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84 85 LEESBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT peryear.Itsmajor tenants includeBrainerdHelicopters,a helicopter charter company; Skybolt,amanufacturerof aerospace fasteners;Wipaire,anaircraftmaintenanceand modificationbusiness; FlyingColorsof Leesburg,anair- craftpaintingbusiness; SunairAviation,theairport’s fixed baseoperator; andTheVillages retirement community’s corporate flightdepartment. Inaddition,Leesburg InternationalAirport isaPortof EntrytotheU.S.,due to itsU.S.CustomsandBorderPro- tectionoffice,allowing international flights tobecleared inLeesburgandtheestablishmentof aForeign-Trade Zone.Theairport,which ismanagedbytheCityof Lees- burg,is self-sustaining,andhasbeendesignatedaGold SealAirportbytheFloridaDepartmentofTransportation, recognizedfor itshighstandards for infrastructure,ser- vices,andsafety. AccordingtoMinner,themost recentmajorproject at theairporthasbeentheconstructionof aseaplane ramp created inconjunctionwithWipaire,a large fabricatorof floats forgeneral aviationaircraft.“Westruckadealwith Wipaire in2014,for themtodoamajor expansiontotheir business thatwouldprovide theairport60additional jobs,”heexplains.“They’realsorequiredtomakeseveral other facilityimprovements toexistinghangarsand,in exchange,wewouldbuildaseaplane ramp.” TheStateof Florida is secondonlytoAlaska interms of thenumberof seaplanesandseaplane-certifiedpilots that are registeredwithinthestate.Theairport’sproxim- Revisions DISCLAIMER:The data displayed on thismap are from a varietyof sources. Thismap is nota survey and should only be used for planning purposes. The information on thismap is provided in an "as is" condition.For further information, contact theCity of Leesburg, GISDivision at (352) 728-9786. Geographical Information System ADivisionof InformationTechnology 204N. 5thStreet Leesburg,FL 34748 Ph. 352.728.9786 Fx. 352.326.6634 www.leesburgflorida.gov Legend AirportBoundary Leesburg International Airport Date:09/20/2017 Compiledby:J.Z. Approvedby: J.Z. Scale:AsNoted File:K:/Airport/AirportTenants/AirportBoundary.mxd 0 240 480 720 960 Feet SHEET 1 OF 1 Date Description 1:5,000 AT A GLANCE LEESBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHAT: A city-owned, general aviation airport WHERE: Leesburg, Lake County, Florida WEBSITE: www.leesburgflorida.gov/ government/departments/airport/index.php itytotheMetroOrlandoarea,togetherwiththe availabilityofU.S.Customs servicesontheairfield, make it an ideal gatewayfor seaplane trafficto theCentral Florida region.Leesburg’s sister city,Ta- vares,locatedabout11miles totheeast,isa local hubfor seaplanesightseeingandentertainment, andMinner sees theWipaire facilityat theairport asahubfor seaplanemaintenance.“Regionally, itblends,becausewe’re the industrial sideand Tavares is thecommercial side,”henotes. Goingforward,theairport is intheprogressof puttingtogether acomprehensivemasterplan, which,accordingtoAirportManagerTraceyDean, will outline itsprograms,operations,andpotential growththrough2035.“Rightnow,our struggle is thatourusable land is just aboutgone,”saysMin- ner.“Thenewmasterplan isexaminingthesouth sideof theairport andsomeother areaswhere wecanget additional landandexpand intomore industrial sites.” “Theairport isabout850acres,sothere’saddi- tional landfor futuredevelopment,but thereare challenges that comewith it,”addsDean.“There’s a lotofwetlandsonthepropertyandthere’sa needfor infrastructure; therearenoutilitieson thesouthside.So,long-term,there isplentyof roomand,hopefully,themasterplanwill helpus prioritizesomeof that.” One reasonthatDeanwants tosee theairport growis that,currently,there isa largewaiting list