Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport

Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMiami-Dade County
OperatorMiami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD)
ServesMiami, Florida
LocationDade County, Florida
Operating base for
Elevation AMSL8 ft / 2 m
Coordinates25°54′27″N 080°16′42″W / 25.90750°N 80.27833°W / 25.90750; -80.27833
Websitemiami-airport.com/...
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9L/27R 8,002 2,439 Asphalt
9R/27L 4,309 1,313 Asphalt
12/30 6,800 2,073 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations147,638
Based aircraft171

Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport[2][3][4] (IATA: OPF[5], ICAO: KOPF, FAA LID: OPF) (formerly Opa-locka Airport and Opa-locka Executive Airport until 2014) is a joint civil-military airport located in Miami-Dade County, Florida[2] 11 mi (18 km) north of downtown Miami.[2] Part of the airport is in the city limits of Opa-locka.[6] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation reliever airport.[7]

The FAA-contract control tower is staffed from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM. The airport has four fixed-base operators. It is owned by Miami-Dade County and operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.[8]

The sole remaining military activity at the airport is Coast Guard Air Station Miami, operating from federal property not deeded to the county. It hosts EADS HC-144 Ocean Sentry[9] turboprops; and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters for coastal patrol, deployment aboard medium endurance and high endurance coast guard cutters, and air-sea rescue. Much of CGAS Miami's facilities were built during World War II as part of Naval Air Station Miami.

DayJet provided on-demand jet air charter services to 44 airports in 5 states; it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in 2008.

The airport is served by several cargo and charter airlines that use the U.S. customs facility. Maintenance and modification of airliners up to Boeing 747 size is carried out by several aviation firms.

  1. ^ Where We Fly JSX
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for OPF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Opa-locka Executive Airport". Miami-Dade Aviation Department. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Opa-locka Executive Airport" (PDF). Florida Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (OPF: Opa Locka)". International Air Transport Association. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Opa-locka city, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 9, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  8. ^ "Opa-locka Airport: Facilities". Miami-Dade Aviation Department. Archived from the original on March 17, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2006.
  9. ^ "Air Station Miami welcomes the Ocean Sentry". Coast Guard Compass. U.S. Coast Guard. October 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010.