Lake Wales Municipal Airport

Lake Wales Municipal Airport
Lake Wales Army Airfield

2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: X07
Summary
Airport type Public use
Owner City of Lake Wales
Operator Mark R. Mc Duff
Serves Lake Wales, Florida
Location Lake Wales, Florida
Elevation AMSL 127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates 27°53′37″N 081°37′13″W / 27.89361°N 81.62028°W / 27.89361; -81.62028Coordinates: 27°53′37″N 081°37′13″W / 27.89361°N 81.62028°W / 27.89361; -81.62028
Map
X07

Location of Lake Wales Municipal Airport

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 3,999 1,219 Asphalt
17/35 3,999 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2002)
Aircraft operations 20,005
Based aircraft 17

Lake Wales Municipal Airport (FAA LID: X07) is a public-use airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the central business district of the city of Lake Wales in Polk County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned.[1]

Overview

The Airport's service area includes the cities of Lake Wales, Dundee, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Frostproof, Highland Park, Hillcrest Heights, and Lake Hamilton. Typical operations conducted at the Airport are local and transient general aviation, localized recreational glider activity, and skydiving. Presently there are no air carrier, commuter or air taxi operations conducted at the Airport.

The Airport's current Airport role and classification are listed in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport System (NPIAS) as a General Utility General Aviation Airport capable of accommodating virtually all General Aviation aircraft with maximum gross takeoff weights of 12,500 pounds or less with wingspans up to, but not including, 79 feet.

History

Opened in 1928 as a civil airport, in 1943 the airport was leased by the United States Army Air Forces as an auxiliary airfield of Sarasota Army Airfield. III Fighter Command used Lake Wales Army Airfieldfor fighter training of replacement personnel. The Army improved the facility which included the construction of the two present 4,000-foot runways. No permanent units were assigned.

It was inactivated in 1945 and returned to civil control.

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. 1 2 FAA Airport Master Record for X07 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-9-25

External links

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