Page field (IATA: FMY , ICAO: KFMY , FAA LID: FMY ) is a public airport three miles south Fort Myers, in Lee County, Florida. Owned by Lee County Port Authority; The National Plan of the Integrated Airport System for 2011-2015 is categorized as a release airport .
Video Page Field
History
Built in 1927 as a civil airport, Page Field was adapted by the War Department at the beginning of World War II. Renamed to Fort Myers Army Air Field and then, Army Airfield Field Page , it was used by the United States Air Force Air Force Third Force patrols and conventional bombers training in B-24 Liberator. The facility was returned to civilian control of the State of Florida and then Lee County shortly after the end of the war.
The June 1949 chart shows runway 5000-ft 4, 4960-ft runway 9 and 5030-ft runway 13.
National Airlines started flights at Page Field in the 1930s; in April 1957 they were still the only airline, with six departures a day. In the 1950s the army barracks were replaced by a small terminal on the south side of the field, which was expanded in 1960. A new terminal was built in the mid-1970s on the north side of Page Field.
In 1981, the airport was served by Air Florida, Delta, Eastern, Florida Airlines, Northwest, Pan Am, Sun Air, TWA and United, with nonstop flights to Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, New York, Newark, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Sarasota, Tampa, and West Palm Beach.
After the deregulation of the aviation industry in 1978, the terminals and airfields were too small, and in 1983, the airline moved to the new Southwest Florida Regional Airport, now called the Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). Page Field is a designated FAA reliever airport for RSW and has only general aviation and business traffic.
Maps Page Field
Facilities
The Field page covers 670 acres (271 ha) at a height of 17 feet (5 m). It has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 6,406 by 150 feet (1,953 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 4,912 by 150 feet (1,497 x 46 m).
By 2015, the airport handled nearly 97,000. There are 300 aircraft based on FMY.
In August 2011, a new terminal complex opened on the west side of Page Field. Operation Base on the Field Pages is a modern, sophisticated building, covering an area of ​​22,600 square feet. Concierge front desk service, pilot lounge, weather alerts, flight planning and executive conference rooms, free Wi-Fi and a souvenir shop are just some of the many professional facilities and services offered in Base Operations. There is a 600,000 square foot rise with convenient business aircraft parking, 24,000 square feet of mobile hangar space and full Jet A and Avgas service, as well as self-serve Avgas. A press release issued by Lee County Port Authority
The annual economic impact of Page Field is $ 109.3 million. The 2014 Economic Impact Study was conducted by the Florida Department of Transportation
Awards
- The Florida Department of Transportation was named Page Field of General Aviation Airport of the Year in 2002 and 2008.
References
External links
- Field Airport page (official site)
- The Base Operation Website
- "Page Field". Ã, brochure from CFASPP
- Air imagery in January 1999 from USGS National Map
- FAA Airport Chart Ã, (PDF) , effective May 24, 2018
- FAA Terminal Procedure for FMY, effective May 24, 2018
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFMY
- ASN accident history for FMY
- FlightAware airport information and direct flight trackers
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical graph for KFMY
- Current FMY FMA delay information
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