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KBCT · Boca Raton Airport

ICAO · US · 31 NTSB events

ID KBCT FAA BCT Elev 13 ft Lat 26° 22.71' N Lon 80° 6.46' W Zulu …

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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: 6,276 ft. Max gradient: 0.02%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 044° 6,276 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
23 224° 6,276 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%

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 · 7 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 121.125
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.800
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR TWR 118.425
  • CTAF CTAF 118.425
  • APP PALM BEACH APP 125.200
  • DEP PALM BEACH DEP 127.350

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 22 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 05–23: H6276X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–66, D–95 PCN 32 F/A/X/T M…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 05 and 23; PAPI Rwy 05 and 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF

  • 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 on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–6276 TODA–6276 ASDA–6276 LDA–5580 RWY 23: TORA–6276 TODA–6276 ASDA–6276 LDA–5898 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 05: EMAS RWY 23: EMAS
  • ·Noise abatement info—Amgr.
  • ·Voluntary noise abatement proc in effect all times & acft.
  • ·Voluntary curfew 0300–1200Z‡.
  • ·Use NBAA Noise Abatement apch & dep proc.
  • ·Use recommended dep: Rwy 05 left turn hdg 360 stay W of interstate to 1500 ft; Rwy 23 right turn hdg 255 as soon as practicable aft passing rwy end to 1500 ft; avoid residential areas; overfly mall area.
  • ·TGL voluntarily restrd to 1400–2200Z‡ Mon–Fri; voluntary restrd on stop & go lndgs or int deps.
  • ·Voluntary restrn on repetitive pat ops.
  • ·Maint runup NA 0600–1800Z‡.
  • ·Tran acft rqrd to obtain PPR fm chosen FBO prior to dep.
  • ·PPR shall be incld in IFR FP rmks for all tran acft.
  • ·Acft prkg ltd durg VIP TFR pds. 24 hr PPR for acft equipped with weather modification or geoengineering eqpt 561–391–2202.
  • ·US custs avbl Thur–Mon 1530–2330Z‡—561–292–9231.
  • ·Clsd to arr outside nml hr exc O/R and apvl by US custs; mnm addnl fee.
  • ·Ctc US custs 561–665–5842 for aft hr apvl.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Aircraft Restrictions.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 561-391-2202
  • ·AWOS–3 121.125 (561) 391–2696.
  • ·CTAF 118.425 ®PALM BEACH APP/DEP CON 127.35 TOWER 118.425 (1200–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLNC DEL 121.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD, if una via GCO ctc Palm Beach Apch at 561-684-9047 or 561-275-1430.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·PALM BEACH (VH) (H) VORTAC 115.7 PBI Chan 104 N26º40.80´ W80º05.19´ 187º 18.1 NM to fld. 16/3W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–015º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 005º–015º byd 63 NM 016º–044º byd 40 NM 052º–062º byd 100 NM 052º–062º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 052º–062º byd 81 NM blo 8,000´ 185º–195º byd 13 NM 209º–219º byd 40 NM 257º–267º byd 40 NM 305º–324º byd 40 NM 332º–348º byd 40 NM 349º–353º byd 40 NM 354º–004º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 354º–004º byd 53 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 286º–296º byd 28 NM MIAMI H–8I, L–23C IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Boca Raton AAF

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IATA · BCT

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

31 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

34

since 1982

Fatal

4

11.8% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 146,600 ops in 1996

2024 total

83,585

10-yr total

744,603

2024 mix

AC/AT 19% · GA 80% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.79

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=31

  • Engine failure / power loss 10
  • Other 6
  • Loss of control 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Runway excursion 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-05-15 British Aircraft Corp. (BAC) 167 StrikemasterMK83 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-07-12 Piper PA-34-200T · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2025-10-28 AKROTECH AVIATION INC,Cessna GILES G-202,172R · Other · day →
2025-04-11 Cessna 310R · Stall / spin · day →
2019-09-11 Piper PA28 · Engine failure · day →
2017-05-28 JESS LLC JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERS · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-05-12 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-12-03 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-10-12 Cessna 180K · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-12-23 Piper PA-28RT-201T · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-03-01 LESTER ROBERT E KR-2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2009-09-06 BLUM MATTHEW AVENTURA II · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-05-14 Piper J-3 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1998-01-21 Twin Commander Acft. Corp. 695A · Weather · day →
1996-07-12 Pitts S-2B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-07-07 Cessna 152 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1994-05-06 Cessna 170A · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1994-04-08 Piper PA-28-151 · Loss of control · day →
1994-03-26 Cessna 172RG · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-04-14 Piper PA-28RT-201T · Other · VMC · day →
1992-08-07 BACON QUESTAIR VENTURE LX · Other · VMC · dusk →
1990-06-15 Piper PA-32-260 · Hard landing · VMC · night-moonlit →
1990-03-07 Beech 76 · Engine failure · day →
1990-01-17 Cessna 404 · Engine failure · night-moonlit →
1987-10-28 Parrish Dragonfly · Weather · VMC · day →
1987-01-31 Enstrom F28C · Other · VMC · day →
1986-10-30 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-11-23 Beech 58 · Other · IMC · day →
1985-04-24 Cessna T310R · Gear-up · VMC · dusk →
1984-09-18 Douglas DC3 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1984-03-10 Maule M4-220 · Weather · VMC · 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
Eugene Scanlon Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Jerold Bogartz Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Ramon Lleras Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Richard Engler Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Byron Roland Leguisamo Coconut Creek FL 7 nm
Frank Brooks Black Pompano Beach FL 8 nm
Michael Elton Dougherty Pompano Beach FL 8 nm
Beshoy Awadallha Coral Springs FL 10 nm
Casey Rice Lantana FL 13 nm
Brian Anthony Kilcullen Fort Lauderdale FL 14 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
Douglas Arland Briggs Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Brian Karl Butzer Boca Raton FL 0 nm
John Andrew Christensen Boca Raton FL 0 nm
George Herrick Dodson Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Gregory David Dungan Boca Raton FL 0 nm
William Ais Egecrone Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Frank Pat Ferrante Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Roy Robert Godin Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Howard David Greenberg Boca Raton FL 0 nm
George John Kontos Boca Raton FL 0 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
Keith Dannel Bednar Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Edward Carpinello Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Algy Arturo Fonts Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Ramon Lleras Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Michael William Lynch Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Christopher Magon Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Stuart Allan Young Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Victor Jose Acosta Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Daniel Ernest Cahoon Boca Raton FL 0 nm
Hans Juergens Krisch Boca Raton FL 0 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Raton, FL
 0 nm
Avionics Masters, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 11 nm
Superior Avionics Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 11 nm
AOG Aircraft Service Inc.
Tamarac, FL
 12 nm
Palm Beach Aircraft Propeller, Inc.
Lantana, FL
 13 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Lantana, FL
 13 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Miami
Fort Lauderdale, FL
 24 nm
Flight Support & Logistics, LLC
Pembroke Pines, FL
 24 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Opa-locka, FL
 30 nm
CopaAir Maintenance Services, Inc.
Indiantown, FL
 43 nm

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