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FL17

Ruckel Airport
Niceville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 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 22-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:32	10:32
Sunrise	05:59	10:59
Sunset	19:46	00:46
Evening civil twilight	20:12	01:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Jul-2026 14:17:32
Local (UTC-5)	22-Jul-2026 09:17:32

METAR

KVPS 5nm SW	221325Z AUTO 15018KT 10SM BKN023 29/27 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP107 $
KDTS 7nm S	221353Z 16014G27KT 7SM BKN027 BKN032 OVC100 29/25 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 14034/1326 SLP104 T02890250
KEGI 8nm NW	221323Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM SCT010 SCT025 27/25 A2983 RMK AO2 RAE02RAB11E22 SLP100 $
KHRT 13nm SW	221325Z 14021G29KT 10SM SCT024 BKN030 BKN100 29/25 A2980 RMK AO2A SLP089 $
KCEW 15nm N	221353Z AUTO VRB05KT 6SM BR FEW011 SCT026 BKN060 27/25 A2988 RMK AO2 RAE34 SLP116 P0011 T02670250
K54J 19nm NE	221355Z AUTO 14011G15KT 10SM OVC022 27/25 A2989 RMK AO2 T02710252

TAF

KVPS 5nm SW	220900Z 2209/2315 13018G30KT 9000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 QNH2977INS BECMG 2215/2216 15020G30KT 8000 -SHRA SCT010 OVC020 QNH2983INS TEMPO 2219/2221 16020G35KT 6000 -TSRA BKN010CB OVC018 BECMG 2223/2224 17012G23KT 9999 -SHRA SCT008 OVC020 QNH2989INS BECMG 2303/2304 16009KT 9999 NSW SCT010 BKN020 QNH2992INS TX30/2219Z TN26/2210Z
KHRT 13nm SW	221025Z 2210/2316 15018G30KT 9999 BKN020 BKN070 510009 QNH2976INS TEMPO 2212/2217 4800 SHRA BKN015 BECMG 2218/2219 19015G30KT 9999 BKN025 BKN070 510009 QNH2988INS TEMPO 2220/2223 8000 SHRA BKN015 BECMG 2300/2301 16012G20KT 9999 SCT020 OVC050 QNH2994INS TX29/2219Z TN25/2211Z

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