Apalachicola Rgnl-Cleve Randolph Field
AAF · KAAF · Apalachicola, Florida · Franklin County · map
Apalachicola Rgnl-Cleve Randolph Field is a public-use airport owned by Franklin County, 2 miles west of Apalachicola, Florida, 20 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 5,425 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KAAF · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 5 miles
- Sky: overcast at 900 feet
- Weather: light rain, mist
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 71°F (22°C)
- Altimeter 29.86 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAAF 061953Z AUTO 05010KT 5SM -RA BR OVC009 22/22 A2986 RMK AO1 RAB13 CIG 005V013 SLP110 P0002 T02220217
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AAF · ICAO KAAF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Franklin County
- Elevation
- 20 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,425 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 5,271 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 5,251 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 23 ft high 975 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, brush 11 ft high 395 ft from the end
- Runway 06: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 59 ft high 1,390 ft from the end
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 217 ft, trees 45 ft high 880 ft from the end
- Runway 18: trees 57 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 502 ft, trees 32 ft high 582 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure Above 5000 feet | 124.15 | |
| Approach and departure Above 5000 feet | 125.2 | |
| Aaf and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.925 | |
| Panama City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.825 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 850-203-0001.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Apalachicola from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Apalachicola, Florida: 7 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate PAPI runway 6, 24, 14, and 32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Unlighted obstructions in approach; 60 feet trees 1390 feet bfr aer.
- Unlighted obstructions in approach; 67 feet trees 1200 feet bfr aer.
- Unlighted obstructions in approach; 47 feet trees 985 feet bfr aer.
- Runway 18 approach ratio 20:1 to aer.
- Runway 36 approach ratio 34:1 to the dthr.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.