everglades outpost: 2022

10/26/2022

EVERGLADES RUNWAY NOW OPEN

The newly paved runway at Everglades City Airport has been completed and swept clean of Hurricane Ian mud

Hangars are being rebuilt

The fuel farm is in the recovery process

Check notams or call ahead for fuel availability

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10/03/2022

HURRICANE IAN

Hurricane IAN brushed by X01

Luckily we didn't get much wind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pezqtrF8lOE

5/26/2022

IT'S THE EVERGLADES!!!

Work on the runway is still progressing although the estimated time to completion has been extended.

For one thing, it's the beginning of the rainy season...

...and Alligator mating season

Plus ...

this guy was spotted heading toward the airport,

but, our formidable Park Rangers from the National Park headquarters next door snagged it!

Aside from these few setbacks, things are actually progressing!

Stay tuned....

2/24/2022

CHECKPOINT

Work on the runway upgrade is proceeding straight and level

The runway surface has been ground up and removed;

Out with the Old

Subsurface laid down, graded, leveled, and the first layer of asphalt rolled out!!

In with the New

Welcome to the 10,000 Islands and the Florida Everglades

You may find landing at our 2400 ft. airstrip a test of your flying skills - especially if the wind is up - but even if it takes a few go-rounds, once landed you and your passengers will have arrived at the first airport chartered by the FAA in the state and one of the last fly-in outposts in the United States.

Our airbase is on the boundary of the Everglades National Park and located in Everglades City; the town built by Barron Gift Collier in 1924 as a base for construction of the Tamiami Trail. The city was the original Collier County seat until it was nearly destroyed and inundated with 11 feet of water from Hurricane Donna in 1960. Everglades City is known as the 'Stone Crab Capitol of the World' and every year aviators and boaters arrive to take home iced coolers filled with this rare and unique delicacy.

In 1947 President Harry Truman visited to inaugurate the opening of the Everglades National Park and many world leaders have since come to visit, fish, and explore this historic outpost.

There are experiences that you will find no where else; airboat tours, fishing expeditions, kayaking, wildlife; alligators, manatees, birds of all species - not to mention snakes and, yes, crocodiles. This is truly the last of the wild and while it does take some minimal survival skills - there are no hospitals, clinics, drug stores, traffic lights, burger joints, taxis, golf courses, or shopping malls - a visit here will fill your camera, treat your stomach, and provide a lifetime of tales for you to relate.

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