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Coordinates: 26°35′12″N 081°51′48″W / 26.58667°N 81.86333°W / 26.58667; -81.86333
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For the World War II use of Page Field, see Page Field Army Airfield.
For Pagefield vehicles, see Pagefield.
Page Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerLee County Port Authority
ServesFort Myers, Florida
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates26°35′12″N 081°51′48″W / 26.58667°N 81.86333°W / 26.58667; -81.86333
Websitewww.flyfmy.com
Maps
FAA diagram
FAA diagram
FMY is located in Florida
FMY
FMY
Location of airport
FMY is located in the United States
FMY
FMY
FMY (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 6,406 1,953 Asphalt
13/31 4,912 1,497 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations78,295
Based aircraft300

Page Field (IATA: FMY, ICAO: KFMY, FAA LID: FMY) is a public airport three miles south of Fort Myers, in Lee County, Florida. It is owned by the Lee County Port Authority;[1] the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport.[2]

History

See also: Page Field Army Airfield

Built in 1927 as a civil airport, Page Field was taken over by the War Department at the beginning of World War II. Renamed Fort Myers Army Air Field and later, Page Field Army Airfield, it was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and conventional bomber training in the B-24 Liberator. The facility returned to civil control of the State of Florida and then Lee County shortly after the end of the war.

The June 1949 chart shows 5000-ft runway 4, 4960-ft runway 9 and 5030-ft runway 13.

National Airlines started flights at Page Field in the 1930s; in April 1957 it was still the only airline, with six departures a day. In the 1950s the army barracks were replaced with a small terminal on the south side of the field, which was expanded in 1960. A new terminal was built in the mid-1970s on the north side of Page Field.

National 727s were the first jets at FMY, in winter 1965-66; except for commuter airlines, National was alone until Eastern arrived in 1975-76. In 1981 the airport was served by Air Florida, Delta, Eastern, Florida Airlines, Northwest, Pan Am, Sun Air, TWA, and United.[3]

After deregulation of the airline industry in 1978, it became clear that Page Field was too small for future demand, and in 1983 the airlines moved to the new Southwest Florida Regional Airport, now called Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). Page Field is a designated FAA reliever airport for RSW and has only general aviation and business traffic.

Facilities

Base Operations at Page Field opened August 2011

Page Field covers 670 acres (271 ha) at an elevation of 17 feet (5 m). It has two asphalt runways: 5/23 is 6,406 by 150 feet (1,953 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 4,912 by 150 feet (1,497 x 46 m).[1]

In 2015, the airport handled nearly 97,000. There are 300+ aircraft based at FMY.

In August 2011 a new terminal complex opened on the west side of Page Field. Base Operations at Page Field is a modern 22,600-square-foot building. Concierge front desk service, pilot lounges, weather briefing, flight planning and executive conference rooms, free Wi-Fi and a gift shop are offered at Base Operations. There is a 600,000-square-foot ramp with business aircraft parking, 24,000 square feet of itinerant hangar space and full-service Jet A and Avgas, as well as self-serve Avgas. News release issued by Lee County Port Authority

The annual economic impact of Page Field is $109.3 million. 2014 Economic Impact Study conducted by Florida Department of Transportation

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for FMY PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  3. ^ "RSW81p1". www.departedflights.com. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
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