FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
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: | 706.9 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 |
| 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 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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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| FBCr309/38.1 | | FLAG CITY VORTAC | | 108.20 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ADRIAN | | 212/35.6 | | 278 | | 06W | | ADG | .- -.. --. |
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: | 4199 x 72 ft. / 1280 x 22 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-20.395040N | | 41-20.104447N |
| Longitude: | 084-26.144535W | | 084-25.312162W |
| Elevation: | 706.9 ft. | | 699.5 ft. |
| 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 44 ft. trees, 1365 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | 75 ft. trees, 1335 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BOARD OF CO COMMISSIONERS
500 COURT ST STE A
DEFIANCE, OH 43512-2171
Phone 419-782-4761 |
| Manager: | TONY SAXTON
20399 AIRPORT RD
DEFIANCE, OH 43512-6763
Phone 419-658-4444
TONY@TAS-AVIATION.COM. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 26/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 30% | transient general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC TOLEDO APCH AT 419-865-1495. |
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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (144KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (460KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-May-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunset | | 21:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-May-2023 08:30:24 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 30-May-2023 04:30:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KDFI | 300753Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01720089
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| TAF |
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KTOL
32nm NE | 300525Z 3006/3106 10004KT P6SM SKC
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KFDY
39nm SE | 300525Z 3006/3106 13006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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