# Ruckel Airport (FL17)

**Ruckel Airport** (FAA: FL17) is a small airport in Niceville, Florida, United States. It opened in Feb 1963. It has one runway, 3,300 ft (1,006 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fl17

## At a glance

- FAA: FL17
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Niceville, Florida, United States
- Opened: Feb 1963
- Elevation: 67 ft / 20 m
- Coordinates: 30.5196, -86.4383
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,300 ft / 1,006 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35296759
- Weather station: KVPS · WMO 72221
- Ident: FL17

## Timeline

- Feb 1963: Ruckel Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | =13,435 of 29,858 | =5,554 in North America | =4,661 in US |
| Elevation | 67 ft / 20 m | =38,312 of 43,403 | =17,373 in North America | =14,435 in US |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =3,512 in North America | =3,434 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · 5.3 mi / 8.6 km
- [DSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdts.md) Destin Executive Airport · 8.5 mi / 14 km
- [EGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegi.md) Duke Field · 10 mi / 17 km
- [US-3720](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3720.md) Wright Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [KHRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khrt.md) Hurlburt Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [FL81](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fl81.md) Triple B Airpark · 18 mi / 29 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fl17/data