Gardner Airport (Florida) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Gardner Airport is a private airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

located one mile (2 km) east of the central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

of Gardner

Gardner, Florida

Gardner is an unincorporated community in Hardee County, Florida, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 17 about north of Arcadia.-References:...

, in Hardee County

Hardee County, Florida

Hardee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 26,938. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 28,286 . Its county seat is Wauchula, Florida. The county comprises the Wauchula, Florida, Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :It...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Facilities and aircraft

Gardner Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6.1 ha) and has one turf runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

(18/36) measuring 4,000 x 135 ft (1,219 x 41 m). There are 14 aircraft based at this airport: 5 single engine and 9 gliders.

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