Fort Walton Beach Airport
1J9 · Navarre, Florida · Santa Rosa County · map
Fort Walton Beach Airport is a public-use airport owned by Boomer Aviation INC., 2 miles east of Navarre, Florida, 22 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,100 feet of grass.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Fort Walton Beach Airport?
Its FAA code is 1J9.
Where is Fort Walton Beach Airport?
It is 2 miles east of Navarre, Florida, 22 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Fort Walton Beach Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,100 feet long, grass.
Does Fort Walton Beach Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Fort Walton Beach Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Emerald Coast Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fort Walton Beach Airport?
8 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Fort Walton Beach Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1J9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Boomer Aviation INC.
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 10:00 am to dusk
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,100 × 65 ft | Grass, poor |
- Runway 18: trees 73 ft high 440 ft from the end
- Runway 36: brush 3 ft high 57 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Eglin Afb/Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport (16 nm east), Peter Prince Field (16 nm northwest), Destin Executive (19 nm east), Pensacola International (19 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Peter Prince Field (16 nm northwest), Destin Executive (19 nm east), Pensacola International (19 nm west), Roscoe Field (27 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Physical address: 9401 Navarre pkwy Navarre, FL 32566
- Departure runway 18; arrival runway 36. Runway slopes to 2 feet at south end. Unlighted brush, trees, parking and building 65-125 feet west of centerline full length.
- White cones.
- White cones.
- Bare spots soft and sandy south of mid point.
- Banner towing.
- Helicopter more than 2500 LB NA.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Navarre from the FAA register
44 aircraft are registered to owners in Navarre, Florida: 37 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 gyroplane. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Emerald Coast Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Fort Walton Beach, 12 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 6 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 13 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 2 training center examiners, 4 administrative pilot examiners.
- Dennis Allan Sherwood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aircraft Management Services (AMS) · Milton, FL (16 nm) · (262) 914-1915 · [email protected]
- Lamar Anthony Childs instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Aircraft Management Services · Milton, FL (16 nm) · (850) 602-3319 · [email protected]
- Robert Burnet private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pray Aviation · Milton, FL (16 nm) · (850) 585-7040 · [email protected]
- Rogers Alden Porter instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Milton, FL (16 nm) · (850) 582-2459 · [email protected]
- Anthony Cresswell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Anthony Aviation LLC. - DPE Office3 · Destin, FL (19 nm) · (203) 631-9694 · [email protected]
- Douglas Dobson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pensacola International Airport · Pensacola, FL (19 nm) · (850) 529-2727 · [email protected]
- Joseph Francis Cerwin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pensacola, FL (19 nm) · (850) 512-2159 · [email protected]
- Russell Hardage private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Freeport, FL (37 nm) · (850) 830-7842 · [email protected]
All 39 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Navarre 44 aircraft · 37 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Emerald Coast Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 982 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,709 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1J9.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.