# Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF / KAAF)

**Apalachicola Regional Airport** (IATA: AAF, ICAO: KAAF) is a small airport in Apalachicola, Florida, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,425 ft (1,654 m). It is operated by Federal Aviation Administration.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AAF / KAAF
- FAA: AAF
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Federal Aviation Administration
- Serves: Apalachicola, Florida, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 20 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 29.7275, -85.0275
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,425 ft / 1,654 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apalachicola_Regional_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748515
- Weather station: KAAF · WMO 72220
- Ident: KAAF

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: Apalachicola Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 5,425 ft / 1,654 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 06/24 | 5,271 ft / 1,607 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 060° / 240° | yes |
| 18/36 | 5,251 ft / 1,601 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,425 ft / 1,654 m | =5,566 of 29,858 | =1,794 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Elevation | 20 ft / 6 m | =41,523 of 43,403 | =18,723 in North America | =15,323 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | TYNDALL APP/DEP | 119.750 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.925 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [F47](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kf47.md) St George Island Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [A51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a51.md) Costin Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [X13](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kx13.md) Carrabelle Thompson Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [FA43](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fa43.md) Dog Island Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [75FL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/75fl.md) Sandy Creek Airpark · 37 mi / 60 km
- [PAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpam.md) Tyndall Air Force Base · 40 mi / 65 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/kaaf/data