Everglades Airpark

25°50′55.9000″N 081°23′25.0″W

Everglades Airpark
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerCollier County Arpt Auth
OperatorManager: Nick Rossdale Director: Andrew Bennett
ServesEverglades City, Florida
LocationCollier County, Florida
Elevation AMSL5 ft / 2 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 2,400 732 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 2/28/2019)2,400
Based aircraft4
Everglades City Airpark

Everglades Airpark (FAA LID: X01) is a public-use airport located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the central business district of the city of Everglades City in Collier County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned.[1]

The airport was constructed in the 1940s by the Collier family and was used by the Civil Air Patrol, the Air Force, and private pilots.[2][3] The runway was initially a 1,000 foot paved strip with 500 feet of grass on either end.[2][3] President Harry Truman dedicated the Everglades National Park at the airport in December 1947.[2][3]

On September 9, 1960, Hurricane Donna destroyed the airport's hanger, office, fuel station, and other buildings.[2][3] In 1968, Collier County purchased Everglades Airpark from the Collier family for $125,000.[2] In 1993, the Collier County Airport Authority was created oto manage the development and operations to three local, publicly owned airports—Everglades Airpark, Immokalee Regional Airport, and Marco Island Executive Airport.[4]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for X01 PDF, effective 2023-9-7
  2. Lobb, Justin. "Collier County Airports: A Gateway to Florida's Paradise Coast". Florida Department of Transportation Aviation Office. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. "Everglades Airpark". Collier County Government. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  4. "Airport Authority". Collier County. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
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