Everglades 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]
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| Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||
| Owner | Collier County Arpt Auth | ||||||||||
| Operator | Manager: Nick Rossdale Director: Andrew Bennett | ||||||||||
| Serves | Everglades City, Florida | ||||||||||
| Location | Collier County, Florida | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
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Initially the runway was a 1,000 foot paved strip with 500 feet of grass on either end. The newly built airport was used by the Civil Air Patrol, and frequented by the Air Force in addition to private pilots. President Harry Truman was on hand to dedicate the National Park at the airport in December of 1947. Hurricane Donna swept through the area on September 9, 1960, taking with it the hanger, office, fuel station, and much of the development. Soon after, the Collier family business moved to Naples along with the County seat. Collier County purchased Everglades Airpark from the Colliers for $125,000 in 1968 and maintained the property until the Airport Authority was created to operate the airpark in 1993. Everglades Airpark is considered an eco tourism airport thanks to it's close proximity to the national park and world class fishing and sight seeing.
In 2022 Titan ceased to be the fuel provider for the Collier County Airport Authority, they were replaced by AVfuel.
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for X01 PDF, effective 2008-9-25
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for X01
- AirNav airport information for X01
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for X01