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FD15 · Tailwinds Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID FD15 Elev 19 ft Lat 26° 58.77' N Lon 80° 13.12' 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: 2,700 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 2,700 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
27 220° 2,700 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) 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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 0 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27 - 122.9

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT ROTG BCN - 122.9

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-02-28 Luscombe 8E · Stall / spin · day →
2003-08-02 Piper PA-31-310 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1988-02-24 Piper PA-30 · Other · VMC · night →

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 8 nm
Andrew Frederick Laws Stuart FL 13 nm
Steven Michael Schinske Stuart FL 13 nm
Daron Roche West Palm Beach FL 15 nm
Sven Samson West Palm Beach FL 15 nm
Heather Kimberly Jordan Port St Lucie FL 17 nm
Benjamin Samples Lake Worth Beach FL 23 nm
Casey Rice Lantana FL 25 nm
Jason Paul Kinsey Fort Pierce FL 28 nm
Pierre Francois Lavial Fort Pierce FL 28 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
Jonathan Allen Belsky Tequesta FL 6 nm
Royce Martin Jones Tequesta FL 6 nm
Thomas Lane Stewart Tequesta FL 6 nm
Edward Dowell Maravilla Tequesta FL 6 nm
Kevin Anton Campbell Tequesta FL 6 nm
Shirley Marie Bertasi Tequesta FL 6 nm
Andrew James Veclotch Tequesta FL 6 nm
Christian Walker Peters Tequesta FL 6 nm
Jake Austin Belsky Tequesta FL 6 nm
William Christian Chapman Tequesta FL 6 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
Timothy James Eaton Tequesta FL 6 nm
James Bryant Lee Tequesta FL 6 nm
Todd Andrew Ludwig Tequesta FL 6 nm
Donald Joseph Black Jr Tequesta FL 6 nm
Laurie L Muller Tequesta FL 6 nm
Kevin Earl Good Tequesta FL 6 nm
Henry Edward Naused Tequesta FL 6 nm
Dean Edward Nuneville Tequesta FL 6 nm
Robert Shaw Pearson Tequesta FL 6 nm
Ernest August Zillessen Jr Tequesta 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
CopaAir Maintenance Services, Inc.
Indiantown, FL
 12 nm
Wing Aviation Maintenance
Stuart, FL
 12 nm
Precision Jet Avionics, Inc.
Stuart, FL
 12 nm
Palm Beach Aircraft Propeller, Inc.
Lantana, FL
 25 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Lantana, FL
 25 nm
Treasure Coast Avionics, Inc
Fort Pierce, FL
 32 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Fort Pierce, FL
 32 nm
Aviation Air Services
Okeechobee, FL
 36 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Raton, FL
 37 nm
Avionics Masters, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 47 nm

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