FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
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| VWVr261/36.2 | | WATERVILLE VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 02W |
| FBCr309/38.1 | | FLAG CITY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
| MAHr304/(39.6) | | MARATHON VOR | | 114.90 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DEFIANCE | | at field | | 246 | | 05W | | DFI | -.. ..-. .. |
| BRYAN | | 173/8.6 | | 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: | 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. | | 699.4 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 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: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | 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
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (94KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 18:06 | | 23:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 02:51:52 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 21:51:52 |
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| METAR |
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| KDFI | 130153Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR M04/M11 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP239 T10391106 $
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| TAF |
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KTOL
32nm NE | 121735Z 1218/1318 28014G22KT P6SM BKN030 TEMPO 1218/1220 SCT030 FM122000 27012G20KT P6SM SCT030 FM130000 25009KT P6SM SKC
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KFDY
39nm SE | 121735Z 1218/1318 28017G25KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 1220/1222 SCT025 FM122200 27012G20KT P6SM SCT025 FM130000 25010KT P6SM SKC
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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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