Aviation in Florida

Aviation in Florida
Aviation in Florida
Aviation in the United States
	Florida State Flag
Airports
Commercial – primary	20
Commercial – non-primary	22
General aviation	58
Other public-use airports	29
Military and other airports	24
First flight
	1878 - Balloon; 1914 - Heavier than air;

Florida's first aeronautical event occurred on 28 January 1878, when a balloon flew over Jacksonville.^[1] Florida's hosted the first airline flight on New Year's Day 1914.^[2]

Events

January 1914 - St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line becomes the first airline in the world using heavier than air vehicles.
December 1916 - Navy takes delivery of its first airship, the DN-1
April 1, 1926 - Florida Airways starts Commercial Air Mail (CAM) Service.^[3]
Sun 'n Fun airshow started in 1974

Aircraft manufacturers

Aerospace

Airports

List of airports in Florida

Commercial service

Air Florida based in Florida from 1971 to 1984
Red Arrow Flying Service - Chalk's Ocean Airways - Chalk's International Airlines founded in Miami in 1917.^[4]
National Airlines founded in 1934.^[5]

Organizations

Florida Aviation Association - Founded in 1936 in Orlando^[6]
Space Florida

Government and military

Florida Department of Transportation ^[7]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration bases its aircraft at the Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland.

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Museums

References

^ Lynn M. Homan, Thomas Reilly. Wings Over Florida.
^ James C. Clark. 200 Quick Looks at Florida History. p. 73.
^ Lynn M. Homan. Wings over Florida. p. 46.
^ Lynn M. Homan. Wings over Florida. p. 43.
^ Scott Taylor Hartzell. Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida: More Sunshine City Stories. p. 83.
^ John Forney Rudy (November 1938). "Florida Sprouts Wings". Flying Magazine.
^ "FDOT". Archived from the original on 25 June 1998. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ "Aircraft Operations | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations".

[1] Lynn M. Homan, Thomas Reilly. Wings Over Florida.

[2] James C. Clark. 200 Quick Looks at Florida History. p. 73.

[3] Lynn M. Homan. Wings over Florida. p. 46.

[4] Lynn M. Homan. Wings over Florida. p. 43.

[5] Scott Taylor Hartzell. Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida: More Sunshine City Stories. p. 83.

[6] John Forney Rudy (November 1938). "Florida Sprouts Wings". Flying Magazine.

[7] "FDOT". Archived from the original on 25 June 1998. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

[8] "Aircraft Operations | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations".

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