Greystone Airport

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Coordinates: 29°16′49″N 082°07′29″W / 29.28028, -82.12472

Greystone Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 17FL
Summary
Airport type Private
Owner James & Christine Garemore
Serves Ocala, Florida
Location Anthony, Florida
Elevation AMSL 100 ft / 30 m
Website www.jumbolair.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 7,550 2,301 Asphalt
9/27 3,640 1,109 Turf
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Greystone Airport (FAA LID: 17FL) is a private-use airport located in the unincorporated community of Anthony, seven miles (11 km) northeast of the central business district of Ocala, in Marion County, Florida, United States. It is privately-owned by James & Christine Garemore.[1]

The airport has two runways: 18/36 with an asphalt pavement measuring 7,550 x 210 ft (2,301 x 64 m) and 9/27 with a grass surface measuring 3,640 x 100 ft (1,109 x 30 m). According to recent FAA documents, the main runway (18/36) is in such a degraded state that it is virtually unusable by anything but the smallest aircraft.[1]

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[edit] History

In January 2008 five teens died after the 2008 BMW M5 they were driving flew off an 85-foot (26 m) embankment into a tree at the end of runway.[2]

[edit] Jumbolair

Jumbolair Aviation Estates is an aviation-related gated community and airpark situated alongside the airport's runway. The property developer is Terri Jones, a former Revlon model and flying enthusiast. At the core of the development is a 80 acre (32 ha) horse ranch formerly owned by Muriel Vanderbilt and purchased by Jones' first husband Arthur Jones in 1980. The 550 acre (220 ha) development contains two- to three-acre lots connected by taxiways leading to the runway. Separate streets keep motor vehicles away from aircraft.

One of the first purchasers in the development was actor John Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston. The runway length allows Travolta, an avid pilot, to operate his Boeing 707 jet. The jet caused controversy at Travolta's previous fly-in residence at Spruce Creek near Daytona Beach, Florida. However due to the poor condition of the runway the jet is based in Ocala International Airport.

As of January 2007 litigation prevents all property owners in the subdivision, except Travolta, from accessing the runway with their aircraft.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for 17FL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-02-14
  2. ^ Christine Brouwer. "5 Killed Speeding on Private Runway", ABCnews.com, 2008-01-28. 

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