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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 29-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:34	11:34
Sunrise	06:59	11:59
Sunset	18:00	23:00
Evening civil twilight	18:25	23:25

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Oct-2026 20:56:26
Local (UTC-5)	29-Oct-2026 15:56:26

METAR

KVPS 5nm SW	291955Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM BKN050 28/15 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02750148 FZRANO $
KDTS 7nm S	291953Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02670156
KEGI 8nm NW	291955Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM SCT048 27/15 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02670148 FZRANO $
KHRT 13nm SW	291955Z 00000KT 10SM SCT049 28/16 A3007 RMK AO2A SLP181 T02760156 $
KCEW 15nm N	291953Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02610144
K54J 19nm NE	292035Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM BKN048 27/15 A3011 RMK AO2 T02710147

TAF

KVPS 5nm SW	261700Z 2617/2723 05010G15KT 9999 FEW030 SCT150 QNH3016INS WND 03009KT AFT 2623 TX25/2620Z TN15/2711Z
KHRT 13nm SW	291820Z 2918/3024 04006KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3004INS BECMG 3001/3002 06009KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3005INS TX27/2918Z TN14/3011Z

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