Jumbolair Airport
29°16′49″N 082°07′29″W / 29.28028°N 82.12472°W / 29.28028; -82.12472
- IATA: none
- ICAO: none
- FAA LID: 17FL
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
18/36 | 7,550 | 2,301 | Asphalt |
9/27 | 3,640 | 1,109 | Turf |
Jumbolair Airport (FAA LID: 17FL) is a private-use airport. It is located in the unincorporated community of Anthony, which is seven miles (11 km) northeast of Ocala, Florida, United States. Frank Merschman owned and operated Jumbolair[2][dead link] until 2019 when it was sold to Jumbolair Development LLC, managed by Robert and Debra Bull.[3] The airport has two runways: 18/36 with an asphalt pavement measuring 7,550 x 210 ft (2,301 x 64 m) and 9/27 with a grass surface measuring 3,640 x 100 ft (1,109 x 30 m). According to FAA documents, 9/27 ""Greystone"" grass airstrip was once so degraded that only the smallest aircraft could use it.[1]
Jumbolair
Jumbolair Aviation & Equestrian Estates is an aviation-related gated community and airpark situated alongside the airport's runway, the largest private paved airfield in the United States.[4]
A 380-acre (150 ha) horse ranch built by Muriel Vanderbilt, which was purchased by Arthur Jones (inventor of the Nautilus cam) in 1980, sits at the community's center. The 550-acre (220 ha) development contains multiple 3-acre (1.2 ha) lots connected by taxiways which lead to the runways.
John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston were some of the first land purchasers. The runway length allowed Travolta, a pilot, to operate his ex-Qantas Airlines Boeing 707 jetliner. Travolta announced in May 2017 that the aircraft had been donated to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society near Wollongong, Australia.[5] In January 2007, litigation prevented all property owners in the subdivision from accessing the runway with their aircraft. The access issue was resolved when Jumbolair purchased the adjacent land and remaining airport rights.[2]
Accidents and incidents
On August 26, 1985, a Luscombe 8E Silvaire, registration number N47BM, was observed to make two steep turns and enter a spin at an altitude of about 200 feet (61 m) AGL immediately after takeoff from Runway 9 at Greystone; the ensuing crash killed the pilot and passenger and destroyed the airplane. Witnesses reported to investigators that the pilot had previously exhibited a lack of control coordination in the aircraft and had engaged in reckless flying on previous occasions. The accident is attributed to the pilot's loss of control and his subsequent stall/spin and uncontrolled descent. The pilot's "ostentatious display", "improper use of procedure", "overconfidence in [his] personal ability", and "overconfidence in [the] aircraft's ability" are noted in the report.[6][7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 17FL PDF, effective 2009-03-12
- ^ a b Rick Cundiff (6 September 2008). "Greystone Airport owners sell to Jumbolair". Star-Banner. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- ^ "Jumbolair sells for $9.5 million". 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Homes With Plenty of Tarmac Appeal". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22.
- ^ Media, Australian Community Media - Fairfax (2017-05-27). "John Travolta donates his Boeing 707 to HARS in Albion Park". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
- ^ "NTSB Probable Cause Report MIA85FA239". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 21 October 2014. [dead link]
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Luscombe 8E N47BM, 26 Aug 1985". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report – Accident number MIA85FA239". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
External links
- Jumbolair
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 17FL
- AirNav airport information for 17FL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 17FL
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