KSFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport
ICAO · US · 59 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Runways
8 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L | 090° | 11,002 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 27R | 270° | 11,002 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 18 | 180° | 6,002 ft | 150 ft | PEM | Yes | 0.09% |
| 36 | 360° | 6,002 ft | 150 ft | PEM | Yes | 0.09% |
| 09R | 89.9° | 5,839 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 27L | 269.9° | 5,839 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 09C | 090° | 3,578 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 27C | 270° | 3,578 ft | 75 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 · 6 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 125.975
- CLD CLNC DEL 121.350
- GND GND 121.350
- TWR SANFORD TWR 120.300
- CTAF CTAF 120.300
- A/D APP/DEP 119.775
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSFB on LiveATC ↗
Navaids
- NDB SFB
Sanford
0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 10 matched · 48 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 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09R–27L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09R–27L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 27L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 09R and Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 09C, 27C, 09R, 27L, 18, and 36; HIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 09R–27L; MIRL Rwy 18–36 and Rwy 09C–27C. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (10)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09L–27R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 09L–27R: H11002X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–100, D–279, 2D–840 PCR…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 18–36: H6002X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–111, D–183, 2D–599 P…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09R–27L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 09R–27L: H5839X75 (ASPH) S–67, D–80 PCR 310 F/A/X/T HIRL…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 27L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 27L: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´. Trees. RWY 09C–27C…
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 09R and Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 09C, 27C, 09R, 27L, 18, and 36; HIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 09R–27L; MIRL Rwy 18–36 and Rwy 09C–27C. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
actvt MALSR Rwy 09R and Rwy 27R; PAPI Rwys 09L, 27R, 09C, 27C, 09R, 27L, 18, and 36; HIRL Rwy 09L–27R and Rwy 09R–27L; MIRL Rwy 18–36 and Rwy 09C–27C—CTAF
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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; including eagles invof arpt.
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 09–27: H4005X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–40 PCN 9 F/B/Y/T MIR…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 17–35: H3704X100 (ASPH) S–30, D–40 PCN 8 F/B/X/T MIRL RW…
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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
Deer on and invof arpt.
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Airport attended 1200–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1200–0000Z‡.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (48 sentences)
- ·RWY 27C: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
- ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 09C 18–36 3150 RWY 09L 18–36 5500 RWY 18 09R–27L 4600 RWY 27R 18–36 3952 RWY 36 09L–27R 5170
- ·RWY 09C:TORA–3578 TODA–3578 ASDA–3578 LDA–3578 RWY 09L:TORA–11002 TODA–11002 ASDA–11002 LDA–10002 RWY 09R:TORA–5839 TODA–5839 ASDA–5839 LDA–5000 RWY 18: TORA–6002 TODA–6002 ASDA–5956 LDA–5956 RWY 27C:TORA–3578 TODA–3578 ASDA–3578 LDA–3578 RWY 27L:TORA–5839 TODA–5839 ASDA–5839 LDA–5839 RWY 27R:TORA–11002 TODA–11002 ASDA–11002 LDA–11002 RWY 36: TORA–6002 TODA–6002 ASDA–6002 LDA–6002
- ·For tkof bjts use FAA NADP–2 comparable acr ops specs profile or NBAA profile.
- ·On visual apchs pilots are re quested to dla ldg grar extn til oprly nec.
- ·Flt trng act in tfc pat and lcl area.
- ·Clsd to repetitive acr trng ops excp 24 hr PPR—amgr 407–585–4000 ext 4006 or 407–585–4119.
- ·ARFF Index E avbl with 24 hr PPR (charter carriers on published sked exempt).
- ·All unscheduled acr with at least 31 psgr seats PPR ctc director odf ops 407–585–4112 or 407–585–4119.
- ·Twy Twy K clsd to acft with wingspan gtr than 79´.
- ·Twy P clsd to acft with wingspan greater than 40´.
- ·Rwy 18–36 cntr 75´ good cond; outer edge fair cond.
- ·US Customs and border protection GA Fac (GAF) hrs of op Thurs Mon (1600Z–0000Z‡).
- ·All acft with less than 30 seats arriving to clear customs ctc 129.075 prior to ldg.
- ·Rwy 18–36 prim acr ops rwy.
- ·Rwy 09L–27R prim acr ops rwy.
- ·Rwy 09R–27L pri flt T rwy.
- ·PAEW on trml ramp wi 75´ of Twy C cntrln when acft using gates 7 or 8.
- ·Due to facility constraints that limit ability to accommodate diverted flights acft operators to ctc the arpt at 407–585–4101 for prior coordination, except in case of a declared in–flight emergency.
- ·Calm wind rwy–when wind is less than 5kts, Rwy 09L is pref for all acr and large acft, Rwy 09R pref for GA ops.
- ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if eqipped) enabled on all airport surfaces. 24 hr PPR for acft equipped with weather modification or geoengineering eqpt 407–585–4101.
- ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Terminal Area Graphic Notice & Arrival Alert.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 407-585-4101
- ·ASOS 125.975 (407) 321–9384.
- ·CTAF 120.3 ATIS 125.975 ®ORLANDO APP/DEP CON 125.225 (South) 135.3 (North) CLNC DEL 123.975 CLNC DEL 121.35 (When twr clsd) TOWER 120.3 135.25 (1130–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.35 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE JACKSONVILLE H–8H, L–21D, 24F IAP, AD SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 FLORIDA 151 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
- ·CLASS C svc ctc APP CON svc 1130–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
- ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 112.2 ORL Chan 59 N28º32.56´ W81º20.10´ 021º 15.0 NM to fld. 102/0E.
- ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 066º–084º 246º–289º byd 17 NM blo 2,000´ 246º–289º byd 28 NM blo 2,500´ VOR unusable: 075º–089º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 075º–089º byd 53 NM 090º–100º byd 40 NM 235º–245º byd 40 NM 260º–296º byd 40 NM blo 2,000´ 260º–296º byd 46 NM blo 5,000´ 260º–296º byd 57 NM 300º–314º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 300º–314º byd 55 NM blo 6,000´ 300º–314º byd 66 NM 320º–330º byd 40 NM 340º–345º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 108.9 I–SND Chan 26 Rwy 09L.
- ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
- ·ILS/DME 111.55 I–OOS Chan 52(Y) Rwy 09R.
+ 18 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
59 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 55 most recent.
Total events
60
since 1982
Fatal
6
10.0% of total
Last 5 years
8
≈ 1.6/yr
Last 10 years
14
≈ 1.4/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 393,027 ops in 2001
2024 total
292,472
10-yr total
2,720,107
2024 mix
AC/AT 31% · GA 68% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
5.1
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.51
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=16
- Loss of control 3
- Other 2
- Ground collision 2
- Gear-up landing 2
- Hard landing 2
- Stall / spin 1
- Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
- Engine failure / power loss 1
All time · n=59
- Other 10
- Gear-up landing 9
- Ground collision 7
- Engine failure / power loss 7
- Loss of control 7
- Hard landing 4
- Stall / spin 4
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
+ 4 more on file
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.
Designees in FL
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Ray Laughlin | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Joseph N Lamiroult | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Todd Michael Underwood | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| David Randall Hensley | Deland | FL | 15 nm |
| Glen Garrick | Deland | FL | 15 nm |
| Kenneth Todd Luckett | Deland | FL | 15 nm |
| David Alan Hensch | Apopka | FL | 16 nm |
| Robert John Elwood | New Smyrna Beach | FL | 21 nm |
| Daniel Foster | Orlando | FL | 22 nm |
| Edward Moon | Orlando | FL | 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Haralambos Pantazis | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Daniel Tyler Pedersen | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Mark Allen Ray | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| David Joseph Nowinski | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Michael Raymond Stroh | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Daniel Kirk Dornseif | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Joseph Anthony Casullo Iii | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Jodie Marie Lyons | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| David William Gopsill | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Donald Eugene Uzelac | Sanford | FL | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silas Jay Barker | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Rolando Jorge Ortega | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Mark Allen Ray | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Dennis Edward Pendergast | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Christoph Johannes Franz | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Michael Raymond Stroh | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Douglas Domingo Martinez | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Patricio Fabian Arellano | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| William Marvin Thompson | Sanford | FL | 2 nm |
| Bradley Phillip Schramski | Sanford | 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 |
|---|---|
| CE Avionics, Inc. Sanford, FL | 1 nm |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Orlando, FL Casselberry, FL | 8 nm |
| Orlando Avionics Corp DBA: Orlando Acft Services Orlando, FL | 14 nm |
| Aviation One Maintenance and Modification Orlando, FL | 14 nm |
| RealClean Aircraft Detailing Orlando, FL | 15 nm |
| MT Propeller USA, Inc. Deland, FL | 18 nm |
| East Coast Aircraft Paint and Interior Deland, FL | 18 nm |
| Apopka Avionics, LLC Apopka, FL | 19 nm |
| American Aero Serivces New Smyrna Beach, FL | 22 nm |
| Avionics Installations, Inc. New Smyrna Beach, FL | 23 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗