Private Airstrips, Vital And Vulnerable, Outnumber Public Ones

Jacksonville Sectional aeronautical chart

Jumbolair is at left and Spruce Creek at right in the Jacksonville sectional aeronautical chart.

Credit: FAA
When aviation makes news, the reason is often bad: an accident, grounding, labor dispute or something else gone wrong. So I was taken aback recently when I opened my daily broadsheet and saw this headline: “Airport for Sale—for $795,000.” The story described a privately owned, 18-acre facility...
William Garvey

Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.

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