Okeechobee County Airport

US Flag

IATA: OBE

ICAO: KOBE

FAA: OBE

Okeechobee Weather (°F)

KOBE (0.1 NM at True Heading of 114)
METAR: KOBE 301455Z AUTO VRB06G14KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A3017 RMK AO2
TAF: N/A

Location

Latitude: 
 27-15-59.6650N (27.266574)
Longitude: 
 080-51-01.4080W (-80.850391)
Elevation: 
 33.5 feet MSL (10 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 6.9 W (as of March 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NW of Okeechobee, Florida
Found On: 
 Miami Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JOHN HURST
2800 NW 20TH TRL
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
863-467-5505		 OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
2800 NORTH WEST 20TH TRAIL
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
863-763-6441

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0900-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMA (Miami)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMA (Miami)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes, Lighted
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1034 feet (315 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 PIE
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  21
Multi Engine:  2
Jet Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 07/27/2018)

Total Operations:  50000
GA Local:  5000 10.0%
GA Itinerant:  45000 90.0%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
AWOS-3:  118.675 (863-467-1148)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 132.25/370.9 (VERO BEACH RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

(Click on a business for detail)
Please help us keep this information up to date. This is a FREE SERVICE just like everything else on Airport Guide! If you see that a business needs to be added, modified, or deleted please fill out our Update Form.

Area Code: 863
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Okeechobee Jet Center
   		Unicom 123.0 467-5888 100LL, Jet A
To add, modify, or delete a business click here.

Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Saint Petersburg(PIE)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/23/23 to 0901Z 04/20/23.

There are various types of charts available for an airport. They are listed in the Page Type column. Here is a legend for those types:

APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 SE-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 SE-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 SE-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 SE-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SE-3
Terminal Procedures are only available for airports in several countries with more being added all the time. If you are looking for a specific country's charts, please send an email to support(at)airportguide.com stating the country name. This will be used to prioritize the implementation.

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near OBE

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
0.0 Okeechobee County Airport
(OBE KOBE OBE)		 0 7 100LL, Jet A+, UL94
25.8 Indiantown Airport
(X58)		 122 129 100LL
27.9 New Hibiscus Airpark Airport
(X52)		 38 45 100LL
28.6 Sebring Regional Airport
(SEF KSEF SEF)		 293 300 100LL, Jet A, UL94
29.0 Treasure Coast International Airport
(FPR KFPR FPR)		 61 68 100LL, Jet A
30.1 Palm Beach County Glades Airport
(PHK KPHK PHK)		 163 170 100LL, Jet A
32.8 Vero Beach Regional Airport
(VRB KVRB VRB)		 44 51 100, Jet A
33.6 Airglades Airport
(2IS)		 198 205 100LL, Jet A
33.9 Witham Field Airport
(SUA KSUA SUA)		 98 105 100LL, Jet A
37.8 Sebastian Municipal Airport
(X26)		 29 36 100LL
41.1 Avon Park Exec Airport
(AVO KAVO AVO)		 298 305 100LL, Jet A
42.0 North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport
(F45)		 126 133 100LL, Jet A
44.2 La Belle Municipal Airport
(X14)		 224 231 100LL, Jet A
44.5 Valkaria Airport
(X59)		 20 27 100LL
51.3 Melbourne Orlando International Airport
(MLB KMLB MLB)		 12 19 100LL, Jet A
52.9 Arcadia Municipal Airport
(X06)		 265 271 100LL
53.4 Palm Beach International Airport
(PBI KPBI PBI)		 130 137 100LL, Jet A
55.6 Lake Wales Municipal Airport
(X07)		 312 319 100LL, Jet A
56.9 Wauchula Municipal Airport
(KCHN CHN)		 285 291 100LL
57.4 Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
(X25)		 316 323 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL KOBE NOTAMs
View KOBE NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KOBE

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KOBE

Remarks

A11 CONTACT PERSON: DEBORAH MANZO 863-763-6441
A110-1 BIRDS, CRANES & ULTRALIGHT ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-3 FBO - 863-467-5888.
A110-4 NON-POWERED FLT WI TFC PAT NA.
A110-5 TKOF & LNDG ON GRASS AT OWN RISK.
A110-7 FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.
A16 EMERG - 863-634-1474
A17 AFT HRS CALL 863-634-1474
A30A-05 CALM WIND RWY.
A58-32 5 FT FENCE 200FT FM RWY END 215 FT L.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF
E111 VFR OPS ONLY.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 05/23
14/32
Longest Runway: 05/23 is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

OBE Airport Runway Details

Runway 05/23  5000 ft x 100 ft (1524 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/31/2008
Runway Pavement Class:  28 /F/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  40.0

Runway 05

Runway 23
Elevation: 
 32.9 32.8
Latitude: 
 27-15-43.7220N 27-16-18.7150N
Longitude: 
 080-51-19.2626W 080-50-40.0633W
Runway True Alignment: 
 045 225
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREE TREES
Object Height: 
 40 43
Distance from End: 
 2040 1430
Object Centerline Offset: 
 0 ft. left and right of centerline 220 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 42 43

Runway 14/32  4001 ft x 75 ft (1220 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 01/31/2008
Runway Pavement Class:  14 /F/A/X/T

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0

Runway 14

Runway 32
Elevation: 
 33.0 32.3
Latitude: 
 27-16-11.7343N 27-15-43.7107N
Longitude: 
 080-51-19.2586W 080-50-47.9186W
Runway True Alignment: 
 135 315
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object at End: 
 TREES FENCE
Object Height: 
 34 5
Object Marked/Lighted?: 
 Lighted
Distance from End: 
 1060 200
Object Centerline Offset: 
 0 ft. left and right of centerline 220 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 40 40

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 None
Powerplant Repair: 
 None
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

OBE Sectional

Flight Planning
at skyvector.com

OBE Diagram


Do you have a better diagram of this ?
Please share it with us.