FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 1000-1700 |
| 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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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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 25 October 2006 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 09:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunset | | 21:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 17:53:14 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 13:53:14 |
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| METAR |
| KDFI | 041653Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02060128
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| TAF |
KTOL 32nm NE | 041137Z 0412/0512 25004KT P6SM SCT250 FM041500 24006KT P6SM BKN250 FM041800 22006KT P6SM BKN100 FM050200 18004KT P6SM SCT100
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KFDY 39nm SE | 041137Z 0412/0512 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT250 FM041300 24005KT P6SM BKN250 FM041800 22006KT P6SM BKN100 FM050100 17004KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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