Leesburg International Airport covers an area of 818 acres (331 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 4,957 x 100 ft (1,511 x 30 m) and 13/31 measuring 6,300 x 100 ft (1,920 x 30 m).[1]
The airport has been designated as a "User Fee" airport by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. Offering U.S. Customs and Border Protection service, Leesburg International Airport can serve as the first port of entry for aircraft returning to the continental United States from a foreign country.[3]
Leesburg International Airport has an Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) Station that is staffed 7 days per week, 24 hours per day (24/7) with professionally trained and equipped firefighting personnel.[4]
The Air Traffic Control Tower is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (0700 to 1900 local) with the Tower Frequency (and CTAF when the tower is closed) being 119.35 and Ground Control being 121.725.[5]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2022, the airport had 82,296 aircraft operations, an average of 225 per day: 99% general aviation and <1% military. There are 128 aircraft based at this airport: 88 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 6 jet and 24 helicopter.[1]
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for LEE PDF, effective 2023-2-23
^Airport information for Leesburg International Airport (ICAO: KLEE, IATA: LEE, FAA: LEE) at Great Circle Mapper.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
^Reed, Rick (2007). City of Leesburg: Sesquicentennial Celebration. Leesburg, FL: Ford Press. p. 197.
External linksedit
, official site
"Leesburg International Airport". brochure from CFASPP
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective March 21, 2024
FAA Terminal Procedures for LEE, effective March 21, 2024
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for LEE
AirNav airport information for KLEE
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
April 09, 2024
leesburg, international, airport, leesburg, airport, redirects, here, airport, leesburg, virginia, leesburg, executive, airport, iata, icao, klee, formerly, known, leesburg, regional, airport, public, airport, located, three, miles, northeast, central, busines. Leesburg Airport redirects here For the airport in Leesburg Virginia see Leesburg Executive Airport Leesburg International Airport IATA LEE 2 ICAO KLEE FAA LID LEE formerly known as Leesburg Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles 5 km northeast of the central business district of Leesburg a city in Lake County Florida United States It is owned by the City of Leesburg 1 Leesburg International AirportUSGS 1999 orthophotoIATA LEEICAO KLEEFAA LID LEESummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of Leesburg FloridaLocationLeesburg FloridaElevation AMSL76 ft 23 2 mCoordinates28 49 23 1 N 081 48 31 4 W 28 823083 N 81 808722 W 28 823083 81 808722Websitewww wbr leesburgflorida wbr gov wbr airport wbr MapKLEELocation of Leesburg International AirportShow map of FloridaKLEEKLEE the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m13 31 6 300 1 920 Asphalt03 21 4 957 1 511 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Aircraft operations82 296Based aircraft128Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 Facilities and Aircraft 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFacilities and Aircraft editLeesburg International Airport covers an area of 818 acres 331 ha which contains two asphalt paved runways 3 21 measuring 4 957 x 100 ft 1 511 x 30 m and 13 31 measuring 6 300 x 100 ft 1 920 x 30 m 1 The airport has been designated as a User Fee airport by the U S Customs and Border Protection Department of Homeland Security Offering U S Customs and Border Protection service Leesburg International Airport can serve as the first port of entry for aircraft returning to the continental United States from a foreign country 3 Leesburg International Airport has an Airport Rescue Fire Fighting ARFF Station that is staffed 7 days per week 24 hours per day 24 7 with professionally trained and equipped firefighting personnel 4 The Air Traffic Control Tower is open 7 days a week from 7 00 a m to 7 00 p m 0700 to 1900 local with the Tower Frequency and CTAF when the tower is closed being 119 35 and Ground Control being 121 725 5 For the 12 month period ending September 30 2022 the airport had 82 296 aircraft operations an average of 225 per day 99 general aviation and lt 1 military There are 128 aircraft based at this airport 88 single engine 10 multi engine 6 jet and 24 helicopter 1 History editFor the World War II use of this facility see Leesburg Army Airfield nbsp Aerial view looking southwest over the airport circa 1940Construction began on the airport on November 24 1941 as a Works Progress Administration WPA project 6 The airport was commissioned in January 1943 as Leesburg Army Airfield AAF It was used as a United States Army Air Forces training airfield by the Army Air Force School of Applied Tactics at Orlando Army Air Base The airfield was closed after the end of World War II and turned over to the City of Leesburg See also editList of airports in FloridaReferences edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LEE PDF effective 2023 2 23 Airport information for Leesburg International Airport ICAO KLEE IATA LEE FAA LEE at Great Circle Mapper US Customs Leesburg International Airport Archived from the original on 2013 04 25 Retrieved 2013 04 29 Fire Station Leesburg International Airport Archived from the original on 2013 04 25 Retrieved 2013 04 29 Air Traffic Control Tower Leesburg International Airport Archived from the original on 2013 04 25 Retrieved 2013 04 29 Reed Rick 2007 City of Leesburg Sesquicentennial Celebration Leesburg FL Ford Press p 197 External links editLeesburg International Airport official site Leesburg International Airport brochure from CFASPP FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective March 21 2024 FAA Terminal Procedures for LEE effective March 21 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for LEE AirNav airport information for KLEE FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leesburg International Airport amp oldid 1189632471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
