Palm Beach County Glades Airport

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Palm Beach County Glades Airport
Pahokee Airport
IATA: PHK – ICAO: KPHK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Palm Beach County Airports Department
Location Pahokee, Florida
Elevation AMSL 18 ft / 5.5 m
Coordinates 26°47′04″N, 80°41′35″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,116 1,255 Asphalt

Palm Beach County Glades Airport (IATA: PHK, ICAO: KPHK) is a general aviation airport located 3 miles southwest of Pahokee, Florida and 35 miles west of West Palm Beach, Florida.

The Palm Beach County Glades Airport, commonly referred to as "Pahokee", does not have a control tower.[1] Pilots landing at Pahokee use self-announce procedures to notify other aircraft of take-offs and landings. The airport can handle aircraft with a single-wheel weight of up to 20,000 pounds (9,071 kg)[1] although local regulations restrict aircraft to 12,500 pounds (5,670 kg) and under[2]. Because of the VOR/DME systems[1] and relatively low traffic, this airport is one of five South Florida airports that is used for instrument training by student pilots.[3]

The airport is owned by Palm Beach County and operated by the Palm Beach County Airports Department.[4] It has one fixed base operator, Pahokee Aviation, Inc., which provides fuel and aircraft maintenance services.[5] Forty aircraft are based at the field which handles about 100 flights per day.[1]

Due to environmental considerations of the Florida everglades ecosystem, water drainage is strictly regulated by the East Shore Water Control District. Excess water drains from the Airport onto Closter Farms, located adjacent to the airport. The County compensates Closter Farms for drainage services that Closter's provides to take care of the excess drainage.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d KPHK - Palm Beach County Glades Airport. AirNav.com (3 August 2006). Retrieved on August 21, 2006.
  2. ^ Palm Beach County Glades (PDF). Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process (April 2005). Retrieved on August 22, 2006.
  3. ^ South Florida Aviation Training System Plan (PDF). Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process (January 14, 1999). Retrieved on August 22, 2006.
  4. ^ General Aviation Airports. Palm Beach County. Retrieved on August 22, 2006.
  5. ^ Pahokee Aviation, Inc.. Retrieved on August 22, 2006.
  6. ^ Order of Business Palm Beach County Board Of Commissioners Board Meeting (PDF) (April 18, 2006). Retrieved on August 22, 2006.

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