Buckingham Field Airport (Lehigh Acres West) has been in existence since 1942 the airport is located 7 miles East of Fort Myers, Florida.
Some history on the airfield:
Construction started in 1942 at a cost of 10 million on a total of 7000 acres. It was used by the US Army / Navy at that time and housed over 16,000 men.
At the time it was used as a flexible training base.By the end of WW2 the airfield consisted of a total of six concrete runways (the largest was 5,800 long).
| Identifier: |
FL59 |
| Location: |
26-38-36.2580N / 081-42-37.2950W |
| Type: |
Private |
| Surface: |
Concrete |
| Length: |
6/24 - 2726x400.
14/32 - 4046x400 |
| Lighted: |
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| Elevation: |
23 feet MSL |
| Fuel: |
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| Unicom: |
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| Fort Myers - Approx 11 miles |
St Petersburg - Approx 118 miles
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| Sarasota - Approx 85 miles |
Tampa - Approx 135 miles |
| Port Charlotte - Approx 38 miles |
Orlando - Approx 165 miles |
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