| Leesburg International Airport | |||
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| 25 January 1999 | |||
| IATA: LEE – ICAO: KLEE – FAA LID: LEE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Leesburg, Florida | ||
| Location | Leesburg, Florida | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 76 ft / 23.2 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| 03/21 | 4,957 | 1,511 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (1999) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 114,061 | ||
| Based aircraft | 186 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Leesburg International Airport (IATA: LEE, ICAO: KLEE, FAA LID: LEE), formerly known as Leesburg Regional Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Leesburg, a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the City of Leesburg.[1]
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Leesburg International Airport covers an area of 769 acres (311 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 4,957 x 100 ft (1,511 x 30 m) and 13/31 measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 18, 1999, the airport had 114,061 aircraft operations, an average of 312 per day: 99.8% general aviation and 0.2% military. There are 186 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 23% multi-engine, 5% ultralight, 3% jet and 3% helicopter.[1]
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The airport was constructed in 1942 and was commissioned in January 1943 as Leesburg Army Airfield (AAF). It was used as a United States Army Air Forces training airfield by the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics at Orlando Army Air Base. Leesburg was a sub-base of Alachua AAF with the 901st Army Air Force Base Unit being the host unit for the station.
The 313th Fighter Squadron was assigned to the airfield from 5 January-17 November 1943 training students with the P-40 Warhawk, with the 1158th School Squadron providing instruction in twin-engine fighter aircraft (predominately the P-38 Lightning). Leesburg was also a repair depot with several aircraft supply and ground maintenance units.
The airfield was closed after the end of World War II and the facility was turned over to the City of Leesburg.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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