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 |
| 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 01:19:08 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Nov-2009 20:19:08 |
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| METAR |
| KDFI | 100053Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW030 BKN043 15/11 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP265 T01500111
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| TAF |
KTOL 32nm NE | 092331Z 1000/1024 24004KT P6SM SCT035 OVC150 FM100200 33003KT P6SM SCT035 OVC050 FM100400 36004KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1004/1008 BKN025 FM101300 05004KT P6SM SCT045 OVC100 FM101800 05010KT P6SM BKN200
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KFDY 39nm SE | 092331Z 1000/1024 21004KT P6SM SCT035 OVC150 FM100300 34003KT P6SM SCT035 OVC050 FM100500 03004KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 1006/1010 BKN025 FM101300 05004KT P6SM SCT045 OVC100 FM101800 05010KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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