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FD38 · Wellington Aero Club Airport

ICAO · US · 9 NTSB events

ID FD38 Elev 19 ft Lat 26° 38.79' N Lon 80° 17.65' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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: 4,055 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 4,055 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
34 224° 4,055 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

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 118.5: click mic to activate MIRL 16/34 AND TRIL RYS 16 & 34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.5: click mic to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.5: click mic to activate MIRL 16/34 AND TRIL RYS 16 & 34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.5: 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 118.5: click mic to activate MIRL 16/34 AND TRIL RYS 16 & 34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL 16/34 AND TRIL RYS 16 & 34 - 118.5

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 118.5: click mic to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT ROTG BCN - 118.5

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

3

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=9

  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Hard landing 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
2020-07-19 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · day →
2018-08-17 Globe GC1B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2014-10-25 Bell 206B · Hard landing · day →
2014-02-17 WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER T Sonex · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2013-06-03 Piper PA-46-500TP · Loss of control · day →
2012-03-23 Piper PA46 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-08-19 Niva Thorp T-18 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-10-26 Headburg RV6 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-12-22 Lutz EAA BIPLANE P-2 · Fuel exhaustion · 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
Daron Roche West Palm Beach FL 11 nm
Sven Samson West Palm Beach FL 11 nm
Benjamin Samples Lake Worth Beach FL 13 nm
Casey Rice Lantana FL 13 nm
Roger Wozniak Palm Beach Gardens FL 14 nm
Eugene Scanlon Boca Raton FL 19 nm
Jerold Bogartz Boca Raton FL 19 nm
Ramon Lleras Boca Raton FL 19 nm
Richard Engler Boca Raton FL 19 nm
Beshoy Awadallha Coral Springs FL 23 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
Steven Paul Johnson Wellington FL 2 nm
Robert Neal Lovern Wellington FL 2 nm
Roberto Antonio Maldonado Wellington FL 2 nm
Douglas Gary Matthews Wellington FL 2 nm
Mark Frederick Murray Wellington FL 2 nm
Gordon Ray Smith Wellington FL 2 nm
Peter Adam Steele Wellington FL 2 nm
John Walter Webb Wellington FL 2 nm
Leighton Arnold Williams Wellington FL 2 nm
Frederick David Yoder Wellington FL 2 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
Danny Keith Angles Wellington FL 2 nm
Joaquin Humberto Castro Wellington FL 2 nm
Paul Phillips Cutting Wellington FL 2 nm
Steven Paul Johnson Wellington FL 2 nm
Robert Neal Lovern Wellington FL 2 nm
Douglas Gary Matthews Wellington FL 2 nm
Reinaldo Jose Rojas Wellington FL 2 nm
Kenneth Mathew Hubbard Wellington FL 2 nm
Alberto Santiago Wellington FL 2 nm
Robert Keith Ludlam Wellington FL 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Palm Beach Aircraft Propeller, Inc.
Lantana, FL
 12 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Lantana, FL
 12 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Raton, FL
 19 nm
CopaAir Maintenance Services, Inc.
Indiantown, FL
 24 nm
Superior Avionics Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 27 nm
Avionics Masters, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 28 nm
AOG Aircraft Service Inc.
Tamarac, FL
 28 nm
Precision Jet Avionics, Inc.
Stuart, FL
 32 nm
Wing Aviation Maintenance
Stuart, FL
 32 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Miami
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 39 nm

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