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Leesburg International Airport

Coordinates:28°49′23.1″N081°48′31.4″W/ 28.823083°N 81.808722°W/28.823083; -81.808722
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Leesburg International Airport
USGS1999orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity ofLeesburg, Florida
LocationLeesburg, Florida
ElevationAMSL76 ft / 23.2 m
Coordinates28°49′23.1″N081°48′31.4″W/ 28.823083°N 81.808722°W/28.823083; -81.808722
Websitewww.leesburgflorida.gov/airport/
Map
KLEE is located in Florida
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Location of Leesburg International Airport
KLEE is located in the United States
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KLEE(the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,300 1,920 Asphalt
03/21 4,957 1,511 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations82,296
Based aircraft128

Leesburg International Airport(IATA:LEE[2],ICAO:KLEE,FAALID:LEE), formerly known asLeesburg Regional Airport,is a publicairportlocated three miles (5 km) northeast of thecentral business districtofLeesburg,a city inLake County,Florida,United States.It is owned by the City of Leesburg.[1]

Facilities and Aircraft

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Leesburg International Airport covers an area of 818 acres (331 ha) which contains twoasphaltpavedrunways:3/21 measuring 4,957 x 100 ft (1,511 x 30 m) and 13/31 measuring 6,300 x 100 ft (1,920 x 30 m).[1]

The airport has been designated as a "User Fee" airport by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. Offering U.S. Customs and Border Protection service, Leesburg International Airport can serve as the first port of entry for aircraft returning to the continental United States from a foreign country.[3]

Leesburg International Airport has an Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Station that is staffed 7 days per week, 24 hours per day (24/7) with professionally trained and equipped firefighting personnel.[4]

The Air Traffic Control Tower is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (0700 to 1900 local) with the Tower Frequency (andCTAFwhen the tower is closed) being 119.35 and Ground Control being 121.725.[5]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2022, the airport had 82,296 aircraft operations, an average of 225 per day: 99%general aviationand <1% military. There are 128 aircraft based at this airport: 88 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 6 jet and 24helicopter.[1]

History

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For theWorld War IIuse of this facility, seeLeesburg Army Airfield.
Aerial view looking southwest over the airport circa 1940

Construction began on the airport on November 24, 1941 as aWorks Progress Administration(WPA) project.[6]The airport was commissioned in January 1943 asLeesburg Army Airfield(AAF). It was used as aUnited States Army Air Forcestraining airfield by theArmy Air Force School of Applied TacticsatOrlando Army Air Base.

The airfield was closed after the end ofWorld War IIand turned over to the City of Leesburg.

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for LEEPDF,effective 2023-2-23
  2. ^Airport information for Leesburg International Airport (ICAO: KLEE, IATA: LEE, FAA: LEE)at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^"US Customs: Leesburg International Airport".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-04-25.Retrieved2013-04-29.
  4. ^"Fire Station: Leesburg International Airport".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-04-25.Retrieved2013-04-29.
  5. ^"Air Traffic Control Tower: Leesburg International Airport".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-04-25.Retrieved2013-04-29.
  6. ^Reed, Rick (2007).City of Leesburg: Sesquicentennial Celebration.Leesburg, FL: Ford Press. p. 197.
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