Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
18/36 | 3,999 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
10/28 | 3,000 | 913 | Asphalt |
9U/27U | 2,500 | 762 | Turf |
Aircraft operations | 82,086 |
---|---|
Based aircraft | 82 |
Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport (FAA LID: X51) is a county-owned public-use airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States,[2] located 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the central business district of Homestead.[1]
History
The airport was renamed from "Homestead General Aviation Airport" to "Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport" in December 2014 by the Miami-Dade County Commission.
Facilities and aircraft
Homestead General Aviation Airport covers an area of 960 acres (390 ha) at an elevation of 9 feet (2.7 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 18/36 is 3,999 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m) and 10/28 is 3,000 by 75 feet (913 x 23 m). It also has one turf runway: 9U/27U is 2,500 by 150 feet (762 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 18, 2002, the airport had 72,084 aircraft operations, an average of 197 per day: 70% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 66% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 19% ultralight, 3% helicopter and 43% glider
There is extensive glider activity due to the presence of Miami Gliders, a glider flight school, operating out of runway 9 turf.[1] Homestead is also the home of Skydive Miami.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for X51 PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Miami-Dade County, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 80 (PDF p. 81/154). Retrieved 2022-08-13.
Homestead General Aviation Arprt
External links
- Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport page
- FAA Terminal Procedures for X51, effective June 13, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for X51
- AirNav airport information for X51
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for X51
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