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K54J · Defuniak Springs Airport

FAA-LID · US · 9 NTSB events

ID K54J Elev 289 ft Lat 30° 43.88' N Lon 86° 9.10' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,146 ft. Max gradient: 0.50%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 090° 4,146 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
27 270° 4,146 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.14%
18 180° 2,700 ft 60 ft GRE No 0.50%
36 360° 2,700 ft 60 ft GRE No 0.50%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 11 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 PAPI RWY 9 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 9 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27. 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 PAPI RWY 9 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 9 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·CTC PERSON KOBY TOWNSEND 850-892-8500 FAX: 850-892-6575.
  • ·TREES OBST LN OF SIGHT BTN RWY 09 & 36 AND RWY 27 & 36.
  • ·RWY 09 & 27 LN OF SIGHT OBST DUE TO RWY 09 UP SLOPE.
  • ·RWY SAFETY AREA E OF RWY 18/36.
  • ·UNLGTD FENCE & RD 160 FT S OF CNTRLN PENETRATES APCH SFC.
  • ·WHITE PVC PIPE EVERY 200 FT.
  • ·WHITE PVC PIPE EVERY 200 FT.
  • ·PUBLIC ROAD 15FT TALL, 200 FEET BEFORE AER 185 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.
  • ·RWY 27 APCH SLOPE 24:1 TO DTHR.
  • ·FENCE 6FT TALL, 200 FT BFR AER, 160 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

2

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 27,400 ops in 1991

2024 total

17,800

10-yr total

171,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 90% · Mil 8%

Events / million ops

23.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.66

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Runway excursion 2
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=9

  • Loss of control 4
  • Runway excursion 2
  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 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
2023-05-04 Piper PA28R · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2020-09-30 Bellanca 7GCB · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2018-05-19 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day →
2016-04-23 LOGAN JERRY L GN 1 AIRCAMPER · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-08-26 Piper PA 28-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-06-06 Piper PA-28-201T · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-05-09 GUTIERREZ PABLINO HUMMEL BIRD · Stall / spin · day →
2006-11-11 Cessna 150J · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1988-04-15 HENDERSON RV-4 · Other · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

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
Robert Gibson Minor Freeport FL 14 nm
Robert Burnet Niceville FL 21 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 30 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 30 nm
Darwin Delano Floyd Enterprise AL 39 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Enterprise AL 39 nm
Harvey John Schwab Daleville AL 41 nm
Michele Lea Keilman Panama City FL 42 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 47 nm
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 56 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
Claudio Ginter Kempa Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Thomas Michael Homza Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Daniel Barreto Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
George Norman Roll Freeport FL 14 nm
Christa Marie Strang Freeport FL 14 nm
Russell Andrew Hardage Freeport FL 14 nm
William Jason Taylor Freeport FL 14 nm
Blair Thomas Wight Freeport FL 14 nm
Philip James Petrus Iii Freeport FL 14 nm
Kenneth Olney Melton Jr Freeport FL 14 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
James Rice Nipper Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Abram Karl Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Galen Lee Cooper Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
William Ray Hunter Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Robert Mathew Plate Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
John Gregory Renfroe Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Kenneth Sanford Seigler Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Ira George Watkins Iii Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Kenneth Robert White Defuniak Springs FL 2 nm
Kevin Thomas Flanary Defuniak Springs 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
Monarch Aviation, Inc.
Defuniak Springs, FL
 0 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 29 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 55 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 84 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 91 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 160 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 160 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 170 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 170 nm
Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc
Griffin, GA
 178 nm

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