Ocean Reef Club Airport
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| Airport type | Private use | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ocean Reef Club | ||||||||||
| Serves | Key Largo, Florida | ||||||||||
| Location | Monroe County, Florida | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°19′13″N 080°16′42″W / 25.32028°N 80.27833°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Ocean Reef Club Airport | ||||||||||
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Ocean Reef Club Airport (IATA: OCA, FAA LID: 07FA) is a private-use airport located 19 miles (31 km) northeast of the central business district of the island of Key Largo in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The airport is privately owned.[1]
Historical airline service
The airport had scheduled passenger airline service starting in 1971 operated by Ocean Reef Airways', a division of Montauk Caribbean Airlines, with a six seat C55 twin engine providing both on demand service to MIA and FLL along with Charter service on request. The Airline was owned and operated by Bob King and his spouse who were homeowners in the Ocean Reef Club. The Club provided special permission to use their trademarked name as part of their airline name. The service was so successful that they expanded in 1979 continuing their nonstop flights to and from Miami International Airport (MIA) '[2] with a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter twin engine commuter turboprop with this aircraft featuring short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities.[3]
References
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 07FA PDF, effective 2008-2-14
- ^ 'On The Reef The Legendary Ocean Reef Club and the People Who Made it Great' by Richard Farmer and Shirley Shipley Copyright 2012 Walsworth Publishing Company
- ^ http://www.sunshineskies.com/ocean-reef-airways.html
External links
- Ocean Reef Club Airport Landing Page
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 07FA
- AirNav airport information for 07FA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 07FA