Airglades Airport serves Clewiston and Hendry County and is owned by Hendry
County. The paved runway extends for 5950 feet. The facility is at an
elevation of 20 feet. It is located about 5 miles from Clewiston.
Location |
| FAA Identifier: |
2IS |
| Lat/Long: |
26-44-31.235N / 081-02-59.241W
26-44.52058N / 081-02.98735W
26.7420097 / -81.0497892
(estimated) |
| Elevation: |
20 ft. / 6 m (estimated) |
| Variation: |
03W (1985) |
| From city: |
5 miles W of CLEWISTON, FL |
| |
Airport Communications |
| CTAF: |
123.05 |
| UNICOM: |
123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: |
124.175 (863-983-7020) |
| |
Runway Information |
Runway 13/31 |
| Dimensions: |
5950 x 75 ft. / 1814 x 23 m |
| Surface: |
asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight limitations: |
Single wheel:12500 lbs |
| Runway edge lights: |
medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: |
RY 13/31 MARKINGS FADED. |
|
RUNWAY 13 |
|
RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: |
right |
|
left |
| Markings: |
nonprecision, in fair condition |
|
nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: |
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
|
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
History
During
the 1940s Airglades Airport was known as Riddle Field. The No.5 British
Flying Training School was located here and it was also known as the
Riddle-McKay Aero College.
During the 1960s Airglades Airport was home to the South Florida Parachute and Skydiving School.
Today Airglades is the home of Air Adventures which has been situated here since about 1984.
Airglades Airport is growing! Hendry County is in the process of
industrializing the property for future
businesses.
