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Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport

Winter Haven Municipal Airport
USGS aerial image - 30 Jan 1999
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Winter Haven
ServesWinter Haven, Florida
Elevation AMSL145 ft / 44 m
Coordinates28°03′46″N 081°45′12″W / 28.06278°N 81.75333°W / 28.06278; -81.75333
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,005 1,526 Asphalt
11/29 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations60,000
Based aircraft169

Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (IATA: GIF, ICAO: KGIF, FAA LID: GIF) is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Winter Haven, a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the City of Winter Haven.[1] It is also known as Winter Haven Municipal Airport or Gilbert Field. Jack Browns Seaplane Base and Tailwheels Etc. Flight School are located adjacent to the airport, connected by a taxiway.

During World War II, the facility was an Army Air Forces auxiliary airfield to Lakeland AAF/Drane Field, now Lakeland Linder Regional Airport.

History

During World War II, Winter Haven Army Airfield (also known as Gilbert Field) was an auxiliary airfield for the Lakeland School of Aeronautics at Lakeland Army Airfield. The school provided basic pilot training to United States Army Air Forces flying cadets from the airfield under contract. Flight training was performed until the end of the war.

Facilities and aircraft

Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport covers an area of 520 acres (210 ha) at an elevation of 145 feet (44 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 5,005 by 100 feet (1,526 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 4,001 by 100 feet (1,220 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 20, 2008, the airport had 60,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day. At that time there were 169 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 1% jet and 2% glider.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GIF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.


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