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FL17

Ruckel Airport
Niceville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 15-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:07	11:07
Sunrise	06:31	11:31
Sunset	18:51	23:51
Evening civil twilight	19:15	00:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Sep-2026 02:05:06
Local (UTC-5)	15-Sep-2026 21:05:06

METAR

KVPS 5nm SW	160120Z 14005KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A3013 RMK SLPNO ALSTG ESTMD FZRANO $
KDTS 7nm S	160153Z 12004KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02940250
KEGI 8nm NW	160121Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3012 RMK SLP198 FZRANO $
KHRT 13nm SW	160155Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3011 RMK AO2A SLP194 T03000253 FZRANO $
KCEW 15nm N	160153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP213 T02610228
K54J 19nm NE	160155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT055 28/22 A3017 RMK AO2 T02750224

TAF

KVPS 5nm SW	151700Z 1517/1623 08009KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3004INS BECMG 1518/1519 16009KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3006INS WND VRB06KT AFT 1602 BECMG 1617/1618 16009KT 9999 FEW035 QNH3014INS TX37/1518Z TN25/1610Z
KHRT 13nm SW	151800Z 1518/1624 12009KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3005INS WND 08009KT AFT 1604 TX35/1518Z TN26/1612Z

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