# Defuniak Springs Airport (54J)

**Defuniak Springs Airport** (FAA: 54J) is a small airport in Defuniak Springs, Florida, United States. It opened in Apr 1946. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,146 ft (1,264 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k54j

## At a glance

- FAA: 54J
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Defuniak Springs, Florida, United States
- Opened: Apr 1946
- Elevation: 289 ft / 88 m
- Coordinates: 30.7313, -86.1516
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,146 ft / 1,264 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeFuniak_Springs_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1654168
- Weather station: K54J
- Ident: K54J

## Timeline

- Apr 1946: Defuniak Springs Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 4,146 ft / 1,264 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 18/36 | 2,700 ft / 823 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Dirt | 181° / 001° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,146 ft / 1,264 m | =9,179 of 29,858 | #3,553 in North America | #2,954 in US |
| Elevation | 289 ft / 88 m | =31,622 of 43,403 | =14,565 in North America | =12,267 in US |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## 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/k54j/data