| Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport | |||
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| IATA: TMB – ICAO: KTMB – FAA LID: TMB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Miami-Dade County | ||
| Operator | Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) | ||
| Serves | Miami, Florida | ||
| Location | Miami-Dade County, Florida | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9L/27R | 5,003 | 1,525 | Asphalt |
| 9R/27L | 5,002 | 1,525 | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 4,001 | 1,220 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2001) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 186,653 | ||
| Based aircraft | 450 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (IATA: TMB, ICAO: KTMB, FAA LID: TMB) is a public airport located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Downtown Miami.[1]
The airport was originally called Tamiami Airport for its location next to the Tamiami Trail. Growth of the surrounding area and the nearby flight path for Miami International Airport forced the airport to relocate further to the southwest, near the community of Kendall. Florida International University is now located on the site of the old Tamiami Airport. The Kendall-Tamiami airport is owned and operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. There are 450 aircraft based there, primarily light single-engine propeller planes.
The airport is a port of entry with U.S. Customs personnel on hand, although it is not certified for commercial airline use. In recent years, it has gained increasing popularity as a corporate aviation terminal.
It is the main airbase of the Miami-Dade Police aerial unit, and also houses the Miami-Dade College's aviation programs. The Wings Over Miami aviation museum is also located at the field.
The airport is also home to Tamiami Composite Squadron [1] (SER-FL-355), a local squadron of the Civil Air Patrol [2](United States Air Force Auxiliary), whose mission includes aerial and ground search and rescue.
Fire protection at the airport is provided by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department[2] Station 24.[3]
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Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport covers an area of 1,380 acres (558 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways[1]:
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2001, the airport had 186,653 aircraft operations, an average of 511 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 450 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 8% helicopter and 3% jet.[1]
A request for $1-million was added to the 2007 Miami-Dade Federal Legislative Package to extend the currently existing runway 9R/27L. The runway will be extended 550 feet to the east and 1,798 feet to the west. The reasoning behind the request is to "...allow aircraft to increase their fuel and/or cargo load and ... allow for the accommodation of nearly 100 percent of midsize jet aircraft under wet runway conditions."[4]
Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center[5] operates a controversial avionics test facility on Runway 9L, the north runway at Kendall-Tamiami Airport. This facility was used in 2007-8 to certify the Steep Approach landing system on the Embraer ERJ-170 and ERJ-190 Transport Category Jet Airliners. Embraer conducted this testing and software development[6] in order to meet stringent requirements and approval to land at London City Airport (LCY), an airport in downtown London, England.[7] The test facility was under intense scrutiny due to numerous controversial test flights involving the challenging development and modifications to the Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Systems in these advanced aircraft.[6] Flight testing of Experimental Aircraft over congested areas such as Kendall are prohibited by the FAA.[8] This map of the flight testing area shows the flight path in relation to Kendall-Tamiami Airport and the 75,000+ homes in the area [9] Media coverage in the Miami Herald [10] and Kendall Gazette [11] about the safety issues led the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations[12] to call for a meeting to investigate solutions to the problem. The outcome of these efforts is currently unknown.
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