Clearwater Air Park
27°58′36″N 082°45′31″W / 27.97667°N 82.75861°W
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Clearwater | ||||||||||
| Location | Clearwater, Florida | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 71 ft / 22 m | ||||||||||
| Website | flyusa.com/clearwater-airpark/ | ||||||||||
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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]- ^ Clearwater Airpark (official website - under new management)
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for CLW PDF, effective 2023-11-30
- ^ "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 October 31, 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
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