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==Flight schools==
==Flight schools==

Revision as of 20:47, 15 March 2008

28°06′10″N 080°38′43″W / 28.10278°N 80.64528°W / 28.10278; -80.64528

This airport is located in the United States. For the airport located in Melbourne, Australia, see Melbourne Airport
For other uses, see Melbourne Airport (disambiguation).
Melbourne International Airport
File:MelbourneInternationalAirportLogo.png
Melbourne International Airport Logo
Front View of Melbourne International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Melbourne
LocationOne Air Terminal Parkway
Melbourne, Florida
(physical location)
Elevation AMSL33 ft / 10 m
Websitewww.MLBair.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9R/27L 10,181 3,103 Asphalt
9L/27R 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
5/23 3,001 915 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations219,193
Based aircraft229

Melbourne International Airport (IATA: MLB, ICAO: KMLB, FAA LID: MLB) is a public airport within the city limits of Melbourne, a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. Located on central Florida's Space Coast, the airport is accessed via NASA Boulevard (State Road 508). It is governed by a seven-member board which is appointed by the Melbourne City Council and the private sector. The airport serves about half a million people annually. The airport budget is contained within the Melbourne municipal budget. The projected expenses for 2007 is $14.9 million.[2]

History

Melbourne International Airport had its beginning in 1928 when a Pitcairn Aircraft landed on a cow pasture strip north of Kissimmee Highway.

Airmail service began in late 1928 when the airport was designated a fueling stop. In 1933, the City of Melbourne acquired 160 acres (65 ha) west of Indian River Bluff to develop as a new location for the airport, which was further developed and operated as Naval Air Station Melbourne during World War II.

Returned to the city as a Surplus Property Airport after the War, Melbourne Airport was deeded to the city in 1947 and was operated as a municipal airport until 1967 at which time the city created the Melbourne Airport Authority to plan, operate, maintain, and develop the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Runway 9R

Melbourne International Airport covers an area of 2,800 acres (1,133 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways:[1]

  • Runway 9R/27L: 10,181 x 150 ft. (3,103 x 46 m)
  • Runway 9L/27R: 6,000 x 150 ft. (1,829 x 46 m)
  • Runway 5/23: 3,001 x 75 ft. (915 x 23 m)

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 219,193 aircraft operations, an average of 600 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% scheduled commercial, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 229 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 3% jet, 3% helicopter and <1% military.[1]

The airport also houses the Airport Museum located inside the terminal building.

The Melbourne Airport Authority operated Trailer Haven, a 760-site mobile home park, and leases property to two restaurants and one hotel.[3] The Authority closed the mobile home park in 2005 in preparation for redevelopment.

Airlines and destinations

Planned Future Airlines

Flight schools

  • F.I.T. Aviation Flight School owned by Florida Institute of Technology for the College of Aeronautics. Offers flight training for fixed wing aircraft for the FAA Private Pilot Certification, Intrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Certification, Multi-Engine and Advanced Aircraft Training. In 1999, in order to match a grant for a new engineering building, Florida Tech sold nearly a third of its training fleet.
  • Silver State Helicopters - Offers flight training for helicopters from Private to Commercial Certificates.

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for MLB PDF, effective 2007-10-25
  2. ^ Melbourne government official website
  3. ^ Business Journal

Gallery

  • Monument sign at entrance to Melbourne International Airport
    Monument sign at entrance to Melbourne International Airport
  • Front view of Melbourne International Airport
    Front view of Melbourne International Airport
  • Front view of the Main Terminal
    Front view of the Main Terminal

External links

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