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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Avon Park | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Avon Park, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 160 ft / 49 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°35′29″N81°31′44″W / 27.59139°N 81.52889°W /27.59139; -81.52889 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.avonpark.city/.. | ||||||||||||||
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Avon Park Executive Airport (IATA:AVO,ICAO:KAVO,FAALID:AVO) is a city-owned, public-useairport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of thecentral business district ofAvon Park, a city inHighlands County,Florida, United States.[1]
According to the FAA'sNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as ageneral aviation airport.[2]
Avon Park Executive Airport covers an area of 321 acres (130 ha) at anelevation of 160 feet (49 m) abovemean sea level. It has twoasphalt pavedrunways: 5/23 is 5,374 by 100 feet (1,638 x 30 m) and 10/28 is 3,844 by 75 feet (1,172 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2008, the airport had 32,400general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day. At that time there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 2%jet and 2%helicopter.[1]
TheAvon Park Executive Airport opened as a civil airport in April 1940.[3] The facility was then known as Avon Park Municipal Airport.[3] DuringWorld War II the airport was leased by theUnited States Army Air Forces who used it as a contract pilot training airfield.[3] During this period it was placed under the jurisdiction of the 61st Army Air Force Fight Training Detachment as a primary pilot training airfield and should not be confused with the larger asAvon Park Army Airfield, aB-26 Marauder andB-17 Flying Fortress advanced bomber crew training base located 10.7 miles east-northeast of the city of Avon Park.[3]
Operated by the Lodwick Aviation Military Academy, Avon Park MAP was used as a primary (level 1) pilot training airfield.[4] Flying training was performed withFairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had severalPT-17 Stearmans assigned.[citation needed] The airfield had three 4'000 hard surfaced for landings and takeoffs. In addition, Avon Park MAP had four auxiliary airfields for emergency and overflow landings:
All of the Auxiliary airfields were grass all-way runways and not manned. After the war they were returned to their owners and today are indistinguishable from the surrounding landscape.[citation needed]
Training Command inactivated the military flying school on 16 October 1944 as part of the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. Declared surplus and turned over to theArmy Corps of Engineers on 30 September 1945. Eventually discharged to theWar Assets Administration and returned to previous status as a civil airport.[citation needed]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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