Okeechobee County
OBE · KOBE · Okeechobee, Florida · Okeechobee County · map
Okeechobee County is a public-use airport owned by Okeechobee County, 3 miles northwest of Okeechobee, Florida, 34 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 25 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 50,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 60 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Okeechobee County?
Its FAA code is OBE, and its ICAO code is KOBE.
Where is Okeechobee County?
It is 3 miles northwest of Okeechobee, Florida, 34 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Okeechobee County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 5,000 feet long.
Does Okeechobee County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Okeechobee County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Okeechobee County?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Okeechobee County. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Okeechobee County?
14 pilot examiners and 10 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 Okeechobee County…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OBE · ICAO KOBE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Okeechobee County
- Elevation
- 34 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 4,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 43 ft high 1,920 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 43 ft high 1,430 ft from the end
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 34 ft high 1,060 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, fence 5 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Obe and aWOS-3 | 118.675 | |
| Vero Beach Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.25 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 863-467-1148.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Sebring Regional (29 nm northwest), Treasure Coast International (29 nm northeast), Palm Beach County Glades (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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05 and 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23, - the common traffic frequency
- Unatndd christmas and thanksgiving.
- 5 feet fence 200FT from runway end 215 feet L.
- Calm wind runway.
- Runway 14 markings in poor condition.
- Runway 32 markings in poor condition.
- Runway 23 approach slp 34:1 to aer.
- Runway 14/32 longitudinal and transverse cracking throughout.
- NON-POWERED flight WI traffic pattern NA.
- Takeoff and landing on grass at own risk.
- Apron pcr value: 203/F/A/X/T
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 95 departures from OBE in those twelve months, carrying 1 passengers in 781 seats (0% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeechobee County → Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International OBE–FLL | 57 | 1 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
| Okeechobee County → Okeechobee County OBE–OBE | 38 | 0 | Tropic Ocean Airways LLC |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 21 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 50,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 45,000 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Okeechobee from the FAA register
85 aircraft are registered to owners in Okeechobee, Florida: 67 piston singles, 8 helicopters, 3 turboprops, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 drones. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
14 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 14 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 12 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 7 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner, 3 administrative pilot examiners.
- Heather Kimberly Jordan private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Port St Lucie, FL (19 nm) · (561) 664-1076 · [email protected]
- Jason Paul Kinsey private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aviator College · Fort Pierce, FL (29 nm) · (330) 327-7767 · [email protected]
- 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 (29 nm) · (772) 323-7170 · [email protected]
- 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 · APP Jet Center - Fort Pierce · Fort Pierce, FL (29 nm) · (561) 665-0743 · [email protected]
- 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 (33 nm) · (772) 321-1543 · [email protected]
- Andrew Frederick Laws private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · TREASURE COAST FLIGHT TRAINING · Stuart, FL (34 nm) · (561) 307-6294 · [email protected]
- Benjamin Samples private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Stuart, FL (34 nm) · (304) 382-3091 · [email protected]
- Jason Eric Jacobs private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Expert Aviation, Inc · Clewiston, FL (34 nm) · (863) 677-0385 · [email protected]
All 38 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.
- 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.
- 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 · 30 since 1982, 4 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 Okeechobee 85 aircraft · 67 piston singles, 8 helicopters, 3 turboprops
- Sunniland Ranch Airport LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Riccochet LLC 2 aircraft in town
- N6298P INC 2 aircraft in town
- Echo Delta Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 30 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 982 in the last ten years
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 57 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- Okeechobee County (OBE) 38 flights in twelve months · Tropic Ocean Airways LLC
- 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/OBE.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.