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Airport · ICAO · US

Class D

Vero Beach Regional Airport

ID KVRB FAA VRB Elev 24 ft Lat 27° 39.34' N Lon 80° 25.07' W Zulu

Live conditions at KVRB

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FAA Airport Diagram · KVRB

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Runways at KVRB

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

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 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

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Navaids associated with KVRB

  • NDB VEP

    Vero Beach

    0.39 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

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

4 matched · 22 not yet translated

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.

    pcl ctaf

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)

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.

  • ·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

Chart Supplement

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

NTSB events at KVRB

110 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

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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

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=9

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

All time · n=110

  • Other 68
  • Engine failure / power loss 8
  • Loss of control 6
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
  • Ground collision 5
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Hard landing 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4

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
2008-02-29 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
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
1983-04-12 Cessna 150M · Other · VMC · day

+ 57 more on file

DPEs near KVRB

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
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 near KVRB

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
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 near KVRB

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
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 near KVRB

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
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.