- Sebring Regional Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Sebring Regional Airport
image-width = 250
caption = 6 January 1999
IATA = SEF
ICAO = KSEF
FAA = SEF
type = Public
owner = Sebring Airport Authority
location = Sebring,Florida
elevation-f = 63
elevation-m = 19
coordinates = coord|27|27|23|N|81|20|32|W|type:airport
website = [http://www.sebring-airport.com/ www.sebring-airport.com]
r1-number = 14/32
r1-length-f = 5,190
r1-length-m = 1,582
r1-surface =Concrete
r2-number = 18/36
r2-length-f = 5,190
r2-length-m = 1,582
r2-surface =Asphalt Sebring Regional Airport airport codes|SEF|KSEF|SEF is a
general aviation airport located 9 mi southeast of Sebring, in Highlands County,Florida . A portion of the old runway system is nowSebring International Raceway , home to the12 Hours of Sebring , anAmerican Le Mans series race, which has been held annually since 1952. The airport is also home to a business park and is aDepartment of Commerce -certifiedForeign Trade Zone —FTZ No. 215.cite web |url=http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ftzpage/letters/ftzlist.html |title=List of Foreign Trade Zones by State |publisher=Import Administration, US Department of Commerce |accessdate=2007-07-20]History
Sebring Regional Airport was originally constructed in 1940 as Hendricks Field, a
B-17 Flying Fortress crew training base. The field was deactivated on31 December 1945 , as the war ended and the facility was no longer needed to train flight crews.The field was turned over to the city of Sebring 25 days later, and on
21 February 1946 the city received a permit to operate a civilian airfield on the site. In 1950, the first automobile race was held on the property.Passenger Service
DayJet formerly flew into Sebring Regional Airport through an on-demand system, providing direct flights to approximately one dozen cities. DayJet suspended operations in 19 September 2008; there is no regularly scheduled passenger service into the airport.ee also
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Florida World War II Army Airfields References
External links
* [http://www.sebring-airport.com/ Sebring Regional Airport] — Official Site
*US-airport-ga|SEF
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