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KPBI · Palm Beach International Airport

ICAO · US · 44 NTSB events

ID KPBI FAA PBI Elev 19 ft Lat 26° 40.99' N Lon 80° 5.74' 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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,001 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10L 093° 10,001 ft 150 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
28R 273° 10,001 ft 150 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
14 135° 6,931 ft 150 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
32 315° 6,931 ft 150 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
10R 093° 3,214 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
28L 273° 3,214 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) 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 · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 123.750
  • ASOS ASOS 119.975
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.600
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 119.100
  • APP APP 124.600
  • DEP DEP 127.350
  • RDO MIAMI RDO 122.400
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB PB

    Rubin

    0.36 MHz · BOTH · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC PBI

    Palm Beach

    115.70 MHz · DME 115.70 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 57 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Prior Permission Required for rq for all acft equipped with wx modification eqpt or acft cpbl of wx modification and/or geoengineering by. Contact T before operating.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Prior Permission Required for rq for all acft equipped with wx modification eqpt or acft cpbl of wx modification and/or geoengineering by. Contact T before operating.

    ppr required

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 14, PAPI Rwy 05, Rwy 14, Rwy 23 and Rwy 28, HIRL Rwy 14, Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 32: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.25º TCH 57´. Thld dsplcd 418´.…

  • 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

    Migratory birds on and invof arpt.

  • Prior Permission Required for rq for all acft equipped with wx modification eqpt or acft cpbl of wx modification and/or geoengineering by. Contact T before operating.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    PPR rq for all acft equipped with wx modification eqpt or acft cpbl of wx modification and/or geoengineering by ctc T

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 14, PAPI Rwy 05, Rwy 14, Rwy 23 and Rwy 28, HIRL Rwy 14, Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 14, PAPI Rwy 05, Rwy 14, Rwy 23 and Rwy 28, HIRL Rwy 14, Rwy 05–23—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (57 sentences)
  • ·186 FLORIDA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – PALM BEACH INTL (PBI)(KPBI) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N26º40.99´ W80º05.74´ 20 B AOE ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE PBI RWY 10L–28R: H10001X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1073 PCR 710 F/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 10L: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 68´.
  • ·RVR–TR Thld dsplcd 1200´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·RWY 14–32: H6931X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–521, 2D/2D2–1042 PCR 610 F/A/W/T MIRL RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 66´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 10L 14–32 3117 RWY 14 10L–28R 4295 RWY 28R 14–32 3725
  • ·RWY 10L:TORA–10001 TODA–10001 ASDA–9351 LDA–8151 RWY 10R:TORA–3214 TODA–3214 ASDA–3214 LDA–3214 RWY 14: TORA–6926 TODA–6926 ASDA–6000 LDA–6000 RWY 28L:TORA–3214 TODA–3214 ASDA–3214 LDA–3214 RWY 28R:TORA–10001 TODA–10001 ASDA–9051 LDA–8240 RWY 32: TORA–6926 TODA–6926 ASDA–6926 LDA–6513 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 14: EMAS
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect.
  • ·Multiengine flight training prohibited SS to SR, Sun and hol, strict environmental operating Stage 2 acft 0300–1200Z‡ call noise abatement officer 561–471–7467.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if eqipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Index D ARFF equipment avbl, 24 hr PPR.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 safety area not std sfc varns.
  • ·Rwy 10L–28R safety area not std sfc varns.
  • ·Be alert, Twy L is lctd btn Rwys 10L–28R and 10R–28L.
  • ·Twy L is wider and longer than Rwy 10R–28L, do not confuse Twy L for rwy.
  • ·Acft with wingspan of 118´ or greater is prohibited on Twy L.
  • ·Acft with wingspans gtr than 118´ may not opr on Twy E, Twy W, Twy Y and Twy F NW of Twy A. 24 hr PPR for acft with wingspans greater than 171´.
  • ·Acft with wingspans gtr than 49´ may not oper simul on Rwy 10R–28L and Twy R.
  • ·Rwy 14 LAHSO signage not std.
  • ·Twy L3 east surface painted holding position sign not std.
  • ·Be alert, Rwy 28L and Rwy 28R thlds staggered by 5400´.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Arrival Alert.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 561-471-7420
  • ·ASOS 123.75 (561) 444–7590.
  • ·D–ATIS 123.75 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.4 (MIAMI RADIO) RCO 122.1R 115.7T (MIAMI RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 128.3 125.2 (South) TOWER 118.75 119.1 GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 121.6 CPDLC PDC
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE1 MIAMI H–8I, L–23C IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 FLORIDA 187 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTAC 115.7 PBI Chan 104 N26º40.80´ W80º05.19´ at fld. 16/3W.

+ 27 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

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Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

44 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

57

since 1982

Fatal

4

7.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 238,835 ops in 1990

2024 total

174,868

10-yr total

1,499,092

2024 mix

AC/AT 66% · GA 33% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

2.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.19

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=44

  • Other 15
  • Gear-up landing 9
  • Ground collision 6
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-03-05 Piper PA24-260 · Gear-up · day →
2005-03-25 Piper PA-23-250 · Gear-up · day →
2002-02-14 Gulfstream Aerospace G-V · Gear-up · dawn →
2026-03-19 Airbus A320-232 · Weather · day →
2022-04-03 BOMBARDIER INC BD-700-2A12 · Stall / spin →
2017-01-27 Beech 200 · Gear-up · day →
2015-07-22 Canadair CL-600-2B16 · Ground collision · day →
2014-01-28 Piper PA-34-200 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2011-07-10 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Stall / spin · day →
2010-11-11 PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-44-180 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
1999-09-03 Beech B-90 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1998-04-03 Cessna 402B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1997-10-21 Diamond Aircraft Industries DA20-A1 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1997-04-08 Aerospatiale AS 350B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-05-24 Boeing 727-232 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1995-04-14 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1994-07-24 Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 · Other · VMC · day →
1994-03-26 Cessna 310Q · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-01-12 Beech 58 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1990-11-11 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-04-09 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1988-06-17 Learjet 24 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1987-09-16 Piper PA-60 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
1987-08-23 Cessna 402B · Other · VMC · day →
1986-12-30 Fokker F28 MK4000 · Other · day →
1986-11-22 Cessna T210F · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-10-18 Cessna 310R · Other · VMC · day →
1985-10-12 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-09-08 Douglas DC-8-71 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-24 Cessna 402B · Stall / spin · day →
1985-07-05 Cessna,Gates Learjet 402,LR-35A · Other · day →
1985-05-06 Beech E18S · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1985-04-24 Rockwell AC-500 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1985-02-28 Piper PA-32R · Weather · VMC · day →
1984-10-19 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · night →
1984-09-04 Bell 206L-1 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-06-03 Grumman G-111 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1984-03-19 Cessna 310R · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1983-12-30 Cessna 210M · Other · IMC · night →
1983-12-14 Douglas DC-10-10 · Ground collision · night-moonlit →
1983-10-07 Sikorsky S-61N · Other · dusk →
1983-03-30 Cessna 182 RG · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1982-06-27 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · day →
1982-03-12 Beech F33A · Other · dusk →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Daron Roche West Palm Beach FL 4 nm
Sven Samson West Palm Beach FL 4 nm
Benjamin Samples Lake Worth Beach FL 4 nm
Casey Rice Lantana FL 6 nm
Roger Wozniak Palm Beach Gardens FL 11 nm
Eugene Scanlon Boca Raton FL 19 nm
Jerold Bogartz Boca Raton FL 19 nm
Ramon Lleras Boca Raton FL 19 nm
Richard Engler Boca Raton FL 19 nm
Byron Roland Leguisamo Coconut Creek FL 25 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
Martine Nicole Davis Lake Clarke FL 1 nm
Ted Cornell Mclelland Jr Lake Clarke FL 1 nm
Nicolas Mikhail Marcomichalis Palm Beach FL 3 nm
Jacqueline Anne Zimmerman Palm Beach FL 3 nm
Michael Joseph Suchar Palm Beach FL 3 nm
Christopher Charles Smith Greenacres FL 4 nm
Christopher Carl Jones Greenacres FL 4 nm
Miguel Andres Rueda Greenacres FL 4 nm
Samuel Ray Bullers West Palm Beach FL 4 nm
Patrick John Hassett West Palm Beach 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
Ted Cornell Mclelland Jr Lake Clarke FL 1 nm
John Edward Stinson Haverhill FL 2 nm
Mario Alexander Cuartas Palm Springs FL 3 nm
David Newell Cavanaugh Palm Springs FL 3 nm
David Eric Williams Palm Springs FL 3 nm
Jane Marie Orina Palm Springs FL 3 nm
Andrej John Welser Palm Springs FL 3 nm
Roy Zubia Palm Springs FL 3 nm
John Colin Wiest Palm Springs FL 3 nm
Randall Joseph Martin Palm Springs 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
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Lantana, FL
6 nm
Palm Beach Aircraft Propeller, Inc.
Lantana, FL
6 nm
Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Raton, FL
18 nm
CopaAir Maintenance Services, Inc.
Indiantown, FL
27 nm
Avionics Masters, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
29 nm
Superior Avionics Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
29 nm
AOG Aircraft Service Inc.
Tamarac, FL
30 nm
Wing Aviation Maintenance
Stuart, FL
31 nm
Precision Jet Avionics, Inc.
Stuart, FL
31 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Miami
Fort Lauderdale, FL
42 nm

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