FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunset | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:31 | | 23:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 01:28:03 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 20:28:03 |
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| METAR |
| KDFI | 100110Z AUTO 24003KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR SCT009 OVC015 M04/M06 A2961 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
KTOL 32nm NE | 092357Z 1000/1024 08010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 TEMPO 1000/1003 1 1/2SM -SN OVC008 FM100300 32010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 TEMPO 1003/1007 1SM -SN BR FM100900 32012G22KT 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC008 FM101200 32018G28KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN OVC008 TEMPO 1012/1015 1SM -SHSN
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KFDY 39nm SE | 092342Z 1000/1024 08010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 TEMPO 1001/1003 1SM -SN OVC008 FM100300 32010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008 TEMPO 1003/1007 1SM -SN BR FM100900 32012G22KT 2SM -SHSN BLSN OVC008 FM101200 32018G28KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN OVC008 TEMPO 1012/1015 1SM -SHSN BLS
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