Florence Regional Airport
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Florence Regional Airport (former Florence Army Airfield) |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Pee Dee Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Florence, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Florence County, near Florence, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 146 ft / 45 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°11′07″N 079°43′26″W / 34.18528°N 79.72389°WCoordinates: 34°11′07″N 079°43′26″W / 34.18528°N 79.72389°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.FlorenceSCairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations | 31,242 |
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| Based aircraft | 52 |
Florence Regional Airport (IATA: FLO, ICAO: KFLO, FAA LID: FLO) is a public airport three miles east of Florence, in Florence County, South Carolina.
The only scheduled flights are American Eagle to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, which takes about 30 minutes.
Florence Regional Airport covers 1,436 acres (581 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 1/19 is 6,000 × 150 ft (1,829 × 46 m) and 9/27 is 6,502 × 150 ft (1,982 × 46 m).
In 2006 the airport had 31,242 aircraft operations, average 85 per day: 77% general aviation, 16% air taxi and 7% military. 52 aircraft were then based at the airport: 73% single-engine, 25% multi-engine and 23% jet.
The airport began with the purchase of 300 acres (120 ha) in 1928. During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces' Third Air Force used the airport as a training base and added 1,400 acres (570 ha). Known as Florence Army Airfield, the 52d Pursuit Group was assigned to the airfield on 18 February 1942 and trained with P-39 Airacobra and P-40 Warhawks until departing on 27 April for Wilmington, North Carolina.
A succession of Troop Carrier groups trained at Florence during 1943 those being the 63d, 65th, 313th and 315th prior to their deployment to Europe and North Africa. Afterwards, the airfield became a combat crew replacement training school for A-20 Havoc light bomber crews, with the 411th Bombardment Group being the Operational Training Unit at Florence AAF from 15 August 1943 until 1 May 1944.
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