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Carrabelle–Thompson Airport (former Carrabelle Flight Strip)
USGS 2006 orthophoto
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: X13
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Carrabelle Port and Airport Authority
Serves	Carrabelle, Florida
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	29°50′31″N 084°42′04″W / 29.84194°N 84.70111°W / 29.84194; -84.70111
Map
X13Location of airport in FloridaShow map of FloridaX13X13 (the United States)Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/2/2018) 4,261
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport (FAA LID: X13) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Carrabelle, a city in Franklin County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the Carrabelle Port and Airport Authority.

History

During World War II, the facility was built in 1943 by the United States Army Air Forces as a Third Air Force auxiliary landing field known as Carrabelle Flight Strip. During the war, it served as an auxiliary airfield, controlled by Dale Mabry Army Airfield near Tallahassee. No permanent units were assigned to the airfield.

Turned over to civil use after the war, it is now a public airport providing general aviation service.

Facilities and aircraft

Carrabelle–Thompson Airport covers an area of 202 acres (82 ha) at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 2, 2018, the airport had 4,261 aircraft operations, an average of 82 per week: 99% general aviation and <1% military.

See also

• Florida World War II Army Airfields
• List of airports in Florida

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.

1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for X13 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.

External links

• Aerial image as of January 1999 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for X13
  • AirNav airport information for X13
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for X13

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