FL17
Ruckel Airport
Ruckel Airport (FL17) is a general-aviation airfield serving Niceville, Florida. The field lies at 67 ft (20 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,300 ft (1,006 m), grass and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), 5 nm WSW.
Movements are not attributed to this field; that neighbour is the nearest one Alārium counts traffic for.
Location
- Elevation
- 67 ft (20 m)
- Coordinates
- 30.5196, -86.4383
- Serving
- Niceville
- Region
- Florida
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,300 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 18 points 180° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,300 ft1,006 m | 75 ft | Grass | Lit |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- VPSDestin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · 5 nm WSW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 20
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.