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KOCF · Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field

ICAO · US · 31 NTSB events

ID KOCF FAA OCF Elev 90 ft Lat 29° 10.36' N Lon 82° 13.45' 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

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,467 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 7,467 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
36 360° 7,467 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
08 080° 3,009 ft 50 ft ASP No 0.03%
26 260° 3,009 ft 50 ft ASP No 0.03%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 128.125
  • A/D JACKSONVILLE APP/DEP 118.600
  • RDO GAINESVILLE RDO 113.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 20 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 MALSR Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; HIRL Rwy 18–36. 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 MALSR Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; HIRL Rwy 18–36. 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 MALSR Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; HIRL Rwy 18–36—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 burrow mitigation. Rwy 08–26 safety area nonstd ireg sfc fm ongoing wildlife burrow mitigation.

  • Airport attended 1100–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·FLORIDA 145 OCALA INTL–JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF)(KOCF) 4 W UTC–5(–4DT) N29º10.31´ W82º13.45´ 90 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE OCF RWY 18–36: H7467X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–111, D–181, 2D–328 PCR 450 F/A/X/T HIRL RWY 18: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 08–26: H3009X50 (ASPH) S–30 PCR 280 F/A/X/T No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 08: Trees.
  • ·RWY 18: TORA–7467 TODA–7467 ASDA–6717 LDA–6557 RWY 36: TORA–7195 TODA–7195 ASDA–6907 LDA–6347
  • ·Svc or arpt access aft hr ctc—352–219–0313.
  • ·Rwy sfc conds not rprtd 2200–1200Z‡. 36 calm wind rwy.
  • ·Twy A1, A8, A9 & A12 E of Twy A; Twy A north of Twy A2; clsd to acr.
  • ·Twy A1 rstrd to acft with wingspan 60 ft or less.
  • ·Object 2.5 ft AGL lctd 39 ft north of Twy A1 cntrln.
  • ·Index B upon request; CLOSED to acr ops with more than 30 pax seats exc PPR—amgr.
  • ·Acft dep Rwy 18 mntn rwy hdg to 800´ AGL or til rchg end of rwy whichever ocrs ltr bfr making left turns.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 edge markings E side not std btn Twy A2 and Twy A 6. 24 hr PPR for acft equipped with weather modification or geoengineering eqpt 352–629–8377.
  • ·Lndg fee: fee for acr ops only.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 352-629-8377
  • ·AWOS–3PT 128.125 (352) 237–8525.
  • ·CTAF 119.25 ATIS 128.125 RCO 122.1R 113.7T (GAINESVILLE RADIO) ®JACKSONVILLE APP/DEP CON 118.6 TOWER 119.25 (1200–0100Z‡) GND CON 121.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Jacksonville Apch at 904-741-0284.
  • ·CLASS D 1200–0100Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·(VL) (L) VORTAC 113.7 OCF Chan 84 N29º10.65´ W82º13.58´ at fld. 78/0E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 025º–078º 329º–350º 351º–024º byd 28NM VOR unusable: 010º–024º byd 40 NM 030º–037º byd 40 NM 053º–060º byd 40 NM 065º–077º byd 40 NM 094º–108º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 094º–108º byd 66 NM 127º–137º byd 40 NM 157º–171º byd 40 NM blo 13,000´ 157º–171º byd 75 NM 177º–187º byd 40 NM blo 2,000´ 177º–187º byd 54 NM 193º–210º byd 40 NM 219º–244º byd 40 NM 277º–298º byd 40 NM 325º–335º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 325º–335º byd 76 NM 352º–005º byd 111 NM 352º–005º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ ILS 111.5 I–OCF Rwy 36.
  • ·JACKSONVILLE H–8H, L–21D, 24F IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

31 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

32

since 1982

Fatal

3

9.4% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 106,304 ops in 2007

2024 total

92,750

10-yr total

677,883

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 96% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

10.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.97

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=31

  • Other 8
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Runway excursion 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-06-14 Piper PA-34 · Ground collision · day →
2004-03-17 Robinson R44 · Engine failure · VMC · night-moonlit →
2025-05-07 Cessna 182A · Other · VMC · night →
2024-06-08 Zenith 701 · Stall / spin · day →
2023-10-17 Tecnam P2010 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-02-28 Zenair CH 2000 · Other · VMC · day →
2019-10-31 Beech 58 · Stall / spin · day →
2016-04-09 Mooney M20K · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2014-04-04 HELPLING HELEN C TANGO 2 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-01-27 Cessna 340A · CFIT · day →
2011-08-24 PAYNE/FOSTER Glasair · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2011-04-21 Beech F33A · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2009-10-10 Bell OH-58A · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2009-03-18 Cessna 310K · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2007-11-13 Cessna 120 · Other · VMC · night →
2007-04-04 Luscombe 8F · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-04-13 Cessna 337 B · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2005-01-31 Grumman American AA-5A · Loss of control · day →
2003-08-30 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
2002-04-08 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1999-08-17 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1996-03-24 Cessna 150F · Weather · VMC · day →
1995-12-26 Piper PA-46-310P · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1995-11-22 Piper,Cessna PA-23-150,T210N · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
1994-04-10 — · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1993-07-04 Grumman AA-1B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-12-10 Cessna 182E · Other · VMC · day →
1986-12-22 Maule M-7-235 · Other · IMC · night →
1986-06-29 Mooney M20C · Gear-up · day →
1985-04-22 Cessna 177 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1983-03-27 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · IMC · 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
Colby Vine Ocala FL 4 nm
Jordan Mcgowan Ocala FL 4 nm
Troy Thomas Townsend Dunnellon FL 13 nm
Idalo Carlo Masi Citra FL 16 nm
Gudrun Davis Crystal River FL 26 nm
Joshua Travis Donahue Gainesville FL 31 nm
Robert King Galloway Leesburg FL 32 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Palatka FL 40 nm
David Alan Hensch Apopka FL 46 nm
David Randall Hensley Deland FL 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
Augusto Barbieri Ocala FL 4 nm
Erich Sheldon Blunt Jr Ocala FL 4 nm
Gary Lee Burch Ocala FL 4 nm
Nicholas Christakos Ocala FL 4 nm
Ralph Randall Clark Ocala FL 4 nm
Charles Noller Davidson Ocala FL 4 nm
Larry Denis Evers Ocala FL 4 nm
Larry Dean Fry Ocala FL 4 nm
Charles Albert Gauthier Ocala FL 4 nm
Bruce Bigler Howard Ocala 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
Karl Francis Blaha Ocala FL 4 nm
Roelof Blok Ocala FL 4 nm
Erich Sheldon Blunt Jr Ocala FL 4 nm
Charles John Bonnell Ocala FL 4 nm
Gary Lee Burch Ocala FL 4 nm
Ralph Randall Clark Ocala FL 4 nm
Charles Albert Gauthier Ocala FL 4 nm
Larry Vivan Jones Ocala FL 4 nm
Timothy Moore Kirby Ocala FL 4 nm
Kim Alexander Kovach Ocala 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
Quest Avionics, Inc.
Crystal River, FL
 0 nm
Central Florida Avionics & Instruments
Leesburg, FL
 30 nm
Apopka Avionics, LLC
Apopka, FL
 44 nm
East Coast Aircraft Paint and Interior
Deland, FL
 50 nm
MT Propeller USA, Inc.
Deland, FL
 50 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando, FL
Casselberry, FL
 55 nm
CE Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, FL
 56 nm
Infinity Aero Club Tampa Bay, Inc
Wesley Chapel, FL
 58 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Orlando, FL
 60 nm
Orlando Avionics Corp DBA: Orlando Acft Services
Orlando, FL
 60 nm

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