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Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (IATA: ZPH[2], ICAO: KZPH, FAA LID: ZPH) is a public use airport in Pasco County, Florida, United States.[1] It is owned by the City of Zephyrhills and located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of its central business district.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Zephyrhills Municipal Airport
USGS 1999 orthophoto
  • IATA: ZPH
  • ICAO: KZPH
  • FAA LID: ZPH
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Zephyrhills
ServesZephyrhills, Florida
Elevation AMSL90 ft / 27 m
Coordinates28°13′41″N 082°09′21″W
Websiteci.zephyrhills.fl.us/...
Map
ZPH
Location of airport in Florida
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 4,999 1,524 Asphalt
18/36 4,954 1,510 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations37,750
Based aircraft174
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History


Opened in January 1942, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces, specifically the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (AAFSAT) tactical combat simulation school headquartered at Orlando Army Air Base. The military presence at the airport ended on October 31, 1944, and, in 1947, the airport was deeded to the city, which has run it ever since.[citation needed]


Facilities and aircraft


Zephyrhills Municipal Airport covers an area of 813 acres (329 ha) at an elevation of 90 feet (27 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 5/23 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) and 19/01 is 4,694 by 100 feet (1,431 x 30 m).[1][4]

For the 12-month period ending December 11, 2009, the airport had over 49,000 aircraft operations, an average of 135 per day: 98% general aviation, and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 121 aircraft based at this airport: 105 single-engine and 9 multi-engine airplane, 6 helicopter, and 1 ultralight.[1][4]


Skydiving


This airport has a long history of skydiving, possibly the longest continuous history of skydiving at any U.S. airport. Skydive City, Inc., founded in 1990, operates a skydiving center, or drop zone, on the southeast side of the airport. The predecessor drop zone was Phoenix Parachute Center, operated by George Kabeller, just north of the current drop zone. Prior to that, a drop zone was operated on the southwest side of the airport. Jim Hooper became the manager of Zephyrhills Parachute Center in December, 1976. Si Fraser owned the Zephyrhills Parachute Center. The drop zone was previously managed by Searles.[citation needed]


Skydiving accidents


On March 23, 2013, two skydivers at Skydive City, instructor, Orvar Arnarson, 41, and student Andrimar Pordarson, 25, were found dead after their reserve parachutes did not inflate completely before impact.[5]


Accidents and incidents



See also



References


  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for ZPH PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (ZPH: Zephyrhills)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  4. "AirNav: KZPH – Zephyrhills Municipal Airport". AirNav. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. "Orvar Arnarson and Andrimar Pordarson: Icelandic skydivers killed near Zephyrhills Municipal Airport". www.wptv.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28.
  6. "N8056 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  7. "NTSB Order No. EA-3973" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  8. "N2890X accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  9. "Two Die in Zephyrhills Plane Crash". The Ledger. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  10. "TWO DIE IN BURNING ULTRALIGHT". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  11. "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216283". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2022-07-25.



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L'aéroport de Zephyrhills est un aéroport situé en Floride, aux États-Unis.



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