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{{Short description|Airport in Florida, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox Airport
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| name = Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport
| name = Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport
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| image = Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport.jpg
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| ICAO = none
| ICAO = KFHB
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| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner = City of Fernandina Beach
| owner = City of Fernandina Beach
| operator =
| operator =
| city-served =
| city-served = [[Fernandina Beach, Florida]]
| location = [[Fernandina Beach, Florida]]
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| website = [http://www.fernandinabeachfl.org/cityservices/airport.html FernandinaBeachFL.org/...]
| website = [http://www.fbfl.us/index.aspx?NID=66 www.fbfl.us/...]
| r1-number = 4/22
| r1-length-f = 5,300
| r1-number = 4/22
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| r1-length-f = 5,301
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-length-m = 1,616
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number = 8/26
| r2-length-f = 5,001
| r2-number = 13/31
| r2-length-m = 1,524
| r2-length-f = 5,152
| r2-surface = [[Concrete]]
| r2-length-m = 1,570
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| r2-surface = Asphalt
| r3-length-f = 5,152
| r3-number = 8/26
| r3-length-m = 1,570
| r3-length-f = 5,000
| r3-surface = Asphalt
| r3-length-m = 1,524
| stat-year = 2000
| r3-surface = [[Concrete]]
| stat-year = 2018
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (year ending 2/7/2018)
| stat1-data = 47,000
| stat1-data = 47,000
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 68
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 69
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=55J|use=PU|own=PU|site=03186.*A}}, effective 2007-10-25</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=FHB|use=PU|own=PU|site=03186.*A}}, effective 13 July 2023</ref>
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'''Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport''' {{Airport codes|||55J}} is a public [[airport]] located three miles (5 km) south of the [[central business district]] of [[Fernandina Beach, Florida|Fernandina Beach]], a city in [[Nassau County, Florida|Nassau County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. It is owned by the City of Fernandina Beach.<ref name=FAA />
'''Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes||KFHB|FHB{{nobold|, formerly }}55J}} is a city-owned public-use [[airport]] located on [[Amelia Island]] three nautical miles (6&nbsp;km) south of the [[central business district]] of [[Fernandina Beach, Florida|Fernandina Beach]], a city in [[Nassau County, Florida|Nassau County]], [[Florida]], [[United States]].<ref name="FAA" /> It is designated as a [[reliever airport]] for [[Jacksonville International Airport]].<ref>[http://www.fbfl.us/index.aspx?NID=67 Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport: History]</ref>


Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport was developed as a training facility by the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], serving as '''Outlying Field Fernadina Beach''' (OLF Fernadina Beach) to the [[Naval Air Station Jacksonville]] complex. The airport was transferred to the City of Fernandina Beach in 1946 and is designated as a [[general aviation]] [[reliever airport]] for [[Jacksonville International Airport]]. It is occasionally used as a practice airfield by Navy helicopters from [[NAS Jacksonville]] and [[Naval Station Mayport]] and by [[U.S. Coast Guard]] and [[Florida Army National Guard]] helicopters from [[Cecil Field]].<ref>[http://www.fbfl.us/index.aspx?nid=66 Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport] page at city website</ref>
Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport was developed as a training facility by the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], serving as '''Outlying Field Fernadina Beach''' (OLF Fernadina Beach) to the [[Naval Air Station Jacksonville]] complex. The airport was transferred to the City of Fernandina Beach in 1946 and is designated as a [[general aviation]] [[reliever airport]] for [[Jacksonville International Airport]]. It is occasionally used as a practice airfield by [[U.S. Navy]] helicopters from [[NAS Jacksonville]] and [[Naval Station Mayport]] and by [[U.S. Coast Guard]] and [[Florida Army National Guard]] helicopters from [[Cecil Field]].<ref>[http://www.fbfl.us/index.aspx?NID=66 Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport] page at city website</ref>


== Facilities and aircraft ==
== Facilities and aircraft ==
Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport covers an area of 602 [[acre]]s (244 [[hectare|ha]]) which contains three paved [[runway]]s<ref name=FAA />:
[[File:Fernandina Beach Airport.jpg|left|thumb|View of runway from road]]
Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport covers an area of {{convert|848|acre|ha}} at an [[elevation]] of 16 feet (5 m) above [[mean sea level]]. It has three paved [[runway]]s: 4/22 is 5,301 by 100 feet (1,616 x 30 m); 13/31 is 5,152 by 100 feet (1,570 x 30 m); 9/27 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).<ref name="FAA" />
* Runway 4/22: 5,300 x 100 ft (1,615 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 8/26: 5,001 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m), Surface: Concrete
* Runway 13/31: 5,152 x 100 ft (1,570 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt


For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2000, the airport had 47,000 aircraft operations, an average of 128 per day: 96% [[general aviation]], 3% [[air taxi]] and 1% military. There are 68 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% [[ultralight]] and 3% [[helicopter]].<ref name=FAA />
For the 12-month period ending February 7, 2018, the airport had 47,000 aircraft operations, an average of 129 per day: 95% [[general aviation]], 3% [[air taxi]] and <1% [[military aviation|military]]. At that time there were 69 aircraft based at this airport: 63 single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], and 6 multi-engine.<ref name="FAA" />

==See also==
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* [[List of airports in Florida]]


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{PDF|[http://www.cfaspp.com/FASP/AirportPDFs/fernandina_beach_muni%20_%28mar2007%29.pdf Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport]|314&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 322312 bytes -->}} brochure from [http://www.cfaspp.com/airports.asp CFASPP] (March 2007)
* {{cite web|url= http://www.cfaspp.com/PopUps/DownloadDocument.aspx?doctype=facilityinfo&uaid=FL000019 |title=Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport }} brochure from [http://www.cfaspp.com/ CFASPP]
*{{FAA-diagram|06597}}
* {{FAA-diagram|06597|FHB}}
*{{US-airport-minor|55J}}
* {{FAA-procedures|FHB}}
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{{Northeast Florida Airports}}
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[[Category:Airports in Florida]]
{{Florida airports}}
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[[Category:Transportation in Nassau County, Florida]]


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[[Category:1940s establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Amelia Island]]

Latest revision as of 18:12, 29 September 2024

Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Fernandina Beach
ServesFernandina Beach, Florida
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates30°36′43″N 081°27′40″W / 30.61194°N 81.46111°W / 30.61194; -81.46111
Websitewww.fbfl.us/...
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,301 1,616 Asphalt
13/31 5,152 1,570 Asphalt
8/26 5,000 1,524 Concrete
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations (year ending 2/7/2018)47,000
Based aircraft69

Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport (ICAO: KFHB, FAA LID: FHB, formerly 55J) is a city-owned public-use airport located on Amelia Island three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Fernandina Beach, a city in Nassau County, Florida, United States.[1] It is designated as a reliever airport for Jacksonville International Airport.[2]

Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport was developed as a training facility by the United States Navy during World War II, serving as Outlying Field Fernadina Beach (OLF Fernadina Beach) to the Naval Air Station Jacksonville complex. The airport was transferred to the City of Fernandina Beach in 1946 and is designated as a general aviation reliever airport for Jacksonville International Airport. It is occasionally used as a practice airfield by U.S. Navy helicopters from NAS Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport and by U.S. Coast Guard and Florida Army National Guard helicopters from Cecil Field.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

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View of runway from road

Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport covers an area of 848 acres (343 ha) at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has three paved runways: 4/22 is 5,301 by 100 feet (1,616 x 30 m); 13/31 is 5,152 by 100 feet (1,570 x 30 m); 9/27 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending February 7, 2018, the airport had 47,000 aircraft operations, an average of 129 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 69 aircraft based at this airport: 63 single-engine, and 6 multi-engine.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for FHB PDF, effective 13 July 2023
  2. ^ Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport: History
  3. ^ Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport page at city website
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  • "Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport". brochure from CFASPP
  • FAA Airport Diagram for FHB (PDF), effective December 26, 2024
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for FHB, effective December 26, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
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