FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DFI |
| Lat/Long: | 41-20-15.0000N 084-25-43.7000W
41-20.250000N 084-25.728333W
41.3375000,-84.4288056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 706.9 ft. / 215.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of DEFIANCE, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 43512 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1945 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DFI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT 0800-1200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.425 (419-658-2301) |
| TOLEDO APPROACH: | 134.35 |
| TOLEDO DEPARTURE: | 134.35 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FBCr309/38.1 | | FLAG CITY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ADRIAN | | 212/35.6 | | 278 | | 06W | | ADG | .- -.. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:100LL & JET A+ AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4199 x 72 ft. / 1280 x 22 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-20.395040N | | 41-20.104447N |
| Longitude: | 084-26.144535W | | 084-25.312162W |
| Elevation: | 706.9 ft. | | 699.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 115 true | | 300 magnetic, 295 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 1445 ft. from runway, 103 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 75 ft. trees, 1385 ft. from runway, 252 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOARD OF CO COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT ST STE A
DEFIANCE, OH 43512-2171
Phone 419-782-4761 |
| Manager: | TONY SAXTON
20399 AIRPORT RD
DEFIANCE, OH 43512-6763
Phone 419-658-4444
TONY@TAS-AVIATION.COM. |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC TOLEDO APCH AT 419-865-1495. |
| - | FOR AFT HRS ACES TO LOBBY SEE SIGN ON TRML DOOR. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (144KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (460KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
0G6 - Williams County Airport (9 nm NW)
7W5 - Henry County Airport (16 nm E)
KUSE - Fulton County Airport (21 nm NE)
KOWX - Putnam County Airport (27 nm SE)
KGWB - De Kalb County Airport (29 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-May-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 09:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-May-2025 02:34:00 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 20-May-2025 22:34:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KDFI | 210153Z AUTO 08009KT 10SM OVC008 11/09 A2976 RMK AO2 CIG 006V012 SLP078 T01060094
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| TAF |
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KTOL
32nm NE | 201728Z 2018/2118 09015G25KT P6SM -SHRA BKN090 FM202100 08015G25KT 6SM -SHRA OVC045 FM210400 08012G22KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC025 FM210700 08012G20KT 6SM BR OVC015 FM210900 08012KT P6SM OVC008 FM211200 07010KT P6SM OVC003
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KFDY
39nm SE | 202244Z 2023/2118 09012G20KT 2SM -SHRA OVC040 FM210000 09013KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM210500 11012KT 6SM BR OVC021 FM210800 12010KT P6SM OVC008 FM211200 14010KT P6SM OVC003 FM211500 19008KT 6SM -SHRA BKN008
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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