Vero Beach Regional
VRB · KVRB · Vero Beach, Florida · Indian River County · map
Vero Beach Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Vero Beach, 1 mile northwest of Vero Beach, Florida, 24 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 12R/30L, is 7,314 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A) and about 200 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 257,215 takeoffs and landings a year. About 83,038 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KVRB · observed 10:53 am EDT (14:53 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 7:28 am EDT (11:28 UTC), good until Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC)
- From Sun 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet (thunderheads) and more above VFR
- At times between Sun 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, thunderstorms with rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet (thunderheads) MVFR
- From Sun 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KVRB 111453Z 19010KT 10SM SCT025 31/25 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 T03110250 51012 $
TAF KVRB 111128Z 1112/1212 18005KT P6SM VCSH FEW015 SCT250 FM111400 20010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN250 FM111800 21010KT P6SM VCTS SCT025 SCT040CB SCT150 TEMPO 1119/1123 4SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM112300 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN150
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA VRB · ICAO KVRB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Vero Beach
- Elevation
- 24 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 1:00 am
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3

For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12R/30L | 7,314 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 4,974 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12L/30R | 3,505 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 66 ft high 2,790 ft from the end
- Runway 30L: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 40 ft high 1,965 ft from the end
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 35 ft high 1,395 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 55 ft high 2,070 ft from the end
- Runway 12L: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 51 ft high 1,630 ft from the end
- Runway 30R: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 35 ft high 1,120 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.3 | Vero Beach |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Vrb and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.575 | Vero Beach |
| Clearance delivery | 134.975 | Vero Beach |
| Ground | 127.45 | Vero Beach |
| Tower (secondary) | 133.15 | Vero Beach |
| Approach and departure North | 123.625 | Vero Beach |
| Vero Beach Rco | 122.2 | Vero Beach |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 772-978-9535.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 145 |
| multi-engine | 35 |
| jets | 16 |
| helicopters | 4 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 257,215, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,386 |
| air taxi and commuter | 67,203 |
| general aviation, travelling | 53,117 |
| general aviation, local | 135,208 |
| military | 301 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Vero Beach from the FAA register
572 aircraft are registered to owners in Vero Beach, Florida: 424 piston singles, 65 piston twins, 40 turboprops, 18 business jets, 14 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Treasure Coast International (10 nm south), Melbourne Orlando International (29 nm northwest), Witham Field (30 nm south).
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Vero Beach, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Maba Aircraft Services CO MABA Aero provides aircraft maintenance, repair management, parts sales, and aircraft sales and acquisitions services.
- Mariani Aviation Services LLC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Vero Beach, by their names on the register:
- Treasure Coast Soaring Club INC 4 aircraft
- Cherokee Flyers INC 3 aircraft Cherokee Flyers is a Part 61 aeroclub based at Vero Beach, Florida that provides flight training and aircraft rentals.
- Gyrocopter Flight Training Academy Lv 1 aircraft Gyrocopter Flight Training Academy provides flight training in gyroplanes, fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters at its facility in the Treasure Coast area of Florida.
Charter operators and airlines based in Vero Beach:
- Continental Jet Charter LLP 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Vero Beach:
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 15 for private pilot, 15 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 13 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 14 for airplanes, 12 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 13 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 2 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Matthew James Skinner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Corporate Air · Vero Beach, FL (0 nm) · (772) 321-1543 · mjskinner1@comcast.net
- manuel lopez fernandez private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SKYBORNE AIRLINE ACADEMY INC. · Vero Beach, FL (0 nm) · (561) 665-0743 · manuel_lopez86@hotmail.com
- Jason Paul Kinsey private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aviator College · Fort Pierce, FL (10 nm) · (330) 327-7767 · jkinsey2251@gmail.com
- Pierre Francois Lavial private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · AVIATOR COLLEGE - KFPR · Fort Pierce, FL (10 nm) · (772) 323-7170 · lavialdpe@gmail.com
- Jarret Rock private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Valkaria, FL (20 nm) · (321) 794-2094 · lunarsunz@hotmail.com
- Frank Gallagher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Valkaria Airport · Malabar, FL (21 nm) · (321) 349-6228 · gallagf@aol.com
- Heather Kimberly Jordan private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Port St Lucie, FL (22 nm) · (561) 664-1076 · heather@jordanhome.us
- Amon Modine private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · FIT Aviation · Melbourne, FL (29 nm) · (321) 604-2438 · flymodine@gmail.com
All 58 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- 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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- 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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 55 since 1982, 2 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Closed to unscheduled air carrier operations with more than 30 passenger seats; 24 hour prior permission required required - amgr.
- Flight training on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed, activate runway end identifier lights runway 04, 12R, 22 and 30L; PAPI runway 4, 12R, 12L, 22, 30R and 30L; medium-intensity runway lights runway 4/22, 12R/30L, 12L/30R - the common traffic frequency
- Ext 104.
- Runway 04/22 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Runway 12L/30R not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Noise sensitive airport; jet aircraft use natl bus aircraft association noise abatement procedure.
- Voluntary local noise abatement procedure in effect - amgr.
- Int departure NA except by air traffic control request.
- Rscd not mnt 11:00 pm to 6:00 am M-F 3:30 pm to 6:00 am wkend and holidays.
- Taxiway B and F operations for aircraft with wingspan of more than 79 feet at pilots discretion - amgr.
- Glider operations in the vicinity of X52 airport approximately 8 NM wsw.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Vero Beach 572 aircraft · 424 piston singles, 65 piston twins, 40 turboprops
- Piper Aircraft INC 215 aircraft in town
- Skyborne Airline Academy INC 64 aircraft in town
- Paris Air INC 55 aircraft in town
- Wolfenden Enterprises INC 4 aircraft in town
- Maba Aircraft Services CO 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Mariani Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Continental Jet Charter LLP 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Treasure Coast Soaring Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Cherokee Flyers INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Gyrocopter Flight Training Academy Lv 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aero Trim LLC · repair station
- Paris Air INC · repair station
- Piper Aircraft INC · repair station
- Sun Aviation INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 55 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 990 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 21,724 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/VRB.json.
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 9, 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.
