North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport

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North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: F45
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Palm Beach County Airports Department
Location Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Elevation AMSL 22 ft / 6.7 m
Coordinates 26°50′39.69″N, 80°13′16.78″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8R/26L 4,300 1,311 Asphalt
13/31 4,300 1,311 Asphalt
8L/26R 3,700 1,128 Grass/Gravel

North Palm Beach County Airport (FAA LID: F45) is an uncontrolled general aviation airport located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of West Palm Beach, Florida off the Bee Line Highway. The airport is owned by Palm Beach County and operated by the Palm Beach County Airports Department. The airport is more commonly referred to as North County Airport.

The field is in proximity to, and shares services with, William P. Gwinn Airport (FAA LID: 06FA) (more commonly referred to as Gwinn Airfield) which is owned by United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and operated by its Sikorsky Aircraft business unit. Due to its proximity to the Sikorsky test grounds, North County is often used to test ILS approaches on experimental or prototype helicopters such as the RAH-66 Comanche and the S-92.

There are two asphalt runways (8R/26L and 13/31), one grass runway (8L/26R), and two active helicopter landing pads.

Per Seat Passenger Service:

  • DayJet (nonstop service to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery with more nonstop cities being added)


Contents

[edit] Fixed Base Operators (FBO)

The airport has one fixed base operator, Landmark Aviation [1].

[edit] Flight Schools (Rotary Wing)

North County is home to Cloud 9 Helicopters [2](which maintains a fleet of Robinson helicopters), Sunquest Aviation [3], FAA Certified Part 141 Flight Schools.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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