill Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm
Dennis Michael Tremblay Palm Bch Gdns FL 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
CopaAir Maintenance Services, Inc.
Indiantown, FL
 9 nm
Precision Jet Avionics, Inc.
Stuart, FL
 17 nm
Wing Aviation Maintenance
Stuart, FL
 17 nm
Palm Beach Aircraft Propeller, Inc.
Lantana, FL
 23 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Lantana, FL
 23 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Raton, FL
 34 nm
Aviation Air Services
Okeechobee, FL
 34 nm
Treasure Coast Avionics, Inc
Fort Pierce, FL
 35 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Fort Pierce, FL
 35 nm
Superior Avionics Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 43 nm

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