St. Lucie County International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = St. Lucie County International Airport


IATA = FPR
ICAO = KFPR
FAA = FPR
type = Public
owner = St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners
operator =
city-served =
location = Fort Pierce, Florida
elevation-f = 24
elevation-m = 7
coordinates = coord|27|29|42|N|080|22|06|W|region:US_type:airport
website = [http://www.stlucieco.gov/airport/index.htm StLucieCo.gov/airport/]
r1-number = 9/27
r1-length-f = 6,492
r1-length-m = 1,979
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 14/32
r2-length-f = 4,755
r2-length-m = 1,449
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 1999
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 196,000
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 185
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=FPR|use=PU|own=PU|site=03202.*A, effective 2007-10-25]

St. Lucie County International Airport Airport codes|FPR|KFPR|FPR is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Fort Pierce, a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners.

Notorious for its high density flight school traffic, the airport is a base for United States Customs & Border Patrol, which makes it a frequent stop for airplanes coming in and out of the Bahama Islands.

DayJet provides an on-demand jet air taxi service from this airport to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery.

Facilities and aircraft

St. Lucie County International Airport covers an area of 3,800 acres (1,538 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 measuring 6,492 x 150 ft (1,979 x 46 m) and 14/32 measuring 4,755 x 100 ft (1,449 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 14, 1999, the airport had 196,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 536 per day. There are 185 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine, 27% multi-engine, 3% jet and 3% helicopter.

References

External links

* [http://www.stlucieco.gov/airport/index.htm St. Lucie County International Airport] page at county website
* brochure from [http://www.cfaspp.com/airports.asp CFASPP] (March 2007)
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