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Clearwater Air Park

Summary

27°58′36″N 082°45′31″W / 27.97667°N 82.75861°W / 27.97667; -82.75861

Clearwater Air Park
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Clearwater
LocationClearwater, Florida
Elevation AMSL71 ft / 22 m
Websiteflyusa.com/clearwater-airpark/
Map
CLW is located in Florida
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CLW
Location of airport in Florida
CLW is located in the United States
CLW
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CLW (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,108 1,252 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (year ending 12/14/2017)50,590
Based aircraft36
Sources: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Clearwater Air Park (IATA: CLW, ICAO: KCLW, FAA LID: CLW) is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the central business district of Clearwater, a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of March 1, 2023, The airpark is managed by FlyUSA Inc.[2]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Clearwater Air Park covers an area of 47 acres (19 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 4,108 ft × 75 ft (1,252 m × 23 m). Take offs and landings are permitted from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

For the 12-month period ending December 14, 2017, the airport had 50,590 aircraft operations, an average of 139 per day: 100% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. There was 36 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine, 5 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[2]

Accidents and Incidents edit

On February 1, 2024, a Beechcraft Bonanza V35 crashed into a mobile home park in Clearwater, FL and a post-impact fire occurred. A total of four mobile homes were damaged from the crash. The pilot was on approach to runway 34 at KCLW when he encountered engine issues. The pilot was killed along with two people on the ground.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Clearwater Airpark (official website - under new management)
  2. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for CLW PDF, effective 2023-11-30
  3. ^ "N6659L". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

External links edit

  • "FlyUSA Took Over the Operation of the Airpark on March 1, 2023".
  • "Clearwater Air Park". brochure from CFASPP
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for CLW, effective April 18, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for CLW
    • AirNav airport information for CLW
    • ASN accident history for CLW
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for CLW