Carrabelle–Thompson Airport

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport (FAA LID: X13) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Carrabelle, a city in Franklin County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Carrabelle Port and Airport Authority.[1]

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport

(former Carrabelle Flight Strip)
USGS 2006 orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCarrabelle Port and Airport Authority
ServesCarrabelle, Florida
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates29°50′31″N 084°42′04″W
Map
X13 is located in Florida
X13
X13
Location of airport in Florida
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations524

History

During World War II, the facility was built in 1943 by the United States Army Air Forces as a Third Air Force auxiliary landing field known as Carrabelle Flight Strip. During the war, it served as an auxiliary airfield, controlled by Dale Mabry Army Airfield near Tallahassee. No permanent units were assigned to the airfield.

Turned over to civil use after the war, it is now a public airport providing general aviation service.

Facilities and aircraft

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport covers an area of 202 acres (82 ha) at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 28, 2009, the airport had 524 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per month: 95% general aviation and 5% military.[1]

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for X13 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.


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