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KCEW · Bob Sikes Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KCEW FAA CEW Elev 213 ft Lat 30° 46.73' N Lon 86° 31.33' 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: 8,006 ft. Max gradient: 0.75%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 171° 8,006 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.75%
35 351° 8,006 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.75%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 119.275
  • A/D EGLIN APP/DEP 124.050
  • RDO GAINESVILLE RDO 122.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB CE

    Kobra

    0.20 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 19 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 HIRL Rwy 17–35. 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

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 17–35. 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)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT HIRL Rwy 17–35—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

    Wildlife on and invof arpt; spcly at night.

  • Airport attended 1200–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·94 FLORIDA CRESTVIEW BOB SIKES (CEW)(KCEW) 3 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N30º46.73´ W86º31.33´ 214 B NOTAM FILE CEW RWY 17–35: H8006X150 (ASPH) S–60, D–120, 2D–170 PCN 22 F/A/W/T HIRL RWY 17: PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 61´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35 oper consly.
  • ·Noise abatement proc in effect; dep mntn rwy hdg to 700 ft MSL bfr turning.
  • ·Fuel aft 0000Z‡ call—850–393–0751.
  • ·Arpt used by mil for flt test and training.
  • ·Mil and trng tfc all quadrants; men and equip on and invof safety area.
  • ·Rwy 17 unlgt obst in apch; 55 ft trees 1755 ft bfr AER.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 850-651-7160
  • ·ASOS 119.275 (850) 682–1237.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 CRESTVIEW RCO 122.2 (GAINESVILLE RADIO) ®EGLIN APP/DEP CON 124.05 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Eglin Apch 850-882-9152 or 850-882-9151.
  • ·CLASS E svc 1200–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·CRESTVIEW (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.9 CEW Chan 106 N30º49.57´ W86º40.75´ 106º 8.6 NM to fld. 255/3E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–015º byd 40 NM 085º–095º byd 40 NM 155º–175º byd 40 NM 258º–268º byd 40 NM blo 3,100´ 258º–268º byd 49 NM blo 18,000´ 285º–305º byd 40 NM 306º–329º 340º–350º byd 40 NM blo 3,500´ 340º–350º byd 64 NM 351º–355º byd 40 NM KOBRA NDB (LOMW) 201 CE N30º51.17´ W86º32.20´ 174º 4.5 NM to fld. 261/4W.
  • ·LOC unusable within 0.4 NM fm th.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: VFR arr mnt 122.95.
  • ·CRESTVIEW N30º49.57´ W86º40.75´ NOTAM FILE CEW.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 115.9 CEW Chan 106 106º 8.6 NM to Bob Sikes. 255/3E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–015º byd 40 NM 085º–095º byd 40 NM 155º–175º byd 40 NM 258º–268º byd 40 NM blo 3,100´ 258º–268º byd 49 NM blo 18,000´ 285º–305º byd 40 NM 306º–329º 340º–350º byd 40 NM blo 3,500´ 340º–350º byd 64 NM 351º–355º byd 40 NM RCO 122.2 (GAINESVILLE RADIO) NEW ORLEANS H–6K, 8G, L–21C, 22H IAP NEW ORLEANS H–6K, 8G, 9A, L–21C, 22H SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

3

30.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 62,793 ops in 2007

2024 total

48,600

10-yr total

488,276

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 91% · Mil 8%

Events / million ops

4.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.23

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=11

  • Other 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-08-09 Seales Protech PT-2B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2026-04-17 DONALD E JOHNSTON VELOCITY XL-RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2024-05-10 Hughes 369 · Hard landing · day →
2018-07-26 Aero Commander 560 · Gear-up · day →
2011-01-26 Cessna 210K · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1993-11-05 Cessna 182Q · CFIT · IMC · night →
1990-11-13 Beech A-90 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1989-05-26 Temco GC-1B · Other · day →
1988-11-28 Piper PA-24-250 · Stall / spin · night →
1986-08-02 Piper PA-24-250 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-11-04 Beech C23 · Other · 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
Robert Burnet Niceville FL 15 nm
Fernando Emilio Daleccio Fort Walton Beach FL 22 nm
Michael Gilbert Percy Fort Walton Beach FL 22 nm
Robert Gibson Minor Freeport FL 26 nm
Dennis Allan Sherwood Milton FL 29 nm
Douglas Dobson Pensacola FL 40 nm
Joseph Francis Cerwin Pensacola FL 40 nm
Lamar Anthony Childs Pensacola FL 40 nm
Rogers Alden Porter Pensacola FL 40 nm
Darwin Delano Floyd Enterprise AL 48 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
Frederick Wayne Bettis Crestview FL 4 nm
John Doxie Kiger Iii Crestview FL 4 nm
Richard Lee Mook Crestview FL 4 nm
Timothy Leon Buck Crestview FL 4 nm
Bradley Duane Bien Crestview FL 4 nm
Victor Kevin Hawkins Crestview FL 4 nm
Robert Gerald Magee Crestview FL 4 nm
Bourke Douglas Mcdavid Jr Crestview FL 4 nm
Andrew Quimby Watkins Crestview FL 4 nm
Shawn Alan Williams Crestview FL 4 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
Thomas George Jaharis Crestview FL 4 nm
John Doxie Kiger Iii Crestview FL 4 nm
Gary Ralph Maynard Crestview FL 4 nm
Bradley Duane Bien Crestview FL 4 nm
Gregory Steven Mcpherson Crestview FL 4 nm
Bourke Douglas Mcdavid Jr Crestview FL 4 nm
Michael Paul Klatt Crestview FL 4 nm
Robin Keith Darling Crestview FL 4 nm
Frantisek Danis Crestview FL 4 nm
Laurence Christopher Nagle Crestview FL 4 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
 19 nm
SkyWarrior Aircraft Maintenance
Pensacola, FL
 39 nm
Sunset Eagle
Panama City, FL
 46 nm
Continental Services
Fairhope, AL
 73 nm
Centric MX
Apalachicola, FL
 100 nm
The Aircraft Maintenance Company
Bessemer, AL
 153 nm
Mid-South Avionics, Inc.
Bessemer, AL
 153 nm
Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Newnam, GA
 176 nm
Oasis Aviation Maintenance
Newnan, GA
 177 nm
Aeropaint II
Carrollton, GA
 185 nm

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