Aviation in Florida
Aviation in a US state
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The first aeronautical event in Florida was presented on January 28, 1878, when a balloon flew over Jacksonville.[1] Florida has since hosted four major aviation events.[2]
Commercial– primary20
Commercial– non-primary22
General aviation58
Other public-use airports29
| Aviation in Florida | |
|---|---|
| Aviation in the United States | |
 | |
| Airports | |
| Commercial – primary | 20 |
| Commercial – non-primary | 22 |
| General aviation | 58 |
| Other public-use airports | 29 |
| Military and other airports | 24 |
| First flight | |
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Events
- January 1914 - St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line becomes the first airline in the world using heavier-than-air vehicles.
- December 1916 - Navy takes delivery of its first airship, the DN-1
- April 1, 1926 - Florida Airways starts Commercial Air Mail (CAM) Service.[3]
- Sun 'n Fun air show started in 1974.
Aircraft manufacturers
Aerospace
Airports
Commercial service
- Air Florida based in Florida from 1971 to 1984
- Red Arrow Flying Service - Chalk's Ocean Airways - Chalk's International Airlines founded in Miami in 1917.[4]
- National Airlines founded in 1934.[5]
Organizations
- Florida Aviation Association - Founded in 1936 in Orlando[6]
- Space Florida
Government and military
- Florida Department of Transportation [7]
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration bases its aircraft at the Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland.[8]
Museums
- Air Force Armament Museum, Valparaiso, Florida
- Air Force Space and Missile Museum, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Airport Museum (Melbourne, Florida)
- DeLand Naval Air Station Museum, DeLand, Florida
- Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, Florida
- Florida Air Museum, Lakeland, Florida
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Merritt Island, Florida
- Kissimmee Air Museum
- National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida
- United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, south of Titusville, Florida
- US Space Walk of Fame, Titusville, Florida
- Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Titusville, Florida
- Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum, Keystone Heights, Florida
- Wings Over Miami, Tamiami Airport, Miami