The Sunshine State of Florida has visits by many people for both business and recreational purposes. Florida airports receive millions of passengers every year. Florida airports are well equipped to meet the demands of the many people who walk through their terminals every day. Florida airports set a high standard for the rest of the country.
Florida is the fourth most populous state in the US as well as a global destination and therefore sees a lot of traffic on its routes. Florida has 131 public airports. plus seven large hub and medium hub airports.
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Daytona Beach International Airport
Daytona Beach Ocean Walk
Daytona Beach International Airport, (DAB) is a county-owned airport located three miles southwest of Daytona Beach, next to Daytona International Speedway, in Volusia County, Florida. The airport has 3 runways, a six-gate domestic terminal, and an international terminal. Daytona Beach is the headquarters of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The Datona Beach International Airport is conveniently located near hotels, business centers and downtown areas.
Before planes were landing on the beach, thee was automobile racing. The beach had a smooth, hard, and relatively clean surface for anything with wheels and speed. Pilots soon discovered this and used the beach as a runway. Hangars were later built and aircraft service was avaiable on beach. This former airport is one of only two beach airports that were successful. The other, Old Orchard Beach in Maine, was the starting point for at least five transatlantic flights during the 1920s and 1930s. The first beach flight was in 1906 by Charles K. Hamilton, using Israel Ludlow's glider. The glider was pulled by an automobile and actually took place in Ormond. He went as high as 150 feet on his initial try, and 250 feet on the second, before crashing into a flagpole and surviving with only a bruised knee
Daytona Beach International Airport covers 1,800 acres and has three asphalt runways: 7L/25R, 10,500 x 150 ft, 7R/25L at 3,195 x 100 ft. and 16/34, 6,001 x 150 ft.
Major airlines serving this airport are: Delta Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Sun Country Airlines, Sunwing Airlines
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport(FLL) is situated in Broward County, Florida, The airport is off Interstate 595, U.S. Route 1, Florida State Road A1A, and Florida State Road 5 bounded by the cities Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania Beach, three miles southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale and 21 miles north of Miami. The airport is near cruise line terminals at Port Everglades and is popular among tourists bound for the Caribbean. Since the late 1990s, FLL has become an intercontinental gateway, although Miami International Airport still handles the majority of long-haul flights.
The Airport covers 1,380 acres and has two runways: 10L/28R: 9,000 x 150 ft Asphalt 10R/28L: and 8,000 x 150 ft Concrete.
There are four terminals. Terminal 1, most often referred to as "The New Terminal," opened in stages between 2001 and 2003 and was designed by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum and Cartaya Associates. The other three terminals were built in 1986 and designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills as part of a $263 million construction project. Terminal 4, commonly referred to as the International Terminal, was inaugurated by a Concorde visit in 1983. Since 2005, T4 has been undergoing renovations and a major expansion designed by PGAL/Zyscovich joint venture. The airport announced that Terminal 1, underwent $300 million makeover. Construction began in late 2015 and was completed in June 2017.
Major airlines serving this airport are: Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Avianca, Azul Brazilian Airlines, Bahamasair, British Airways, Caribbean Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Airlines, Emirates, Frontier Airlines, IBC Airways, JetBlue Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Silver Airways, SkyBahamas Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, Swoop, TAME, Tropic Ocean Airways, United Airlines and WestJet. - List of US Airlines
Jacksonville International Airport
Jacksonville International Airport
Jacksonville International Airport(JAX) is a civil-military public airport 13 miles north of Downtown Jacksonville, in Duval County, Florida. It is owned and operated by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.
The airport covers 7,911 acres and has two concrete runways: 8/26, 10,000 x 150 ft and 14/32, 7,701 x 150 ft. The terminal at JIA is composed of a baggage claim area, on the first floor and a ticketing area on the second floor, at the front of the structure. Past baggage claim and ticketing is the mezzanine, where shops, restaurants and the security checkpoint are located. Beyond the mezzanine are the airport's Concourses A and C, which include 10 gates each (for a total of 20), along with other shops and restaurants.
Major airlines serving this airport are: Air Canada Express, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Silver Airways, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and United Express - List of US Airlines
Key West International Airport
Key West International Airport
Key West International Airport(EYW) is situated in the City of Key West in Monroe County, Florida and two miles east of the main commercial center of Key West.
Flights departing from EYW typically have weight restrictions due to the airport's runway being only 4,801 feet long.
The Airport covers 334 acres with an elevation of 3 feet. Its single runway, 9/27, is 4,801 by 100 feet asphalt.
The airport has two terminals designed by Mark Mosko and Dwane Stark of URS; Mosko also worked on Baltimore–Washington International Airport. The older ground-level terminal building opened in 1957 and now handles arriving passengers. The terminal was expanded with the addition of a second building elevated over the parking lot in February 2009. With an area of about 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2), it more than doubled the airport's terminal space. The newer building includes an elevated roadway and handles ticketing, check-in, and the airport's security checkpoint. The older building was subsequently renovated with the former ticketing area becoming an expanded departure gate lounge, and the baggage claim area was then expanded into the former departure lounge. The two buildings are connected by an enclosed walkway.
Major airlines serving this airport are: American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Elite Airways, Silver Airways and United Express
Orlando Melbourne International Airport
Orlando Melbourne International Airport
Orlando Melbourne International Airport(MLB) is a public airport located 1.5 miles northwest of downtown Melbourne, in Brevard County, Florida, Situated on central Florida's Space Coast, the airport is reached using NASA Boulevard (State Road 508). The airport budget is part of the Melbourne municipal budget; the airport receives no local tax dollars. The projected expenses for 2010 was $14.1 million.
The airport covers 2,800 acres and has three asphalt runways: 9R/27L is 10,181 × 150 ft, 9L/27R is 6,000 × 150 ft. and 5/23 is 3,001 × 75 ft The main terminal building is named the Edward L. Foster Air Terminal.
Major airlines serving this airport are: American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Elite Airways, and Porter Airlines,
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport(MIA), also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the main airport serving the Miami area. The airport is situated in an unincorporated area in Miami-Dade County, Florida, 8 miles northwest of Downtown Miami, in metropolitan Miami, between the cities of Miami, Hialeah, Doral, Miami Springs, the village of Virginia Gardens, and the unincorporated neighborhood of Fontainebleau.
It is South Florida's major airport for long-range international flights and a hub for the Southeastern United States, with passenger and cargo flights to cities all through the Americas, Europe and Western Asia, along with cargo flights to East Asia. It is the largest gateway between the United States and south to Latin America, and is one of the largest airline hubs in the United States, due to its proximity to tourist attractions, local economic growth, large local Latin American and European populations, and strategic location to handle connecting traffic between North America, Europe and Latin America.
The airport has 131 gates. The main terminal at MIA dates back to 1959, with several new additions. Semicircular in shape, the terminal has one linear concourse (Concourse D) and five pier-shaped concourses, lettered counter-clockwise from E to J (Concourse A is now part of Concourse D; Concourses B and C were demolished so that Concourse D gates could be added in their place; naming of Concourse I was skipped to avoid confusion with the number 1.).
Major airlines serving this airport are: Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Air Canada Rouge, Air Europa, Air France, Air Italy, Alitalia, American Airlines, Aruba Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, Avianca Brazil, Avianca El Salvador, Avianca Perú, Avior Airlines, Bahamasair, Boliviana de Aviación, British Airways, Canadian North, Caribbean Airlines, Cayman Airways, Choice Airways, Copa Airlines, Delta Airlines, El Al, Estelar Latinoamerica, Eurowings, Finnair, Flair Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Gol Airlines, Iberia, Interjet, KLM, LASER Airlines, LATAM Argentina, LATAM Brasil, LATAM Chile, LATAM Colombia, LATAM Perú, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa Airlines, Miami Air International, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Scandinavian Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Sunrise Airways, Sunwing Airlines, Surinam Airways, Swift Air, Swiss International Air Lines, TAP Air Portugal, TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Netherlands, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, United Express, Virgin Atlantic, VivaColombia, Volaris, Wamos Air, WestJet, World Atlantic Airlines, XL Airways France and Xtra Airways - List of US Airlines
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport(ECP) is a public airport located 18 miles northwest of Panama City, in BayCounty. The airport is owned by the Panama City-Bay County Airport & Industrial District. and is north of Panama City Beach, Florida, near West Bay. It replaced the Panama City–Bay County International Airport (Fannin Field, PFN), which was in Panama City.
The airport opened for commercial flights on May 23, 2010, and is the first international airport in the United States designed and built since the September 11 attacks. The airport presently has no scheduled international flights, due to the small population in the surrounding areas and the fact that the demand for visitation to Panama City is mostly regional and/or national. The airport was to have been called Northwest Florida-Panama City International Airport, but the airlines asked the airport authority to change to a more regional name.
Runway 16/34 is the only runway. It is concrete/grooved, 10,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. There are plans to build one crosswind and one parallel runway as traffic increases. Major airlines serving this airport are: American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
Orlando Sanford International Airport
Orlando Sanford International Airport
Orlando Sanford International Airport(SFB) is in Sanford, Florida, near Orlando. It was built as Naval Air Station Sanford, a Master Jet Base for carrier-based attack and reconnaissance aircraft until 1969. The airport is owned and operated by the Sanford Airport Authority.
Because of flight training, the airport is consistently in the top 30 busiest airports in the world in terms of total flight operations (takeoff and landings). It is the Orlando area's secondary commercial airport, but is farther from downtown Orlando and the major theme parks (Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld Orlando) than the primary airport, Orlando International Airport (MCO/KMCO). Because of that affiliation, passenger traffic at Orlando Sanford International Airport was once dominated by European charter carrier service. Since 2008, however, a majority of its passenger traffic has been domestic; this is attributable to the entrance of Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air, for which Sanford is a focus city.
The airport covers 3,000 acres and has four runways: Runway 9L/27R: 11,002 x 150 ft. Asphalt. Runway 9C/27C: 3,578 x 75 ft. Asphalt. Runway 9R/27L: 6,647 x 75 ft. Asphalt. Runway 18/36: 6,002 x 150 ft. Asphalt/Concrete. The main runway is 9L/27R. This was built from the naval air station's original Runway 9/27, which was 8,000 ft x 200 ft. with overruns of 2,145 ft. and 1,985 ft.. A project to extended runway 9L/27R by 1,400 ft to 11,000 ft (3,400 m) was completed on April 1, 2013. Parallel Runways 9C/27C and 9R/27L were built later, the former on a previous taxiway and the latter all-new, for small aircraft. The airport also has Runway 18/36, another Navy runway, for rare northerly fronts in the winter, but this 6000-ft runway is rarely used by airliners.
Major airlines serving this airport are: Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines, Surinam Airways, TUI Airways, TUI fly Netherlands, ViaAir
Palm Beach International Airport
Palm Beach International Airport putting green
Palm Beach International Airport(PBI) is a public airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, located west of the city of West Palm Beach, Florida. It is the main airport for West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, and the surrounding area. It is also one of three major airports serving the South Florida metropolitan area. The airport is operated by Palm Beach County's Department of Airports. Road access to the airport is direct from I-95, Southern Boulevard, and Congress Avenue. l.
The airport covers 2,120 acres and has three runways: 10L-28R: 10,001 x 150 ft. (3,048 x 46 m) Asphalt 10R-28L: 3,214 x 75 ft. (980 x 23 m) Asphalt 14–32: 6,926 x 150 ft. (2,111 x 46 m) Asphalt
Major airlines serving this airport are: Air Canada, American Airlines, Bahamasair, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and United Airlines - List of US Airlines
Panama City-Bay County International Airport (Closed)
Closed Panama City-Bay County International Airport
Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN) was a public airport three miles northwest of Panama City, in Bay County, Florida. It was owned and operated by the Panama City–Bay County Airport and Industrial District. All airline services moved to the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport on May 22, 2010, but the airfield was open to general aviation aircraft until October 1, 2010. The grounds will eventually be turned over to LUK-MB1 LLC, which plans to remove the runways and build homes, shops, walking trails and a marina.
Airport covered 745 acres at an elevation of 20 feet . It had two asphalt runways: 14/32 was 6,308 x 150 ft and 5/23 was 4,884 x 150 ft
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport(SRQ) is located partially within Sarasota County, City of Sarasota, and Manatee County. Owned by the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority, it is three miles north of downtown Sarasota and six miles south of Bradenton.
The airport covers 1,102 acres at an elevation of 30 feet. It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 9,500 by 150 feet and 4/22 is 5,009 by 150 feet
Major airlines serving this airport are: Air Canada Rouge, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Airlines, Elite Airways, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways. Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, and United Express
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport(PIE) is a public/military airport in Pinellas County, Florida serving the Tampa Bay Area. It is nine miles north of downtown St. Petersburg, seven miles southeast of Clearwater, and seventeen miles southwest of Tampa.
Most scheduled airline traffic in the Tampa Bay Area uses Tampa International Airport (TPA), ten miles east, but St. Pete–Clearwater remains a destination for low-cost carriers. St. Pete–Clearwater is a focus city for Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air. PIE is also less busy than Tampa, and is frequently used by pilots of private planes and executive jets.
Major airlines serving this airport are: Allegiant Air, Flair Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and Sunwing Airlines
Southwest Florida International Airport
Southwest Florida International Airport
Southwest Florida International Airport(RSW) is a county-owned airport in the South Fort Myers region of unincorporated Lee County, Florida, United States. The airport serves the Southwest Florida region, including the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Naples-Marco Island, and Punta Gorda metropolitan areas, and is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry. It currently is the second-busiest single-runway airport in the United States, after San Diego International Airport, although a second runway is expected to open by 2020. In 2017, the airport served 8,842,549 passengers.
Runway 6/24: 12,000 x 150 ft (3,658 x 46 m) Asphalt Airport IQ 5010
Major airlines serving this airport are: Air Canada Rouge, American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Airlines, Eurowings, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, United Express and WestJet.
Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport(TPA) is an international airport six miles west of Downtown Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida,. The airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA). It has been praised for its architecture and Landside/Airside design of a central terminal (landside) connected by people movers to four satellite air terminals and gates (airsides), a pioneering concept when designed in the late 1960s. The airport was called Drew Field Municipal Airport until 1952.
The airport is served by more than twenty major air carrier airlines, four regional airlines, and three air cargo carriers. Three of the regional airlines operate under the banner of mainline air carriers, while a fourth, Silver Airways, is independent and utilizes Tampa International Airport as a hub for its operations. Southwest Airlines operates a focus city in TPA and handles the airport's largest share of passengers, operating up to 121 daily flights.
Tampa International Airport covers an area of 3,300 acres at an elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level. It has three runways: 10/28 is 6,999 by 150 feet with an asphalt/concrete surface; 19L/1R is 8,300 by 150 feet with an asphalt/concrete surface; 19R/1L is 11,002 by 150 feet with a concrete surface. On January 13, 2011 the runway designations changed due to a shift in the magnetic headings. 9/27 became 10/28, 18R/36L became 1L/19R, 18L/36R became 1R/19L.
Major airlines serving this airport are: Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, British Airways, Cayman Airways, Contour Airlines, Copa Airlines, Delta Airlines, Edelweiss Air, Frontier Airlines, Icelandair, JetBlue Airways, Lufthansa, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Silver Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Swift Air, Swoop, United Airlines and WestJet. - List of US Airlines
Other Important Florida Airports
Crestview, Milton, Pensacola, Panama City, Tallahassee, Apalachicola, Cross City, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Ocala, Leesburg, Titusville, Orlando, Kissimmee, Melbourne, Cocoa Beach, Lakeland, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bartow, Lake Wales Vero Beach, Bartow, Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Stuart, Sarasota, Punta Gorda, FT. Myers, Immokalee, Pompano beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Homestead, Naples.
All of Florida's airports are modern in design and feature state-of-the-art technology. The ground staff is also very helpful. Most Florida airports are accessible to disabled people with special facilities such as wheelchairs, lowered phone books, elevators, ramps and assistance for people with disabilities.
Most airlines offer online booking of their tickets, which can be done on their individual websites.
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