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 and fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KVRB · observed 3:28 pm EDT (19:28 UTC), 27 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the east (100°) at 20 knots, gusting to 34
- Visibility 1.75 miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- Weather: light thunderstorms rain, mist
- Temperature 76°F (24°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter 29.87 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:32 pm EDT (17:32 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
- At times between Tue 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,000 feet (thunderheads) MVFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet and more above VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI KVRB 061928Z 10020G34KT 1 3/4SM -TSRA BR FEW010 OVC025 24/22 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 10034/1927 VIS 1V3 LTG DSNT SE AND S TSB03 P0045 T02440222
TAF KVRB 061732Z 0618/0718 VRB05KT P6SM FEW020 BKN120 FM061900 06008KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN050 BKN100 TEMPO 0620/0623 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM070200 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH FEW030 BKN050 BKN120 FM071400 21006KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN050 BKN120
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 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
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. 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.
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Aircraft registered in Vero Beach from the FAA register
559 aircraft are registered to owners in Vero Beach, Florida: 411 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.