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FL17

Ruckel Airport
Niceville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FL17
Lat/Long:	30-31-10.7080N 086-26-17.8150W 30-31.178467N 086-26.296917W 30.5196411,-86.4382819 (estimated)
Elevation:	67 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation:	00E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of NICEVILLE, FL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	32578

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1963
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DTS (7 nm S):	133.925 (850-654-7128)
WX ASOS at CEW (16 nm N):	119.275 (850-682-1237)
WX AWOS-3P at 54J (19 nm NE):	118.725 (850-892-0147)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CEWr143/22.2		CRESTVIEW VORTAC		115.90		03E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	trees, 800 ft. from runway	trees, 800 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RUCKEL PROPERTIES, INC. 1003C JOHN SIMS PARKWAY EAST NICEVILLE, FL 32578 Phone 850-678-2223 EMAIL: BUSINESSOFFICE@RUCKELPROPERTIES.COM
Manager:	RUCKEL PROPERTIES, INC. 1003C JOHN SIMS PARKWAY EAST NICEVILLE, FL 32578 Phone 850-678-2223

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC EGLIN APCH 850-882-9152 OR 850-882-9151.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FL17.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVPS - Eglin Air Force Base/Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (5 nm SW)
KDTS - Destin Executive Airport (7 nm S)
KEGI - Duke Field (Eglin AF Aux Nr 3) Airport (9 nm NW)
KHRT - Hurlburt Field Airport (14 nm SW)
KCEW - Bob Sikes Airport (16 nm N)
54J - DeFuniak Springs Airport (19 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:59	11:59
Sunrise	06:25	12:25
Sunset	16:44	22:44
Evening civil twilight	17:10	23:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Dec-2025 03:33:16
Local (UTC-6)	30-Nov-2025 21:33:16

METAR

KVPS 5nm SW	010255Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM OVC007 16/14 A3017 RMK AO2 RAE0155DZB0155E0157 OVC V BKN SLP223 P0000 60000 T01560138 53014 $
KDTS 7nm S	010253Z 36011KT 10SM FEW008 OVC012 16/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 60000 T01560144 53014
KEGI 8nm NW	010255Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM OVC005 15/14 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01500137 52020 $
KHRT 13nm SW	010255Z AUTO 04011KT 10SM OVC008 16/14 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01610139 53016 $
KCEW 15nm N	010253Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM -RA OVC006 14/13 A3022 RMK AO2 RAE0154B40 SLP230 P0000 60001 T01390133 51020
K54J 19nm NE	010315Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM -DZ OVC004 14/14 A3019 RMK AO2 T01390139

TAF

KVPS
5nm SW

302140Z 3021/0124 01008KT 9999 SCT033 OVC075 QNH3011INS BECMG 0103/0104 02010G18KT 9999 -RA BKN019 OVC026 QNH3018INS BECMG 0115/0116 06012G20KT 9999 NSW FEW019 SCT027 OVC042 QNH3022INS BECMG 0118/0119 08010G18KT 9000 -RA FEW026 SCT041 OVC055 QNH3013INS BECMG 0120/0121 09014KT 9999 -SHRA FEW025 SCT041 OVC055 QNH3004INS TX17/3021Z TN14/0113Z

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