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Lakeland Linder Regional Airport

Lakeland Linder Regional Airport
Drane Field
Lakeland Linder Regional Airport - Florida.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Lakeland
Serves Lakeland, Florida
Elevation AMSL 142 ft / 43 m
Coordinates 27°59′20″N 082°01′07″W / 27.98889°N 82.01861°W / 27.98889; -82.01861Coordinates: 27°59′20″N 082°01′07″W / 27.98889°N 82.01861°W / 27.98889; -82.01861
Website lakelandairport.com
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LAL is located in Florida
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LAL is located in the US
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Location of airport in Florida / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 8,499 2,590 Asphalt
5/23 5,005 1,526 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 73,247
Based aircraft 139
Aircraft operations 73,247
Based aircraft 139

Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (IATA: LALICAO: KLALFAA LID: LAL) is a public airport five miles southwest of Lakeland, in Polk County, Florida. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport.

The airport has a Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 139 operating certificate allowing passenger airline flights; the current terminal facility, which opened in late 2001, was designed to host airlines with minimal modifications. Scheduled airline flights returned to the airport in June 2011, when Direct Air began service to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Niagara Falls, New York and Springfield, Illinois. Service ended on March 13, 2012 when Direct Air unexpectedly announced an end to operations. The charter carrier, who offered flights from Lakeland to Niagara Falls and Plattsburgh, New York; Springfield, Illinois and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with Boeing 737 aircraft, was subject to Chapter 7 liquidation on April 12, 2012.

Annually, around March–April, the airport hosts Sun 'n Fun, a six-day Fly-in, airshow and aviation convention. It is the second largest such event in the United States after the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) annual "AirVenture" event each summer at Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Although originally begun by a local EAA chapter, Sun `n Fun is now an independent nonprofit corporation and no longer affiliated with EAA. During the week of Sun 'n Fun, Lakeland Linder Regional Airport becomes the world's busiest airport with about 60,000+ aircraft movements.


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