Everglades Airpark

25°50′55.9000″N 081°23′25.0″W / 25.848861111°N 81.390278°W / 25.848861111; -81.390278

Everglades Airpark
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerCollier County Arpt Auth
OperatorManager: Nick Rossdale Director: Andrew Bennett
ServesEverglades City, Florida
LocationCollier County, Florida
Elevation AMSL5 ft / 2 m
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 2,400 732 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 2/28/2019)2,400
Based aircraft4
Everglades City Airpark

Everglades Airpark (FAA LID: X01) is a public-use airport located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the central business district of the city of Everglades City in Collier County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned.[1]

History

The airport was constructed in the 1940s by the Collier family and was used by the Civil Air Patrol, the Air Force, and private pilots.[2][3] The runway was initially a 1,000 foot paved strip with 500 feet of grass on either end.[2][3] President Harry Truman dedicated the Everglades National Park at the airport in December 1947.[2][3]

In 1968, Collier County purchased Everglades Airpark from the Collier family for $125,000.[2] In 1993, the Collier County Airport Authority was created to manage the development and operations of three local, publicly owned airports—Everglades Airpark, Immokalee Regional Airport, and Marco Island Executive Airport.[4]

Incidents

On September 9, 1960, Hurricane Donna destroyed the airport's hangar, office, fuel station, and other buildings.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for X01 PDF, effective 2023-9-7
  2. ^ a b c d e Lobb, Justin. "Collier County Airports: A Gateway to Florida's Paradise Coast". Florida Department of Transportation Aviation Office. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Everglades Airpark". Collier County Government. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Airport Authority". Collier County. Retrieved August 19, 2023.