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KDFI Defiance Memorial Airport
Defiance, Ohio, USA

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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
VWVr261/36.2WATERVILLE VOR/DME113.1002W
FDYr309/38.1FINDLAY VORTAC108.2002W
MAHr304/(39.6)MARATHON VOR114.9005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEFIANCEat field24605WDFI -.. ..-. ..
BRYAN173/8.726004WBYN -... -.-- -.
FULTON224/21.037505WUSE ..- ... .
OTTAWA317/27.523305WPDR .--. -.. .-.
STANLEY021/29.741105WVFU ...- ..-. ..-
ANGOLA127/34.734705WANQ .- -. --.-
ADRIAN212/35.627806WADG .- -.. --.
BENTON RIDGE304/39.233405WBNR -... -. .-.

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: 41-20.394917N41-20.104450N
Longitude: 084-26.144433W084-25.312333W
Elevation: 706.8 ft.699.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 115 true300 magnetic, 295 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on leftnon-standard VASI system
SINGLE BOX PLASI LEFT SIDE OF RY.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 1374 ft. from runway, 159 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear50 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
    
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.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 12   download
NDB RWY 12   download

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1312:13
Sunrise07:4112:41
Sunset18:0323:03
Evening civil twilight18:3123:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 23:19:20
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 18:19:20
 
METAR
KDFI 092253Z AUTO 08003KT 3/4SM -SN BR VV008 M03/M06 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP046 P0001 T10331056
TAF
KTOL 
32nm NE 
092002Z 0920/1018 08012KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC012 TEMPO 0920/0922 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC005 FM092200 07010KT 2SM -SN BR OVC012 FM100100 01010KT 3SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100600 32012G20KT 2SM -SHSN BR OVC008 FM101200 32015G25KT 3SM -SHSN BR OVC008
KFDY 
39nm SE 
092004Z 0920/1018 08010KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC012 TEMPO 0920/0921 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC003 FM092100 08008KT 3SM -SN BR OVC012 FM100000 23010KT 3SM -SN BR OVC008 FM100600 25012G20KT 3SM -SHSN BR OVC008 FM101200 32020G30KT 2SM -SHSN BR OVC008
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
TAS Aviation UNICOM 122.70
419-658-4444
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Flight training, Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service, Aircraft parts

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KDFI have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN DEFIANCE 4.1 85-116
SUPER 8 DEFIANCE OH 4.1 51-64
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DEFIANCE 3.9 92-114
 

Other hotels near Defiance Memorial Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN DEFIANCE 3.9 

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Hotels in other cities near Defiance Memorial Airport

4 in Defiance
3 in Montpelier
 

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