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FL17

Ruckel Airport
Niceville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FL17
Lat/Long:	30-31-10.7080N 086-26-17.8150W 30-31.178467N 086-26.296917W 30.5196411,-86.4382819 (estimated)
Elevation:	67 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation:	00E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of NICEVILLE, FL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	32578

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1963
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTS (7 nm S):	133.925 (850-654-7128)
WX ASOS at CEW (16 nm N):	119.275 (850-682-1237)
WX AWOS-3P at 54J (19 nm NE):	118.725 (850-892-0147)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CEWr143/22.2		CRESTVIEW VORTAC		115.90		03E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	trees, 800 ft. from runway	trees, 800 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RUCKEL PROPERTIES, INC. 1003C JOHN SIMS PARKWAY EAST NICEVILLE, FL 32578 Phone 850-678-2223 EMAIL: BUSINESSOFFICE@RUCKELPROPERTIES.COM
Manager:	RUCKEL PROPERTIES, INC. 1003C JOHN SIMS PARKWAY EAST NICEVILLE, FL 32578 Phone 850-678-2223

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC EGLIN APCH 850-882-9152 OR 850-882-9151.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FL17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVPS - Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (5 nm SW)
KDTS - Destin Executive Airport (7 nm S)
KEGI - Duke Field (Eglin AF Aux Nr 3) Airport (9 nm NW)
KHRT - Hurlburt Field Airport (14 nm SW)
KCEW - Bob Sikes Airport (16 nm N)
54J - DeFuniak Springs Airport (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Mar-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:35	11:35
Sunrise	05:59	11:59
Sunset	17:51	23:51
Evening civil twilight	18:15	00:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Mar-2025 17:11:19
Local (UTC-6)	13-Mar-2025 11:11:19

METAR

KVPS 5nm SW	131655Z AUTO 20014G20KT 10SM OVC013 23/18 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N DZB14E24 SLP159 P0000 T02300183 $
KDTS 7nm S	131653Z 16006KT 10SM SCT015 BKN065 22/19 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP154 T02220189
KEGI 8nm NW	131659Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM +TSRA SCT001 SCT018 OVC034 20/18 A2997 RMK AO2 VIS 1 7/8V2 1/2 SLP149 $
KHRT 13nm SW	131655Z 19012KT 10SM SCT035 BKN070 23/19 A2998 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT NE SLP150 T02270186 $
KCEW 15nm N	131653Z AUTO 21011G16KT 10SM TS FEW025 FEW040 SCT048 23/18 A3000 RMK AO2 TSB52 SLP157 T02330178
K54J 19nm NE	131655Z AUTO 26003KT 5SM +RA BKN021 BKN032 OVC050 20/18 A3000 RMK AO2 P0002 T02000183

TAF

KVPS 5nm SW	131500Z 1315/1415 19009KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2991INS BECMG 1316/1317 20012G18KT 9000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1318/1322 19012G22KT 4800 -TSRA BKN015CB BECMG 1322/1323 20010KT 9999 NSW FEW020 SCT050 QNH2988INS BECMG 1403/1404 17006KT 1600 BR BKN003 QNH2987INS TEMPO 1407/1414 0800 FG VV001 TX23/1319Z TN14/1410Z
KEGI 8nm NW	131030Z 1310/1415 19006KT 9999 BKN020 BKN050 QNH2991INS BECMG 1315/1316 20012G18KT 9000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 QNH2992INS BECMG 1319/1320 20010KT 9999 NSW SCT020 SCT050 QNH2988INS BECMG 1403/1404 17006KT 1600 BR BKN003 BKN015 QNH2987INS TEMPO 1407/1414 0800 FG VV001 TX23/1319Z TN14/1310Z
KHRT 13nm SW	131300Z 1313/1416 18009KT 9999 SCT010 SCT040 QNH2994INS BECMG 1315/1316 21010G15KT 8000 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2990INS BECMG 1320/1321 21010G15KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2988INS BECMG 1322/1323 21009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2989INS BECMG 1403/1404 21009KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2988INS TX22/1318Z TN19/1313Z

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