Williston Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use
airport located two
nautical mile
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s (4
km) southwest of the
central business district
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of
Williston, a city in
Levy County, Florida
Levy County is a county located on the Gulf coast and in the northern part of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,915. Its county seat is Bronson.
History
Levy County was created in 1845, after the Semino ...
, United States.
Commonly referred to as Williston Airport, it is located southwest of
Gainesville Regional Airport
Gainesville Regional Airport is a public airport three miles northeast of Gainesville, in Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is owned by Gainesville-Alachua Co. Auth. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 catego ...
(GNV). Opened in 1974 for public use, it does not have a control tower.
This airport is included in the
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
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It identifies existing and proposed airports tha ...
for 2021–2025, which
categorized
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it as a ''
general aviation'' facility.
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Within of the airport are the internationally known dive springs of ''Devil's Den'' and ''Blue Grotto''.
History
Formerly known as Montbrook Army Air Field during
World War II, the airfield was opened as a
US Army Air Forces installation on January 1, 1942. It appears to have been closed by the end of 1944.
In 1974, the facility was deeded to the City of Williston. It serves as a basic utility airport in Levy County for the
City of Archer,
City of Bronson,
City of McIntosh,
City of Reddick and the City of Williston. It is one of two airports in the county, serving alongside the
George T. Lewis Airport
George T. Lewis Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Levy County, Florida, United States. It is located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Cedar Key. It was opened in 1936 by the United States mil ...
in
Cedar Key.
A planned upgrade of the airport slowly started with annexation of land in 1988. In 1992, it was selected as a preferred location for a regional airport within . A second, larger, runway was completed by 2002 and allowed for jet aircraft to use the facility. An
Automated Weather Observation Station (
AWOS) was installed at the airport by the end of 2005. Future upgrades on the 2,000 acre (8 km
2) site include additional hangars, a corporate hangar park and a new
fixed-base operator.
Facilities and aircraft
Williston Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,600
acre
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s (647
ha) at an
elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above
mean sea level. It has two
runways: 5/23 is 6,669 by 100 feet (2,033 x 30 m) with a
concrete surface; 14/32 is 4,979 by 60 feet (1,518 x 18 m) with an
asphalt surface.
For the 12-month period ending September 21, 2018, the airport had 16,250
general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day. In April 2022, there were 82 aircraft based at this airport: 61 single-engine, 11 multi-engine, 6
jet
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and 4
helicopter.
Services available at the airport include painting, upholstery, turbine engine repair and helicopter sales.
References
External links
Williston Municipal Airportat City of Williston website
Aerial image as of January 1999from
USGS ''
The National Map''
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Transportation buildings and structures in Levy County, Florida
Airports established in 1942
1942 establishments in Florida
Williston, Florida