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FL17

Ruckel Airport
Niceville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 25-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:20	11:20
Sunrise	06:44	11:44
Sunset	18:59	23:59
Evening civil twilight	19:23	00:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Mar-2026 03:35:56
Local (UTC-5)	25-Mar-2026 22:35:56

METAR

KVPS 5nm SW	260255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01810164 53004 $
KDTS 7nm S	260253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01830161 53005
KEGI 8nm NW	260255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01570142 52009 $
KHRT 13nm SW	260255Z 19003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3015 RMK AO2A SLP208 T01830159 53004 $
KCEW 15nm N	260253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01670150 53011
K54J 19nm NE	260315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/16 A3019 RMK AO2 T01560156

TAF

KVPS 5nm SW	260100Z 2601/2707 18008KT 9999 FEW015 FEW040 QNH3012INS BECMG 2609/2610 13003KT 6000 BR SCT005 OVC012 QNH3016INS TEMPO 2610/2613 0800 FG BKN003 BECMG 2614/2615 11008KT 9999 NSW FEW008 SCT018 QNH3019INS BECMG 2616/2617 22009KT 9999 SCT025 SCT045 QNH3011INS TX24/2619Z TN14/2611Z
KEGI 8nm NW	260100Z 2601/2707 17009KT 9999 FEW045 SCT200 QNH3012INS BECMG 2604/2605 VRB05KT 4800 BR FEW003 BKN020 QNH3012INS TEMPO 2609/2613 0800 FG OVC003 BECMG 2613/2614 10005KT 9999 NSW FEW007 BKN025 QNH3010INS BECMG 2617/2618 20009KT 9999 FEW025 SCT065 QNH3010INS TX26/2619Z TN14/2611Z
KHRT 13nm SW	260200Z 2602/2708 18009KT 9999 SCT010 QNH3009INS BECMG 2608/2609 VRB06KT 8000 BR SCT010 QNH3009INS BECMG 2613/2614 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT010 QNH3015INS BECMG 2617/2618 19009KT 9999 SKC QNH3008INS BECMG 2703/2704 24006KT 4800 BR SKC QNH3006INS TX22/2619Z TN16/2609Z

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