KF45 · North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport
ICAO · US · 23 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
6 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,300 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08R | 085° | 4,300 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 26L | 265° | 4,300 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 13 | 135° | 4,300 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 31 | 315° | 4,300 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 08L | 082° | 3,700 ft | 75 ft | GRS | No | — |
| 26R | 262° | 3,700 ft | 75 ft | GRS | No | — |
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 · 3 frequencies
- CLD PALM BEACH CLNC DEL 120.825
- A/D PALM BEACH APP/DEP 124.600
- UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.075
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KF45 on LiveATC ↗
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 7 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 REIL RWY 09R, 14, 27L, & 32; MIRL RWY 09R/27L & 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
- ·Prior Permission Required for REQSTD FOR ALL ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION EQPT OR ACFT CPBL OF WEATHER MODIFICATION AND/OR GEOENGINEERING BY. Contact T before operating.
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 09R, 14, 27L, & 32; MIRL RWY 09R/27L & 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Prior Permission Required for REQSTD FOR ALL ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION EQPT OR ACFT CPBL OF WEATHER MODIFICATION AND/OR GEOENGINEERING BY. Contact T before operating.
ppr required
All translated remarks (2)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 09R, 14, 27L, & 32; MIRL RWY 09R/27L & 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
ACTVT REIL RWY 09R, 14, 27L, & 32; MIRL RWY 09R/27L & 14/32 - CTAF
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Prior Permission Required for REQSTD FOR ALL ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION EQPT OR ACFT CPBL OF WEATHER MODIFICATION AND/OR GEOENGINEERING BY. Contact T before operating.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
PPR REQSTD FOR ALL ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION EQPT OR ACFT CPBL OF WEATHER MODIFICATION AND/OR GEOENGINEERING BY CTC T
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
- ·NOISE ABATEMENT PROC; RWY 14/32 PREFERRED NGT RWY; H24 NOISE ABATEMENT MNTG - (561) 626-7631.
- ·ARPT SFC COND NOT RPRTD FOR ALL RWYS.
- ·FOR CD CTC PALM BEACH APCH AT 561-684-9047.
- ·EXTSV FLT TRNG MULT RWYS.
- ·PRACTICE APCH RWY 9R/27L MNT CTAF & YIELD TO TFC PAT.
- ·TWY G1 CLSD. 561-626-9771 PVC PIPE EV 200 FT.
- ·THR MKR 4 FT BYD RWY END. 09L/27R THLDS MKD WITH PVC PIPES.
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
NTSB events
23 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
23
since 1982
Fatal
2
8.7% of total
Last 5 years
3
≈ 0.6/yr
Last 10 years
9
≈ 0.9/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 98,755 ops in 2023
2024 total
97,400
10-yr total
976,709
2024 mix
AC/AT 7% · GA 92% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
9.2
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.80
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=9
- Engine failure / power loss 3
- Loss of control 2
- Other 1
- Fire / smoke 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Runway excursion 1
All time · n=23
- Engine failure / power loss 6
- Loss of control 4
- Other 3
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
- Stall / spin 2
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
- Hard landing 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in FL
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 | 3 nm |
| Daron Roche | West Palm Beach | FL | 8 nm |
| Sven Samson | West Palm Beach | FL | 8 nm |
| Benjamin Samples | Lake Worth Beach | FL | 16 nm |
| Casey Rice | Lantana | FL | 18 nm |
| Andrew Frederick Laws | Stuart | FL | 21 nm |
| Steven Michael Schinske | Stuart | FL | 21 nm |
| Heather Kimberly Jordan | Port St Lucie | FL | 25 nm |
| Eugene Scanlon | Boca Raton | FL | 29 nm |
| Jerold Bogartz | Boca Raton | FL | 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Elliott Johnson | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Richard Marvin Block | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Thomas Fowler Delantonas | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Robert Sumner Finkelstein | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Jeff Yuri Sarmiento | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Marcus Leggett Farone | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Krista Maria Henley | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Jonathan Edward Henley | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Nathaniel Robert Wattier | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Jason Scott Bordett | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Charles Parrott | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Robert Alan Berman | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Eric Fredric Hallquist | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Jeff Yuri Sarmiento | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| John Roy Bergstrom Jr | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Zhibing Yang | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Peteroy Aston Guscott | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Paul Vincent Furlotte | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Frederick Albert Hunt | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 nm |
| Ivan O Neill | Palm Bch Gdns | FL | 3 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 | 16 nm |
| Palm Beach Aircraft Propeller, Inc. Lantana, FL | 17 nm |
| Sarasota Avionics, Inc Lantana, FL | 17 nm |
| Wing Aviation Maintenance Stuart, FL | 20 nm |
| Precision Jet Avionics, Inc. Stuart, FL | 20 nm |
| Boca Aircraft Maintenance Boca Raton, FL | 29 nm |
| Avionics Masters, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL | 39 nm |
| Superior Avionics Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL | 39 nm |
| AOG Aircraft Service Inc. Tamarac, FL | 39 nm |
| Treasure Coast Avionics, Inc Fort Pierce, FL | 39 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗