Naples Municipal Airport
| Naples Municipal Airport Naples AAF |
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| IATA: APF – ICAO: KAPF – FAA LID: APF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Naples Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Naples, Florida | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 26°09′09″N 081°46′31″W / 26.1525°N 81.77528°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 5,290 | 1,612 | Asphalt |
| 14/32 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| SW/NE | 1,850 | 564 | Turf |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 129,731 | ||
| Based aircraft | 396 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Naples Municipal Airport (IATA: APF, ICAO: KAPF, FAA LID: APF) is a public airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Naples, a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the City of Naples Airport Authority.[1] The airport provides space for general aviation, as well as mosquito control and, Med Flight Collier (EMS Helicopters).
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Naples Municipal Airport covers an area of 732 acres (296 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 5,290 x 150 ft (1,612 x 46 m) and 14/32 measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). It also has one turf runway designated SW/NE which measures 1,850 x 100 ft (564 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2009, the airport had 129,731 aircraft operations, an average of 355 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi, 1% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 396 aircraft based at this airport: 65% single-engine, 22% multi-engine, 9% jet and 4% helicopter.[1]
[edit] Airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Gulf Coast Airways | Key West [2] |
[edit] History
Established in 1942 as Naples Army Airfield by the United States Army Air Forces. Assigned initially to the Southeast Training Center (later Eastern Flying Training Command). Provided basic (level 1) flight training to flight cadets by Embry-Riddle Co; Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer used. Along with the flight training, was a sub-base to Buckingham Army Airfield for flexible gunnery training. Inactivated on 1 November 1945, being turned over to the War Assets Administration for conveyance to civil control as a public airport.
Provincetown-Boston Airlines began scheduled service to Miami International Airport in the 1950s, and managed the airport for several years until a municipal airport authority was created in 1969.[3]
Although the airport served more than 100,000 passengers per year through 2000, geographic factors limited its capacity, and the opening of the much larger Southwest Florida International Airport in nearby Fort Myers drew medium-haul traffic away from Naples. Passenger numbers dipped when American Eagle ceased scheduled Miami service in 2001, and dipped even further following the September 11, 2001 attacks[4] Scheduled airline service to Naples ended in 2003 when US Airways Express ceased service to Tampa International Airport.[5]
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 10 September 1985, a Douglas DC-3 of Collier County Mosquito Control District crashed at East Naples whilst on approach to Naples Municipal Airport following an engine failure. The aircraft was on agricultural duties at the time.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for APF (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-10-22
- ^ http://www.flynaples.com/images/docs/gulfcoast_airways-info.pdf
- ^ http://www.flynaples.com/index.php/naples-municipal-airport-apf/airport-history
- ^ http://www.sptimes.com/2003/08/04/State/Wanted__Airline__plea.shtml
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WTEMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V14DAAAAIBAJ&dq=naples%20municipal%20airport&pg=2761%2C153255
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850910-0. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- Naples Municipal Airport (official site)
- Yellow Air Taxi
- Naples Airlines, featuring vintage photos
- Naples Municipal AirportPDF (1.00 MiB) brochure from CFASPP (April 2005)
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for APF, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAPF
- ASN accident history for APF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAPF
- FAA current APF delay information
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