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Plant City - FLORIDA

Orange City. - Betsy Ross Airport, aux. One mi. SW.; adjacent to Saint Johns River, RR, and highway. 28°53'; 81°18'. El. 90 ft. Square, 2,640 by 2,640 ft., sod, level, nat. drain.; 4 strips, 2,000 ft. E./W., 1,600 ft. N./S., NE./SW., and NW./SE.; also circular area in center of fld. 600 ft. in diameter. ORANGE CITY on nearby roof. Poles on E.; bldgs. in NE. corner; trees to N. No servicing. Rough, use with caution.
Orlando. - Orlando Airport, mun. Two and one-half mi. E. 28°33'; 81°21'. El. 100 ft. Irreg., sod and paved, level, nat. and artif. drain.; 3 paved runways, 4,500 ft. NE./SW., 3,500 ft. E./W., 2,600ft. N./S., all 100 ft. wide; entire fld. available. ORLANDO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT and N arrow on hangar. Beacon tower at NW. corner of hangar; tower 4,000 ft. S. of N./S. runway; trees to N. Beacon, boundary, range, obst. and landing-area floodlights. Beacon clear, rot.; green code blinker flash. (-- ---). Day, night servicing. Beacon operated until midnight. All lights available any time by notification by phone or wire.
Otter Creek. - Otter Creek Airport, aux. One and one-half mi. S., on W. side of highway. 29°19'; 82°46'. El. 29 ft. L-shape, sod, level, nat. drain.; 2 strips, N./S., E./W., both 2,000 by 300 ft.; entire fld. available. Trees around fld., approaches clear. No servicing. Use caution in wet weather.
Palatka. - Palatka Airport, aux. Four mi. SW., on Peniel Road. 29°37'; 81°41'. El. 40 ft. T-shape, sod, level, nat. drain,; 2 runways, 1,700 by 500 ft. N./S., 1,800 by 400 ft. E./W., PALATKA, FLORIDA on hangar. Ditch in fld., W. of N./S. runway; small hangar to S.; ditch E. of fld. No servicing.
Panama City. - Panama City Airport, mun. Five mi. NW. 30°11'; 85°44'. El. 10 ft. Irreg., sod, level, nat. drain.; 2 strips, 1,900 ft. NW./SE., 1,785 ft. NE./SW., both 200 ft. wide. Trees to NW.; hangar to SE.; bayou to S., W. and N. PANAMA CITY on hangar. Day servicing.
Pensacola. - Chevalier Field, Navy. On U.S. Naval Air Station, just N. of main Station; five mi. SW. of Pensacola. 30°21'; 87°16'. El. 7 ft. Rect., 3,450 ft. N./S., by 2,325 ft. E./W., with asphalt taxiway, 100 ft. wide, around entire perimeter, sod, level, nat. drain.; asphalt circle 1,000 ft. in diameter, in S. portion of field, with asphalt nubs, 400 ft., providing 1,400-foot strips for take-off and landing; entire fld. available. "U.S.N. PENSACOLA" on sea-plane hangar 1/2 mi. SW. Trees along W. and N.; Pensacola Bay along E.; hangars, bldgs., stack, water tower, radio masts and observation tower on S. side. Obst. lights. Beacon, rot., clear; code beacon flash. (-.), operated upon request, on seaplane hangar, 1/2 mi. SW. Day, night servicing for Government aircraft. Radio facility.
Pensacola. - Corry Field, Navy. Four mi. W.; 4 mi. N. of U.S. Naval Air Station. 30°24'; 87°17'. El. 35 ft. Rect., 5,900 ft. E./W., 2,800 ft. N./S., sandy loam, level, nat. and artif. drain.; entire fld. within boundary lights available. Taxiway 130 ft. wide around field and through center. Sand asphalt paved landing area. 950 by 1,000 ft. with 6 take-off runways, 1,775 by 300 ft., 1,400 by 300 ft., 900 by 300 ft., 700 by 300 ft., 1,000 by 200 ft., 1,000 by 250 ft.; all visiting aircraft should use landing mat on W. side of field. "U.S.N." on hangar, illuminated. Field surrounded by trees. Hangars, admin. bldg., high tower and stack to N.; bldgs, and gasoline tanks in NE. corner. Beacon, boundary, obst. and landing-area floodlights. Lights, excepting beacon, not turned on except upon notice of arrival of aircraft. Beacon, clear; aux. code beacon flash. (-.), operated from sunset to sunrise. Day, night servicing for Government aircraft; other planes in emergency.
Pensacola. - Pensacola Airport, mun. Four mi. NE.30°28'; 87°12'. El. 110 ft. Rect., sandy loam, level, nat. drain.; 3 asphalt runways, 3,500 ft. NE./SW., 3,000 ft. NW./SE., and E./W., all 100 ft. wide; entire field available. PENSACOLA on hangar. Hangar and admin. bldg. to S. Beacon, boundary, range, and obst. lights. Beacon, rot., double ended, green and clear. Day, night servicing.
Perry. - Brandon Field, mun. One-half mi. NE. 30°07'; 83°36'. El. 50 ft. L-shape, sod, rolling, nat. drain.; 2 strips, 1,200 ft. E./W., 1,700 ft. N./S.; entire field available, but rough. PERRY imbedded in field. Trees around field, houses to N. and W.; road and swale crosses field to S.; 40-ft. poles to S.; cemetery to SW. Minor repairs and aviation fuel, day.
Plant City. - Plant City Airport, aux. One and one-half mi. SE. 28°00'; 82°06'. El. 125 ft. Irreg., sod, slightly sloping, nat. drain.; 2 strips, 2,150 ft. NW./SE., and 1,850 ft. NE./SW., both 350 ft. wide. No servicing.

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