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Southern Florida airport status

Southern Florida airport status
as of October 28, 2005

Airport

Open

Jet A*

AvGas*

Remarks

FLORIDA

 

 

 

 

Albert Whitted

X

X

X

 

Boca Raton

x

X

X

Airport closed 0300-1100Z. 85-90 percent of hangars destroyed.

Daytona Beach Int�l

X

X

X

Normal operations

Everglades Airpark

X

 

x

Day VFR only

Ft. Lauderdale/ Hollywood Int�l

X

X

X

Helicopters and limited fixed-wing aircraft only

Ft. Lauderdale Executive

x

X

X

 

Immokalee

x

X

X

Day VFR only

Kendall-Tamiami Executive

X

X

X

 

Key West

 

X

X

Airport closed on Saturday due to mandatory evacuations and lack of hospital support. Not yet determined when it will reopen. Runway underwater from storm surge. Terminal building has a few inches of water, but reportedly in good shape.

Kissimmee Gateway

x

X

X

Tower, airport open

Lakeland Linder Regional

X

X

X

Only Runway 9/27 open.� 5/23 closed for resurfacing. Two-hour prior notice for fixed-wing military aircraft P-3/C-130 or larger to coordinate parking.

Marathon

x

X

X

 

Marco Island

x

X

X

Day VFR only

Miami

X

X

X

 

Naples Municipal

X

X

X

 

New Smyrna Beach Municipal

X

X

X

 

North Perry, Hollywood

x

X

X

Extensive damage to tower, possible total loss.

Opa Locka

X

X

X

Open to emergency and supply aircraft only

Orlando

X

X

X

Normal operations

Orlando Executive

X

X

X

Normal ops

Orlando-Sanford Int�l

X

X

X

Normal ops

Ormond Beach Municipal

X

X

X

 

Page Field, Ft. Myers

x

X

X

 

Palm Beach Int�l

X

X

X

 

Pompano Beach Airpark

X

X

X

Resumed normal operations.

Sarasota Bradenton Int�l

X

X

X

Normal operations

Southwest Florida Int�l, Fort Myers

X

X

X

 

St. Lucie County Int�l, Fort Pierce

X

X

X

 

St. Petersburg-Clearwater Int�l

X

X

X

Normal ops

Space Coast Regional, Titusville

X

X

X

Normal operations

Tampa Int�l

X

X

X

Normal ops

Vero Beach Municipal

X

X

X

Tower expected to open Tuesday (10/25)

Witham Field, Stuart

X

X

X

Airport open, limited operations

Updated: October 28, 2005, 5:33 p.m. EDT

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