Venice Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Venice | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Venice, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Venice Municipal Airport | ||||||||||||||
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| Sources: airport web site[1] andFAA[2] | |||||||||||||||
27°04′18″N082°26′25″W / 27.07167°N 82.44028°W /27.07167; -82.44028Venice Municipal Airport (IATA:VNC,ICAO:KVNC,FAALID:VNC) is a city managed public-useairport located two miles (3.2 km) south of thecentral business district ofVenice, a city inSarasota County,Florida,United States.[2]
The airport was built during the 1940s by theUnited States Army Air Forces and served as a military flight training facility.[3] It also was used byAir Transport Command to deliver US-built aircraft destined forBritain underLend-lease from the factories on the West Coast or for assignment to selected British pilots.[citation needed] Some of the aircraft were partially disassembled and prepared for being loaded on board ships for the trip across theAtlantic Ocean.[citation needed]
AfterWorld War II, the U.S. government gave airport control to the City of Venice, naming the city the airport sponsor through various federal grant assurances.[1][3]
After theSeptember 11 attacks of 2001, local, state, and national authorities discovered that three of the 9/11 terrorists,Mohamed Atta,Marwan al-Shehhi, andZiad Jarrah, had all enrolled at theHuffman Aviation flight training school at VNC forgeneral aviation flight training.[4]
Venice Municipal Airport covers an area of 835acres (338 ha) which contains two pavedrunways: 5/23 (asphalt) and 13/31 (concrete), 5/23 measuring 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 13/31 measuring 5,640 x 150 ft (1,719 x 46 m).[1][2]
For the 12-month period ending October 12, 2018, the airport had 60,834 aircraft operations, an average of 167 per day: 100%general aviation. At that time there were 197 aircraft based at this airport: 173 single-engine, 18 multi-engine, 5helicopter, and 1 glider.[2]
It is also the base of FFTC (Florida Flight Training Center)[5] that offers pilot training to local and international students. Self-service aviation fuel, as well as aircraft maintenance services are provided by FFM (Florida Flight Maintenance).
Skyport Aviation is the sole fixed-base operator[6] (FBO) and provides ground support and aviation services to aircraft that use the airfield. They offer both Avgas and JetA fuels.
Sarasota Avionics International maintains its headquarters in a 10,000 SF hangar on the northwest side of the airport.
The FBO terminal features onerestaurant, Suncoast Cafe, which is open for breakfast and lunch.[7]
AvSky Charters has an office in the FBO terminal and offers private flight services into and out of the airport.[8]