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KFFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KFFO FAA FFO Elev 823 ft Lat 39° 49.57' N Lon 84° 2.90' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05L 48.9° 12,600 ft 300 ft PEM Yes —
23R 228.9° 12,600 ft 300 ft PEM Yes —
05R 48.9° 7,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
23L 228.9° 7,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —

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

  • ATIS ATIS 124.475
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR PATTERSON TWR 126.900
  • A/D DAYTON APP/DEP 118.850
  • PMSV PMSV METRO 134.460
  • POST 445AW AFRC COMD POST 134.940
  • PTD PTD 122.850

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  • TACAN FFO

    Patterson

    115.20 MHz · DME 115.20 · BOTH · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 59 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

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

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 05L–23R: H12600X300 (PEM–GRVD) PCN 74 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 0…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (59 sentences)
  • ·OHIO 333 WRIGHT–PATTERSON AFB (FFO)(KFFO) AF (AFRC) 8 NE UTC––5(––4DT) N39º49.56´ W84º02.77´ 823 B TPA—See Remarks NOTAM FILE FFO Not insp.
  • ·RWY 05R–23L: H7000X150 (ASPH–GRVD) PCN 111R/B/W/T MIRL RWY 05R: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·RWY 23L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 05L TYPE–H BAK–12B(B) (1676 FT).
  • ·S4 OX 1, 2 LGT MIRL Rwy 05R–23L opr consly high intst.
  • ·MILITARY— A–GEAR BAK–14 BAK–12(B) (1740 ft) OTS.
  • ·JASU 7(A/M32A–86) 1(MC–1A) 4(AM32–95) 7(A/M32A–60A) FUEL A++ FLUID SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX OIL O–148–156 SOAP/JOAP avbl 1230–2130Z‡ wkd, clsd wkend and hol.
  • ·TRAN ALERT Opr 1100–0300Z‡; avbl OT with 24 hr PN to afld OPS.
  • ·Fleet svc is a contracted Co and avbl 3 hr PN.
  • ·Prior payment rqr by Avcard.
  • ·Pax terminal is contracted.
  • ·ALL aircrews requiring support must coord prior to arr/dep nml duty hrs Mon–Fri 1130–2030Z‡ DSN: 787–7741/COMM:. 937–257–7741 or after hrs duty cell: 937–815–6995.
  • ·No C–5 or B–52 towbar avbl, acft must arr with own towbar.
  • ·Noise Abatement: Quiet hrs 0500–1000Z‡: only initial dep/FSL pmtd; fm 0300–0500Z‡ all trng flts btn these hrs held to absolute mnm for mission rqrmt.
  • ·All req coord thru AMOPS with 88 OSS/CC apvl C937–257–4492, dsn 787–4492.
  • ·: Opr H24 exc ad clsd major hols and otr times by NOTAM.
  • ·See FLIP AP/1 Supplementary Arpt Remarks.
  • ·Ctc afld OPS C937–257–4492, DSN 787–4492.
  • ·Inbound acft with VIP ctc afld OPS on PTD 30 minutes prior to arrival.
  • ·ARFF status: KFFO is a Set/Cat 4 base.
  • ·Acft backing procs NA at int of Twy A and A2 due to incrd FOD potential.
  • ·Rwy 05L–23R SW 2600 ft conc, NE 10,000 ft asph.
  • ·Rwy 05R–23L mkd with white non–reflective ldg zone mrkgs 99 ft X 3624 ft; 24 hr PPR for all non–445th acft and ltd to 2 ldg zone ldgs per mission.
  • ·All acft exctg a 180 deg turnaround are rqrd to use conc ptn of Rwy 05L–23R.
  • ·Night vision device ops in progress Tue–Thu SS–0400Z‡.
  • ·Check ATIS for current ops.
  • ·When NVD opr are in effect, non–participating acft ctc twr 20 miles or 15 mins prior to entering CLASS D airspace and for afld lgt adjustment.
  • ·Bird Watch Condition Phase I (Nov–Jun) indicates lgt bird activity.
  • ·Phase II (Jul–Oct) indicates heavy bird activity normally associated with migratory season.
  • ·Portions of the flameout and overhead tfc pat not visible from twr.

+ 29 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Army

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Wilbur Wright FieldFairfield Air Depot

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brett Hunter Waynesville OH 18 nm
Brian W Trapp Lebanon OH 25 nm
Thomas Vearil Lebanon OH 25 nm
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 30 nm
Steven Lee Buchenroth Bellefontaine OH 35 nm
Yuji Sakata Bellefountain OH 35 nm
James Matthew Johnson Hamilton OH 35 nm
Kevin Randall Henderson Hamilton OH 35 nm
John Ginley Dublin OH 45 nm
Candi Jo Roby Columbus OH 50 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
James Lee Allen Fairborn OH 2 nm
Charles William Dahle Fairborn OH 2 nm
Roger Larry Swanson Fairborn OH 2 nm
Kenneth Wilson Burgi Fairborn OH 2 nm
Dylan James White Fairborn OH 2 nm
Leon Michael Lafrance Huber Heights OH 4 nm
Roger Lee Spencer Huber Heights OH 4 nm
David Alan Chaboty Huber Heights OH 4 nm
Thomas Michael Casey Beavercreek OH 6 nm
David William Duntz Beavercreek OH 6 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
Amber Lynn Bunnow Wpafb OH 0 nm
Michael Ivan Catherwood Fairborn OH 2 nm
Jimmy Hugh Caudill Fairborn OH 2 nm
Patrick Allen Kibler Fairborn OH 2 nm
Grover Clifford Matthews Fairborn OH 2 nm
Walter Manny Pico Fairborn OH 2 nm
Michael Charles Mitchell Fairborn OH 2 nm
Glenn Allan Gage Fairborn OH 2 nm
Thomas L Giovingo Fairborn OH 2 nm
Tommy Ray Wilson Fairborn OH 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
9 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
10 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
27 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
46 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
51 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
51 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
53 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
55 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
55 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
74 nm

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