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FL17

Ruckel Airport
Niceville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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 04-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:39	11:39
Sunrise	06:04	12:04
Sunset	16:55	22:55
Evening civil twilight	17:20	23:20

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Nov-2026 16:04:09
Local (UTC-6)	04-Nov-2026 10:04:09

METAR

KVPS 5nm SW	041555Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM OVC015 27/23 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE CIG 013 RWY02 CIG 013 RWY30 SLP148 T02670227 FZRANO $
KDTS 7nm S	041553Z 22005KT 10SM BKN014 BKN019 BKN029 27/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02670228
KEGI 8nm NW	041555Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM FEW016 27/22 A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP138 T02740221 FZRANO $
KHRT 13nm SW	041455Z 19007KT 10SM SCT009 SCT200 26/24 A2993 RMK AO2A SLP133 T02620236 51016 $
KCEW 15nm N	041553Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM SCT018 26/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02560217
K54J 19nm NE	041555Z AUTO 21003KT 5SM -RA BKN009 BKN016 OVC050 24/23 A2997 RMK AO2 P0001 T02380233

TAF

KVPS 5nm SW	041400Z 0414/0516 11009KT 8000 -SHRA BKN050 QNH2989INS TEMPO 0414/0417 BKN005 BECMG 0416/0417 20006KT 9999 NSW BKN010 BKN050 QNH2995INS BECMG 0511/0512 10005KT 8000 -SHRA SCT005 BKN010 QNH2994INS TX26/0418Z TN23/0412Z
KHRT 13nm SW	041100Z 0411/0516 18009KT 9999 SCT040 SCT100 QNH2988INS TEMPO 0411/0415 4800 SHRA BKN010 BECMG 0414/0415 23009KT 9999 SCT040 SCT100 QNH2983INS BECMG 0422/0423 20009KT 9999 BKN010 QNH2984INS TX25/0417Z TN23/0503Z

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