Sebring Regional Airport

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Sebring Regional Airport


6 January 1999
IATA: SEF – ICAO: KSEF – FAA: SEF
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Sebring Airport Authority
Location Sebring, Florida
Elevation AMSL 63 ft / 19 m
Coordinates 27°27′23″N 81°20′32″W / 27.45639, -81.34222
Website www.sebring-airport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,190 1,582 Concrete
18/36 5,190 1,582 Asphalt

Sebring Regional Airport (IATA: SEF, ICAO: KSEF, FAA LID: SEF) is a general aviation airport located 9 mi southeast of Sebring, in Highlands County, Florida. A portion of the old runway system is now Sebring International Raceway, home to the 12 Hours of Sebring, an American Le Mans series race, which has been held annually since 1952. The airport is also home to a business park and is a Department of Commerce-certified Foreign Trade Zone—FTZ No. 215.[1]

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[edit] History

Sebring Regional Airport was originally constructed in 1940 as Hendricks Field, a B-17 Flying Fortress crew training base. The field was deactivated on 31 December 1945, as the war ended and the facility was no longer needed to train flight crews.

The field was turned over to the city of Sebring 25 days later, and on 21 February 1946 the city received a permit to operate a civilian airfield on the site. In 1950, the first automobile race was held on the property.

[edit] Passenger Service

DayJet flies into Sebring Regional Airport through an on-demand system, providing direct flights to approximately one dozen cities. There is no regularly scheduled passenger service into the airport.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ List of Foreign Trade Zones by State. Import Administration, US Department of Commerce. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.

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