Palm Beach County Glades Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Palm Beach County Glades Airport
nativename = Pahokee Airport
IATA = PHK
ICAO = KPHK
type = Public
owner = Palm Beach County Airports Department
opened = 1994
location = Pahokee, Florida
elevation-f = 18
elevation-m = 5.5
coordinates = coord|26|47|04|N|80|41|35|W|

r1-number = 17/35
r1-length-f = 4,116
r1-length-m = 1,255
r1-surface = Asphalt

Palm Beach County Glades Airport airport codes|PHK|KPHK is a general aviation airport located 3 miles southwest of Pahokee, Florida and 35 miles west of West Palm Beach, Florida.

The Palm Beach County Glades Airport, commonly referred to as "Pahokee", does not have a control tower.cite web | date = 3 August 2006 | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPHK | title = KPHK - Palm Beach County Glades Airport | work = AirNav.com | accessdate = August 21 | accessyear = 2006] Pilots landing at Pahokee use self-announce procedures to notify other aircraft of take-offs and landings. The airport can handle aircraft with a single-wheel weight of up to 20,000 pounds (9,071 kg) although local regulations restrict aircraft to 12,500 pounds (5,670 kg) and under [cite web | month = April | year = 2005 | url = http://www.cfaspp.com/FASP/AirportPDFs/palm%20beach%20county%20glades%20%28april%202005%29.pdf#page=3 | title = Palm Beach County Glades | format = PDF | publisher = Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process | accessdate = August 22 | accessyear = 2006] . Because of the VOR/DME systems and relatively low traffic, this airport is one of five South Florida airports that is used for instrument training by student pilots. [cite web | date = January 14 1999 | url = http://www.cfaspp.com/Documents/Section%202%20Today's%20System.pdf#page=4 | title = South Florida Aviation Training System Plan | format = PDF | work = Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process | accessdate = August 22 | accessyear = 2006]

The airport is owned by Palm Beach County and operated by the Palm Beach County Airports Department. [cite web | url = http://www.pbcgov.com/PubInf/EDO/pbcgaa.htm | title = General Aviation Airports | work = Palm Beach County | accessdate = August 22 | accessyear = 2006] It has one fixed base operator, Pahokee Aviation, Inc., which provides fuel and aircraft maintenance services. [cite web | url = http://www.pahokeeaviation.com/services.htm | title = Pahokee Aviation, Inc. | accessdate = August 22 | accessyear = 2006] Forty aircraft are based at the field which handles about 100 flights per day.

Due to environmental considerations of the Florida everglades ecosystem, water drainage is strictly regulated by the East Shore Water Control District. Excess water drains from the Airport onto Closter Farms, located adjacent to the airport. The County compensates Closter Farms for drainage services that Closter's provides to take care of the excess drainage. [cite web | date = April 18 2006 | url = http://www.pbcountyclerk.com/minutes/pdf/041806.pdf#page=20 | title = Order of Business Palm Beach County Board Of Commissioners Board Meeting | format = PDF | accessdate = August 22 | accessyear = 2006]

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*US-airport|PHK