51FD
Tex Merritt Private Airstrip
Tex Merritt Private Airstrip (51FD) is a general-aviation airfield serving Leesburg, Florida. The field lies at 95 ft (29 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,920 ft (585 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Grass Roots Airpark (06FD), 2 nm SE.
Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Leesburg International Airport (LEE), 11 nm NNE.
Location
- Elevation
- 95 ft (29 m)
- Coordinates
- 28.6678, -81.9181
- Serving
- Leesburg
- Region
- Florida
- Time zone
- America/New_York
Runways1 · longest 1,920 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 10 points 100° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,920 ft585 m | 110 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- LEELeesburg International Airport · 11 nm NNE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 38
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.