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.
Ruckel Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 67 ft (20 m)
- Coordinates
- 30.5196, -86.4383
- Serving
- Niceville
- Region
- Florida
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,300 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 18 points 180° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,300 ft1,006 m | 75 ft | Grass | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.