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KVRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 55 NTSB events

ID KVRB FAA VRB Elev 24 ft Lat 27° 39.34' N Lon 80° 25.07' 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: 7,314 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12R 111° 7,314 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
30L 291° 7,314 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
04 036° 4,974 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
22 216° 4,974 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
12L 111° 3,505 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
30R 291° 3,505 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 · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 120.575
  • CLD CLNC DEL 134.975
  • GND GND 127.450
  • TWR TWR 126.300
  • CTAF CTAF 126.300
  • APP/DEP Miami APP/DEP 123.625
  • CNTR MIAMI CNTR 132.250
  • RDO ST PETERSBURG RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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

  • NDB VEP

    Vero Beach

    0.39 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

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

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L–30R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04, 12R, 22 and 30L; PAPI Rwy 04, 12R, 12L, 22, 30R and 30L; MIRL Rwy 04–22, 12R–30L, 12L–30R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L–30R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04, 12R, 22 and 30L; PAPI Rwy 04, 12R, 12L, 22, 30R and 30L; MIRL Rwy 04–22, 12R–30L, 12L–30R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12R–30L: H7314X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–85, D–115, 2D–220 PCR 4…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L–30R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12L–30R: H3505X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCR 150 F/B/X/T MIRL No…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04, 12R, 22 and 30L; PAPI Rwy 04, 12R, 12L, 22, 30R and 30L; MIRL Rwy 04–22, 12R–30L, 12L–30R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 04, 12R, 22 and 30L; PAPI Rwy 04, 12R, 12L, 22, 30R and 30L; MIRL Rwy 04–22, 12R–30L, 12L–30R—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1100–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H4974X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–115, 2D–220 PCR 350 F/A/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 30L 04–22 4700
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–4974 TODA–4974 ASDA–4974 LDA–4974 RWY 12L:TORA–3505 TODA–3505 ASDA–3505 LDA–3505 RWY 12R:TORA–7314 TODA–7314 ASDA–7314 LDA–7314 RWY 22: TORA–4974 TODA–4974 ASDA–4945 LDA–4945 RWY 30L:TORA–7314 TODA–7314 ASDA–7276 LDA–7276 RWY 30R:TORA–3505 TODA–3505 ASDA–3505 LDA–3505
  • ·Noise sensitive arpt; jet acft use Natl Bus Acft Association noise abatement proc.
  • ·Voluntary local noise abatement proc in efct—amgr.
  • ·Flt trng on and invof arpt.
  • ·Gldr ops invof X52 aprxly 8 NM WSW.
  • ·Rwy sfc cond not mntd 0400–1100Z‡ M–F, 2030–1100Z‡ wkend and hol.
  • ·Clsd to unsked acr ops with more than 30 pax seats; 24 hr PPR req—amgr.
  • ·Int dep na exc by ATC request.
  • ·Twy B and F ops for acft with wingspan of more than 79 ft at pilots discretion—amgr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 772-978-4930
  • ·ASOS 120.575 (772) 978–9535.
  • ·CTAF 126.3 ATIS 120.575 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.2 (SAINT PETERSBURG RADIO) ®PALM BEACH APP/DEP CON 123.625 (NORTH) TOWER 126.3 (1200–0600Z‡) GND CON 127.45 CLNC DEL 134.975 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Palm Beach Apch at 561-275-1430.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0600Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·TREASURE (DL) DME 117.3 TRV Chan 120 N27º40.71´ W80º29.38´ 110º 4.1 NM to fld. 22.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH OTS indef VIRGINIA KEY N25º45.11´ W80º09.27´ NOTAM FILE MIA.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 117.1 VKZ Chan 118 294º 7.8 NM to Miami Intl. 11/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 013º–023º byd 131 NM blo 18,000´ 013º–023º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 013º–023º byd 54 NM blo 6,000´ 013º–023º byd 76 NM blo 14,000´ 020º–064º byd 20 NM blo 4,500´ 035º–050º byd 40 NM 091º–104º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ 103º–115º byd 116 NM 103º–115º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 103º–115º byd 58 NM byd 6,000´ 103º–115º byd 68 NM blo 9,000´ 103º–115º byd 86 NM blo 11,000´ 132º–142º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 132º–142º byd 77 NM blo 12,000´ 132º–142º byd 89 NM 181º–205º byd 40 NM 215º–340º byd 40 NM 279º–284º byd 25 NM blo 7,500´ 285º–319º byd 15 NM blo 7,500´ 320º–335º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ DME unusable: 020º–064º byd 20 NM 319º–329º byd 15 NM MIAMI H–8I, L–24F IAP, AD MIAMI H–8I, L–23C, A SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Vero Beach Municipal

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

55 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 53 most recent.

Total events

55

since 1982

Fatal

2

3.6% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 257,215 ops in 2024

2024 total

257,215

10-yr total

2,005,409

2024 mix

AC/AT 27% · GA 73% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

4.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.16

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=10

  • Other 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=55

  • Other 17
  • Engine failure / power loss 8
  • Loss of control 6
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 5
  • Ground collision 4
  • Hard landing 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Stall / spin 3

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-02-29 Piper PA-28-161 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-10-19 Piper PA-28-161 · Ground collision · day →
2004-01-23 Robinson R44 · Other · night →
2026-04-01 Piper PA28R · Other · day →
2025-06-01 Cessna 172F · Engine failure · dusk →
2025-04-04 Piper PA-34-200 · Gear-up · day →
2024-06-07 Piper PA28R · Other · VMC · day →
2024-05-22 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · day →
2019-12-02 Piper PA28 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2019-02-08 Piper PA28 · Weather · day →
2018-06-17 Piper PA 30 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-05-07 Piper PA28 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-03-02 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-12-04 Cessna R182 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2014-08-23 MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP. M20K · Other · VMC · day →
2011-03-15 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-03-05 Piper PA-34-200T · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-05-24 Piper PA-28-161 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-04-07 Piper PA-28-161 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-07-18 Cessna 152 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2002-10-25 Piper PA-34-220T · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-12-21 Cessna 210D · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2001-04-09 Piper PA-46-500TP · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2000-08-18 Piper PA-46-310P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1999-04-28 Cessna 210L · Engine failure · day →
1999-04-14 Piper PA-44-180 · Stall / spin · day →
1998-08-13 Piper PA-44-180 · Other · day →
1998-07-10 Piper PA-28R-201 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1998-07-09 Cessna 150M · Loss of control · day →
1998-04-18 STEWART 51 INC. S-51D · Engine failure · day →
1997-05-14 Cessna 172 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1995-05-28 Cessna 182A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-07-22 Piper PA-46 · Weather · day →
1991-12-08 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · day →
1991-07-08 Bell 206B · Hard landing · night-moonlit →
1991-04-30 Piper,Socata PA-28-161,TAMPICO TB-9C · Other · day →
1990-11-29 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1990-03-02 Hughes 300C · Weather · VMC · day →
1989-07-23 Mooney M22 · Other · day →
1988-11-11 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-10-05 Hughes 269C · Other · day →
1988-08-16 Piper PA-44-180 · Other · day →
1988-06-14 Piper PA-38-112 · Weather · VMC · day →
1987-10-29 Mooney M20F · Other · VMC · day →
1987-08-26 Piper PA-38-112 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1986-12-16 Cessna 336 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1986-02-12 Hughes 269C · Ground collision · day →
1986-01-20 Piper,Piper PA-38-112,PA-28R-201 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-05-31 Piper AZTEC PA-23-250 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-04-16 Piper PA-38-112 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1985-03-19 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1984-06-18 Cessna 172E · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1984-04-16 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · night-moonlit →

+ 2 more on file

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Manuel Lopez Fernandez Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Jason Paul Kinsey Fort Pierce FL 14 nm
Pierre Francois Lavial Fort Pierce FL 14 nm
Frank Gallagher Malabar FL 22 nm
Heather Kimberly Jordan Port St Lucie FL 25 nm
Andrew Frederick Laws Stuart FL 29 nm
Steven Michael Schinske Stuart FL 29 nm
Amon Modine Melbourne FL 30 nm
Jarret Rock Melbourne FL 30 nm
Roneil Shane Lindo Melbourne FL 30 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
Robert Salvatore Argila Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Tommy Robert Augustsson Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Stephen Karl Barnhouse Vero Beach FL 1 nm
William Roy Bolling Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Gary Lee Burdsall Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Spencer Carpenter Vero Beach FL 1 nm
John Michael Clark Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Ronald Harold Cox Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Lee Alan Dee Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Robert Joseph Desmarais Vero Beach FL 1 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
Stephen Karl Barnhouse Vero Beach FL 1 nm
James Barton Jones Jr Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Thomas Kent Overholt Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Luke Laurence Vincent Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Rodney Alan Parks Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Michael Keith Leighton Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Michael Dorn Gerthoffer Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Kenneth Charles Gumpel Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Joel Huel Knowles Jr Vero Beach FL 1 nm
Ray Marinus Oostdyk Jr Vero Beach FL 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Fort Pierce, FL
10 nm
Treasure Coast Avionics, Inc
Fort Pierce, FL
11 nm
Aviation Air Services
Okeechobee, FL
25 nm
Precision Jet Avionics, Inc.
Stuart, FL
30 nm
Wing Aviation Maintenance
Stuart, FL
30 nm
CopaAir Maintenance Services, Inc.
Indiantown, FL
38 nm
Lockwood Aviation Repair, Inc
Sebring, FL
51 nm
Spectrum Aero Maintenance Service
Kissimmee, FL
66 nm
Palm Beach Aircraft Propeller, Inc.
Lantana, FL
67 nm
Sarasota Avionics, Inc
Lantana, FL
67 nm

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