St. Lucie County International Airport

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Coordinates: 27°29′42″N 080°22′06″W / 27.495, -80.36833

St. Lucie County International Airport
IATA: FPR – ICAO: KFPR – FAA: FPR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners
Location		Fort Pierce, Florida
Elevation AMSL		24 ft / 7 m
Website		StLucieCo.gov/airport/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
9/27	6,492	1,979	Asphalt
14/32	4,755	1,449	Asphalt
Statistics (1999)
Aircraft operations			196,000
Based aircraft			185
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

St. Lucie County International Airport (IATA: FPR, ICAO: KFPR, FAA LID: FPR) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Fort Pierce, a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners.^[1]

Notorious for its high density flight school traffic, the airport is a base for United States Customs & Border Patrol, which makes it a frequent stop for airplanes coming in and out of the Bahama Islands.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

St. Lucie County International Airport covers an area of 3,800 acres (1,538 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 6,492 x 150 ft. (1,979 x 46 m) and 14/32 measuring 4,755 x 100 ft. (1,449 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 14, 1999, the airport had 196,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 536 per day. There are 185 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine, 27% multi-engine, 3% jet and 3% helicopter.^[1]

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)