New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport Jack Bolt Field | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of New Smyrna Beach | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°03′20″N080°56′56″W / 29.05556°N 80.94889°W /29.05556; -80.94889 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.cityofnsb.com/... | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Source:FAA,[1] airport website[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport (ICAO: KEVB,FAALID:EVB), also known asJack Bolt Field,[2] is a publicairport located three miles (5 km) northwest of thecentral business district ofNew Smyrna Beach, a city inVolusia County,Florida,United States. It is owned by the City of New Smyrna Beach.[1]
This airport is assigned a three-letterlocation identifier ofEVB by theFederal Aviation Administration, but it does not have anInternational Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code.[1][3][4]
Prior toWorld War II, the present airport site was home to both a golf course and a grass airstrip. In 1942, the site was taken over by theU.S. Navy and the present paved runway complex constructed. Designated asNavy Outlying Landing Field New Smyrna Beach, it operated as an auxiliary field to advanced naval flight training operations being conducted at nearbyNaval Air Station Daytona Beach,Naval Air Station Sanford andNaval Air Station DeLand. In 1947, NOLF New Smyrna Beach was decommissioned and the facility conveyed back to the City of New Smryna Beach for use as a civilian airport.
As a Navy airfield, the facility originally incorporated four intersecting asphalt runways. Although all paved areas remain, only three of the runways remain operational today.[5] Prior to 2004, the airport was an uncontrolled facility. In October 2004, a Level I contract control at the airport became operational, changing the airport's status to that of a controlled field. Today the airport serves the needs of charter airlines and general aviation activities, to include flight training and corporate air travel.
In 2006, the City of New Smyrna Beach added the additional name to the airport ofJack Bolt Field in honor of the lateNaval Aviator, Lieutenant Colonel John "Jack" Bolt, USMC. A former New Smyrna Beach resident, Bolt was both anaerial ace and a recipient of theNavy Cross.[6][7] While flying theF4U Corsair withVMF-214, Bolt shot down six JapaneseZero fighters duringWorld War II. During theKorean War, while on an exchange assignment with theU.S. Air Force's39th Fighter Interceptor Squadron flying theF-86 Sabrejet, Bolt also shot down six North KoreanMiG-15 jet fighters. A military aircraft propeller and a plaque commemorating Bolt's accomplishments was erected at the airport in 2006.
New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport covers an area of 718acres (291 ha) which contains threeasphalt pavedrunways:[1][2]
For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2018, the airport had 130,986 aircraft operations, an average of 359 per day: 100%general aviation, <1%air taxi, <1% commercial, and <1% military. There was 109 aircraft based at this airport: 81 single-engine, 25 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 1helicopter.[1]
Thefixed-base operator on field,Epic Aviation, offers 100LL Avgas and Jet-A fuel and pilot amenities.Epic Flight Academy is aflight school offering a full range offlight training in response to the pilot shortage[8][9] and aircraft mechanic training.[10]Airgate Aviation is a full service fixed-base operator, with Hertz rental cars on site. Airgate operates Island Hopperz restaurant, which is open daily, from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm. Airgate offers single point and overawing Jet-A fuel as well as 100LL Avgas.
On August 1, 1980, aDouglas R4D, civilian registration number N45864, crashed atNew Smyrna Beach, Florida shortly after take-off on a ferry flight toQueen Beatrix International Airport,Aruba. The unqualified pilot had been drinking.[11]
