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7FL6 · Spruce Creek Airport

FAA-LID · US · 34 NTSB events

ID 7FL6 Elev 24 ft Lat 29° 4.81' N Lon 81° 2.80' 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: 4,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 050° 4,002 ft 176 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.03%
24 — 4,002 ft 176 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.03%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CLD DAYTONA 121.725
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.975

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open 7FL6 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OTR TIMES AND INCR INTST. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OTR TIMES AND INCR INTST. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OTR TIMES AND INCR INTST. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT OTR TIMES AND INCR INTST - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·RY 06/24 TREES IN PRIM SFC BOTH SIDES 118' FM CNTRLN.
  • ·FOR CD OR TO CNL IFR CTC DAB APCH AT 386-226-3939.
  • ·FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
  • ·ROTG BCN LCTD APRXLY 400 FT SE (PERPENDICULAR) FROM MID-POINT OF RY 06/24 ON 50 FT ANT POLE.
  • ·MIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET LOW INTST SS-SR.
  • ·PAPI RWY 06 & 24 OPR CONSLY.

Field profile

Spruce Creek Airport is a private airport located in Port Orange, seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It was originally constructed during World War II as an outlying field (OLF) to nearby Naval Air Station DeLand and NAS Daytona Beach. OLF Spruce Creek originally had four paved 4,000-foot runways and was abandoned by the U.S. Navy in 1946.

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

34 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

38

since 1982

Fatal

7

18.4% of total

Last 5 years

6

≈ 1.2/yr

Last 10 years

13

≈ 1.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=12

  • Loss of control 3
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=34

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 7
  • Loss of control 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Hard landing 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-08-04 JAMROS ROBERT L JR CHALLENGER II · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2023-02-02 Piper PA46 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2022-06-30 MESSERSCHMITT-BOELKOW-BLOHM BO_105S · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-04-26 Piper PA-28-151 · Ground collision · day →
2021-08-21 Enstrom 280 · Other · day →
2019-10-27 HIGGINS JOHN H/WILLIAMS JOHN D QUESTAIR VENTURE · Loss of control · day →
2018-07-05 Swearingen SX300 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-05-24 AMERICAN AA · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-05-22 Cessna 140 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2017-02-24 Cirrus SR20 · Weather IMC · dawn →
2016-12-27 INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGIES INC EPIC LT · Weather IMC · IMC · dusk →
2016-12-12 Beech A36 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2014-09-10 Cessna 172P · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2014-04-26 Cessna 525 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2013-04-26 Piper PA-28-151 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2013-03-30 Piper J3L-65 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-01-25 Cessna 210E · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-07-10 Vans RV8 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-12-31 Cessna 180K · Weather · VMC · day →
2007-09-02 Piper PA-28-181,Unknown · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2007-03-04 Beech 95-C55 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2006-11-01 Beech BE-76 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2006-05-04 Christopher Norris Glasair III · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-04-09 Aerostar, S.A Yak-52TW · CFIT · day →
2005-02-22 Howard Aircraft DGA-15 · Gear-up · day →
2005-01-21 Lee Harold Swarthout Velocity XLRG · Ground collision · day →
2004-11-04 Robinson R-22 · Hard landing · day →
2004-04-14 Beech Be-300 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2004-02-18 Robinson R44 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-03-22 Ditommasso-Keminski Great Lakes 2T-1A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-04-28 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2002-02-16 Bell 206L-1 · Stall / spin · IMC · dawn →
2001-09-03 Piper PA-22-160 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1999-12-01 Howard Aircraft Corp. DGA-15P · Loss of control · day →

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Allen Dale Harper Port Orange FL 3 nm
Bruce Wayne Dunham Port Orange FL 3 nm
Carlos Manuel Sotolongo Port Orange FL 3 nm
Robert Wayne Work Port Orange FL 3 nm
Stephen Allen Clegg Port Orange FL 3 nm
Robert John Elwood New Smyrna Beach FL 6 nm
Robert Thomas Daytona Beach FL 7 nm
David Randall Hensley Deland FL 13 nm
Glen Garrick Deland FL 13 nm
Kenneth Todd Luckett Deland FL 13 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
Charles Patrick Aaron Port Orange FL 3 nm
Robert Lucien Beziat Jr Port Orange FL 3 nm
Robert Walter Bittner Port Orange FL 3 nm
Patricia Ann Ohlsson Port Orange FL 3 nm
Medford Neely Bragg Port Orange FL 3 nm
R Scott Cianchette Port Orange FL 3 nm
James Eldon Countryman Port Orange FL 3 nm
James Anthony Crawford Port Orange FL 3 nm
Barry Allen Dainas Port Orange FL 3 nm
Brooks Shannon Davis Port Orange FL 3 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
Charles Patrick Aaron Port Orange FL 3 nm
David Mcgrath Baldwin Jr Port Orange FL 3 nm
Brian Wayne Barth Port Orange FL 3 nm
George Gerald Borchin Port Orange FL 3 nm
Frank Milton Bottoms Sr Port Orange FL 3 nm
Frank Milton Bottoms Jr Port Orange FL 3 nm
Shelburne William Carter Port Orange FL 3 nm
Dennis Gaines Dunaway Jr Port Orange FL 3 nm
Bruce Wayne Dunham Port Orange FL 3 nm
Russell Francis Faller Port Orange FL 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Installations, Inc.
New Smyrna Beach, FL
5 nm
American Aero Serivces
New Smyrna Beach, FL
6 nm
MT Propeller USA, Inc.
Deland, FL
13 nm
East Coast Aircraft Paint and Interior
Deland, FL
13 nm
CE Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, FL
21 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando, FL
Casselberry, FL
28 nm
Orlando Avionics Corp DBA: Orlando Acft Services
Orlando, FL
35 nm
Aviation One Maintenance and Modification
Orlando, FL
35 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Orlando, FL
36 nm
Apopka Avionics, LLC
Apopka, FL
36 nm

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