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Class C

Palm Beach International Airport

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

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FAA Airport Diagram · KPBI

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Runways at KPBI

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

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 0.02%
32 315° 6,931 ft 150 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.02%
10R 093° 3,214 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes
28L 273° 3,214 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

9 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • 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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Navaids associated with KPBI

  • NDB PB

    Rubin

    0.36 MHz · BOTH · MEDIUM

  • VORTAC PBI

    Palm Beach

    115.70 MHz · DME 115.70 · BOTH · HIGH

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KPBI, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

4 matched · 57 not yet translated

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)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·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

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

MFWSouth Florida

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KPBI — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KPBI

43 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

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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

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=43

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

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough 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
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 near-miss reports at KPBI

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KPBI

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

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 near KPBI

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

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 near KPBI

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

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 near KPBI

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

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.