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North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport

North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Palm Beach County
Serves West Palm Beach, Florida
Location Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Elevation AMSL 22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 26°50′45″N 080°13′20″W / 26.84583°N 80.22222°W / 26.84583; -80.22222
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F45 is located in Florida
F45
F45
F45 is located in the US
F45
F45
Location of airport in Florida / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8L/26R 3,700 1,128 Turf
8R/26L 4,300 1,311 Asphalt
13/31 4,303 1,312 Asphalt
Statistics (2002)
Aircraft operations 35,532
Based aircraft 215
Aircraft operations 35,532
Based aircraft 215

North Palm Beach County Airport (FAA LID: F45), also known as North County Airport, is an uncontrolled general aviation airport located 12 nautical miles (22 km) northwest of West Palm Beach off the Bee Line Highway in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The airport is owned by Palm Beach County and operated by the Palm Beach County Airports Department.

The field is in proximity to, and shares services with, William P. Gwinn Airport (FAA LID: 06FA) (more commonly referred to as Gwinn Airfield) which is owned by United Technologies Corporation (UTC). It was previously operated by its Pratt & Whitney jet engine business unit and is currently operated by its Sikorsky Aircraft business unit. Due to its proximity to the Sikorsky test grounds, North County is often used to test ILS approaches on experimental or prototype helicopters such as the RAH-66 Comanche, SH-60 Seahawk and the S-92.

DayJet previously provided an on-demand jet air taxi service from this airport to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery until its liquidation in bankruptcy in 2008.


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