FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 707 ft. / 215.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of DEFIANCE, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 43512 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| 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 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1200-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| VWVr261/36.2 | | WATERVILLE VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 02W |
| FDYr309/38.1 | | FINDLAY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
| MAHr304/(39.6) | | MARATHON VOR | | 114.90 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DEFIANCE | | at field | | 246 | | 05W | | DFI | -.. ..-. .. |
| BRYAN | | 173/8.7 | | 260 | | 04W | | BYN | -... -.-- -. |
| FULTON | | 224/21.0 | | 375 | | 05W | | USE | ..- ... . |
| OTTAWA | | 317/27.5 | | 233 | | 05W | | PDR | .--. -.. .-. |
| STANLEY | | 021/29.7 | | 411 | | 05W | | VFU | ...- ..-. ..- |
| ANGOLA | | 127/34.7 | | 347 | | 05W | | ANQ | .- -. --.- |
| ADRIAN | | 212/35.6 | | 278 | | 06W | | ADG | .- -.. --. |
| BENTON RIDGE | | 304/39.2 | | 334 | | 05W | | BNR | -... -. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4197 x 72 ft. / 1279 x 22 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-20.394917N | | 41-20.104450N |
| Longitude: | 084-26.144433W | | 084-25.312333W |
| Elevation: | 706.8 ft. | | 699.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 115 true | | 300 magnetic, 295 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | non-standard VASI system SINGLE BOX PLASI LEFT SIDE OF RY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1374 ft. from runway, 159 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1174 ft. from runway, 82 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOARD OF CO COMMISSIONERS 400 COURT STREET DEFIANCE, OH 43512 Phone 419-782-4761 |
| Manager: | TONY SAXTON 20399 AIRPORT RD. DEFIANCE, OH 43512 Phone 419-658-4444 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 22% | transient general aviation | | 22% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 12/30 PARALLEL TWY RESTRICTED TO 5000 LBS MAX GWT. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (154KB) |
| NDB RWY 12 | |
download (161KB) |
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 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 17:11 | | 22:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 22:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 19:11:21 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 14:11:21 |
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| METAR |
| KDFI | 251853Z AUTO 22014G21KT 9SM BKN015 BKN019 OVC024 09/06 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP083 T00890056
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| TAF |
KTOL 32nm NE | 251724Z 2518/2618 22014G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC022 TEMPO 2519/2522 BKN015 FM252200 23012KT P6SM VCSH OVC012 FM260300 23008KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC009 FM261600 24011KT 6SM BR OVC018
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KFDY 39nm SE | 251724Z 2518/2618 22016G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 2519/2522 BKN015 FM252200 23012KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM260300 23008KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC009 FM261600 24011KT 6SM BR OVC018
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| NOTAMs |
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