Kissimmee Gateway Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Kissimmee Gateway Airport


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IATA = ISM
ICAO = KISM
FAA = ISM
type = Public
owner-oper = City of Kissimmee
city-served = Orlando, Florida
location = Kissimmee, Florida
elevation-f = 82
elevation-m = 25
website = [http://www.kissimmeeairport.com/ www.KissimmeeAirport.com]
r1-number = 6/24
r1-length-f = 5,000
r1-length-m = 1,524
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 15/33
r2-length-f = 6,000
r2-length-m = 1,829
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2001
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 150,388
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 206
footnotes = Sources: Airport website [http://www.kissimmeeairport.com/ Kissimmee Gateway Airport] (official website)] and FAAFAA-airport|ID=ISM|use=PU|own=PU|site=03407.2*A, effective 2007-10-25]

Kissimmee Gateway Airport Airport codes|ISM|KISM|ISM, formerly known as Kissimmee Municipal Airport, is a public airport in Kissimmee, a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. The airport is located 16 miles (26 km) southwest of the central business district of Orlando. It is owned and operated by the City of Kissimmee.

Facilities and aircraft

Kissimmee Gateway Airport covers an area of 892 acres (361 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 measuring 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 15/33 measuring 6,000 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m). It was originally constructed as a U.S. Army Air Force facility during World War II and supported fighter training operations of the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics at Orlando Army Air Base. Today it hosts a variety of general aviation aircraft operations, including a major facility for the restoration of classic military aircraft from the World War II era to flying condition. The airport has an operational comtrol tower and a Category I instrument landing system (ILS) on its main runway. It is considered a general aviation reliver airport to Orlando International Airport.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2001, the airport had 150,388 aircraft operations, an average of 412 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, <1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 206 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 22% multi-engine, 4% jet and 3% helicopter.

Passenger Service:
*None. DayJet provided "on-demand" service to 12 cities, but suspended all operations in September 2008.

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training.

ee also

* Florida World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

*PDF| [http://www.cfaspp.com/FASP/AirportPDFs/kissimmee%20gateway%20%28april%202005%29.pdf Kissimmee Gateway Airport] |884 KiB brochure from [http://www.cfaspp.com/airports.asp CFASPP] (April 2005)
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*US-airport-ga|ISM