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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Dec-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 22:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 22:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2009 15:47:36 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Dec-2009 10:47:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KDFI | 091508Z AUTO 23014G24KT 9SM -RA SCT015 BKN019 OVC033 03/01 A2904 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
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KTOL
32nm NE | 091413Z 0914/1012 23015G25KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 FM091500 24025G35KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 0915/0918 4SM -SHRA OVC015 FM091800 24035G45KT 6SM -RAPL SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 0919/0921 3SM -SN OVC015 FM092100 24030G45KT 5SM -SN OVC025 FM100000 25030
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KFDY
39nm SE | 091228Z 0912/1012 24020G32KT P6SM SCT015 OVC040 TEMPO 0914/0917 5SM -RA BKN015 FM091800 24035G45KT P6SM SCT015 OVC035 FM100000 24030G40KT P6SM OVC030
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| NOTAMs |
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