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KOPF · Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport

ICAO · US · 64 NTSB events

ID KOPF FAA OPF Elev 8 ft Lat 25° 54.42' N Lon 80° 16.70' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09L 087° 8,002 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
27R 267° 8,002 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
12 122° 6,800 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
30 302° 6,800 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
09R 087° 4,309 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
27L 267° 4,309 ft 100 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 125.900
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.200
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 120.700
  • CTAF CTAF 120.700
  • A/D MIAMI APP/DEP 128.600
  • MISC CG MIAMI AIR 123.100

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KOPF on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 34 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Prior Permission Required for 3 hrs prior to all arr on the General Aviation Center (GAC) ramp 305–876–7550. Contact R before operating.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Prior Permission Required for 3 hrs prior to all arr on the General Aviation Center (GAC) ramp 305–876–7550. Contact R before operating.

    ppr required

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; HIRL Rwy 12–30. 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 (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 09L–27R: H8002X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–249, 2S–175, 2D–…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 30: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´. Tree. RWY 09R–27L: H4309X…

  • Prior Permission Required for 3 hrs prior to all arr on the General Aviation Center (GAC) ramp 305–876–7550. Contact R before operating.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    PPR 3 hrs prior to all arr on the General Aviation Center (GAC) ramp 305–876–7550 ctc R

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; HIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; HIRL Rwy 12–30—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 invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (34 sentences)
  • ·140 FLORIDA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·DOLPHIN (VH) (H) VORTAC 113.9 DHP Chan 86 N25º48.00´ W80º20.94´ 099º 3.2 NM to fld. 6/4W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 055º–065º byd 35 NM blo 3,000´ 185º–195º byd 23 NM 226º–236º byd 35 NM DME unusable: 055º–065º byd 35 NM blo 3,000´ VOR unusable: 034º–037º byd 40 NM 090º–101º byd 40 NM blo 5,500´ 090º–101º byd 54 NM 102º–111º byd 40 NM LOC/DME 109.3 I–ROY Chan 30 Rwy 08L.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 30º left of course and 25º right of course.
  • ·DME unusable byd 30º left of course.ILS/DME 110.3 I–MFA Chan 40 Rwy 08R.
  • ·DME unusable byd 23º right of course.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º right of course.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.9 I–BUL Chan 46 Rwy 09.
  • ·ILS/DME 108.9 I–GEM Chan 26 Rwy 12.
  • ·Glideslope unusable byd 5º right of course; byd 6º left of course.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.1 I–VIN Chan 28 Rwy 26L.
  • ·LOC/DME 109.3 I–CNV Chan 30 Rwy 26R.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.7 I–DCX Chan 54 Rwy 30.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H6800X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–249, 2D–484, 2D/2D2–1000 PCN 61 F/A/X/T HIRL RWY 12: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 27L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 09L:TORA–8002 TODA–8202 ASDA–8202 LDA–8002 RWY 09R:TORA–4306 TODA–4306 ASDA–4306 LDA–4306 RWY 12: TORA–6800 TODA–7800 ASDA–7000 LDA–6000 RWY 27L:TORA–4306 TODA–4306 ASDA–4306 LDA–4306 RWY 27R:TORA–8002 TODA–8202 ASDA–8202 LDA–8002 RWY 30: TORA–6800 TODA–7000 ASDA–7000 LDA–6800
  • ·Rwy 09L: PAPI unusbl byd 7 degs R of cntrln.
  • ·MILITARY—FUEL J5 (PPR CG) A+ (C305–687–8410.) (NC–100LL, A) Contract fuel—305–685–4646.
  • ·Flt T is ltd to acft 40,000 lbs max gross tkof wt and blw & only btn 1200–0400Z‡.
  • ·Specific tfc pats are published for hel and fixed wing tfc; compliance is mandatory.
  • ·Obtain info fm ATCT or FBO or amgr; or req specific tfc pat instructions on initial ctc.
  • ·Rwy 09R–27L clsd dly 0400–1200Z‡ for acft noise abatement to srndg arpt community.
  • ·Dual tfc pats for hels and fixed wing acft in use Rwy 09R–27L.
  • ·Acft with wingspans gtr than 117´ are prohibited fm txig on Twy P btn Twy H and Twy N8.
  • ·Hel arr and dep avoid flying over parked or txy acft.
  • ·All acft and vehicles should rprt psns to ATC by using the sfc painted spot nrs on all exits to the ramp and non–movement areas.
  • ·Vehicle lane xing Twy E to the fire stn is non–movement.
  • ·Twy C and B south of Twy P are non–movement areas.
  • ·Twy T btn Twy E and Twy T8 rdcd spd rqrd for acft wingspan more than 117´.

+ 4 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

NTSB events

64 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 56 most recent.

Total events

82

since 1982

Fatal

7

8.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 216,246 ops in 1994

2024 total

149,389

10-yr total

1,500,051

2024 mix

AC/AT 18% · GA 78% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

4.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.34

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=64

  • Other 16
  • Gear-up landing 11
  • Stall / spin 10
  • Engine failure / power loss 8
  • Controlled flight into terrain 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Loss of control 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-12-01 Piper PA-32 · Engine failure · day →
2006-06-23 Piper PA-25-235 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-12-18 Piper PA-25-235 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-11-06 Piper PA-28R-180 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-09-25 Piper PA-25-235 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2004-12-04 Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics 340 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2026-03-04 Cessna 551 · Gear-up · VMC →
2023-01-03 Cessna 172N · Other · day →
2020-12-31 Cessna 501 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-03-27 Aero Commander 500 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2019-10-25 Piper PA 30 · Stall / spin · day →
2017-11-15 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2013-12-24 Cessna 172S · Gear-up · day →
2012-09-10 Cessna 402B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2011-07-12 GATES LEAR JET 35 · Weather · day →
2011-05-02 Beech E18S · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-03-17 Piper PA-25-260 · Stall / spin · day →
2007-11-06 Cessna,Beech C208B,E18S · Ground collision · day →
2005-08-31 Cessna 172S · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-03-06 Piper PA-44-180 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2004-11-12 Cessna 170A · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2002-10-17 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-09-30 William J. Knowles KNOWLES-THORP KT-18 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2000-04-04 Dassault DA-20 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-10-11 Fairchild SA227-AC · Hard landing · night →
1999-03-30 Cessna 210 · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1998-08-27 Piper PA-32-300 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1998-06-05 Cessna 310K · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-04-15 Piper PA-46-310P · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1996-05-02 Beech UC45J · Gear-up · day →
1995-08-10 Cessna 150L · Other · day →
1995-06-22 Piper PA-31-350 · Gear-up · day →
1995-06-01 Piper PA-23-250 · Engine failure · day →
1995-03-21 CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES A-1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-12-18 Cessna 152 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1994-06-22 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · day →
1994-03-13 SIAI-Marchetti F-260-C · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1993-11-10 Cessna 421 · Gear-up · VMC · dusk →
1993-10-06 Schweizer 269C · Weather · day →
1993-03-19 Cessna 402B · Other · day →
1992-06-08 Piper PA-24-260 · Weather · day →
1990-05-21 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · day →
1988-03-09 Hughes 269A · Other · VMC · day →
1987-12-05 Cessna 310F · Other · VMC · day →
1987-12-04 Beech C-45H · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1987-11-10 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-09-24 Aero Commander 560-F · Other · VMC · day →
1987-08-31 Cessna,Bell 152,47G-2 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-07-17 Cessna 152 · Other · IMC · day →
1987-06-20 Bell 47G-2 · Other · day →
1987-04-02 Cessna 310D · Stall / spin · day →
1986-06-28 Cessna 150M · Under/overshoot · day →
1986-04-25 Cessna 402B · Gear-up · VMC · night →
1986-04-25 Cessna 310L · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit →
1986-01-23 Cessna 310J · Other · VMC · dusk →
1985-10-07 Piper PA-31-310 · Gear-up · day →

+ 8 more on file

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Michelle Carol Melendez North Miami FL 6 nm
Bradley Palmer Pembroke Pines FL 7 nm
Leandro Antonio Mata Pembroke Pines FL 7 nm
Thomas Coleman Inglima Pembroke Pines FL 7 nm
William Richard Rundell Pembroke Pines FL 7 nm
Alvin Guthery Miami FL 9 nm
Carlos Cortes Miami FL 9 nm
Christopher Hastings Kirk Miami FL 9 nm
David Jose Pineda Miami FL 9 nm
Diane Elizabeth Reinken Miami FL 9 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
Michel Victor Verger Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
William Neil Aitkenhead Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Kenneth Christopher Badziak Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Michael Victor Verger Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Karl Alexander Robles Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Christopher Emmanuel Benaiges Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Samuel Leiva Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Nicolas Palomino Manyari Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Robert Logan Billings Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Kerry Stanley Hackney Hialeah 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
Carlos Alberto Lavina Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Roberto Gabino Sosa Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Javier Sosa Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
John Robert Lopez Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Jaime Andres Becerra Jr Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Samuel Leiva Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Sebastian Alvarez Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Jorge Enrique Castillo Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
Robert Raymond Alameda Miami Lakes FL 2 nm
David Paul Ellenberger Miami Lakes FL 2 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
Opa-locka, FL
1 nm
Flight Support & Logistics, LLC
Pembroke Pines, FL
6 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Miami
Fort Lauderdale, FL
6 nm
Propel Aviation Services, LLC
Miami, FL
18 nm
Wayne's Aircraft Maintenance
Miami, FL
18 nm
Alca Avionics, Inc
Miami, FL
18 nm
AOG Aircraft Service Inc.
Tamarac, FL
18 nm
Superior Avionics Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
19 nm
Avionics Masters, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
19 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Raton, FL
30 nm

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