Immokalee Regional Airport

Coordinates: 26°26′02″N 81°24′05″W / 26.43389°N 81.40139°W / 26.43389; -81.40139
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Immokalee Regional Airport

(former Immokalee Army Airfield)
AMSL
37 ft / 11 m
Coordinates26°26′02″N 81°24′05″W / 26.43389°N 81.40139°W / 26.43389; -81.40139
Websitewww.CollierGov.net/...
Map
IMM is located in Florida
IMM
IMM
Location of airport in Florida
IMM is located in the United States
IMM
IMM
IMM (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
18/36 4,550 1,387 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 2/28/2019)37, 850
Based aircraft31

Immokalee Regional Airport[1][2][3] (IATA: IMM[4], ICAO: KIMM, FAA LID: IMM) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Immokalee, in Collier County, Florida, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the Collier County Airport Authority.[1] Formerly known as Immokalee Airport,[5] it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[6]

History

The Immokalee Regional Airport was established as Immokalee Army Airfield, and activated on July 5, 1942.

Fort Myers.[citation needed
]

It was transferred to

Sarasota Army Airfield replacement fighter pilot training school.[citation needed
]

The airfield was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945. It was eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration and became a civil airport. [9][10][11]

Facilities and aircraft

Immokalee Regional Airport covers an area of 1,330

mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways, designated 9/27 and 18/36. 9/27 is 5,000 x 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) and 18/36 is 4,550 x 150 feet (1,387 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2019, the airport had 37,700 general aviation aircraft operations, and 150 military operations, an average of 104 per day. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 24 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Immokalee Regional Airport" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation CFASPP. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  3. ^ "Immokalee Regional Airport". Collier County. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (IMM: Immokalee)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "KIMM – Immokalee Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. March 12, 2009. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Community of Immokalee". Florida Heartland ERO. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Lobb, Justin. "Collier County Airports: A Gateway to Florida's Paradise Coast". Florida Department of Transportation Aviation Office. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  9. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
  10. OCLC 71006954, 29991467
  11. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629

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