Venice Municipal Airport

For the World War II use of the airport, see Venice Army Airfield.

Coordinates: 27°04′18″N 082°26′25″W / 27.07167°N 82.44028°W / 27.07167; -82.44028

Venice Municipal Airport

USGS aerial image, 31 Dec 1998
IATA: VNC – ICAO: KVNC – FAA LID: VNC
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Venice
Serves Venice, Florida
Elevation AMSL 18 ft / 5 m
Website venicegov.com/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
13/31 5,000 1,524 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 172,645
Based aircraft 214
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

Venice Municipal Airport (IATA: VNC, ICAO: KVNC, FAA LID: VNC) is a city managed public-use airport located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Venice, a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States.[2]

History

The airport was built during the 1940s by the United States Army Air Forces and served as a military flight training facility. It also was used by Air Transport Command to deliver US-built aircraft destined for Britain under Lend-lease from the factories on the West Coast or for assignment to selected British pilots. Some of the aircraft were partially disassembled and prepared for being loaded onboard ships for the trip across the Atlantic Ocean.

After World War II, the U.S. government gave airport control to the City of Venice, naming the city the airport sponsor through various Federal grant assurances.[1]

After the September 11 attacks of 2001, local, state and national authorities discovered that three of the 9/11 terrorists, Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, and Ziad Jarrah, had all enrolled at the now defunct Huffman Aviation flight training school at VNC for general aviation flight training.

Facilities and aircraft

Venice Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,200 acres (490 ha) which contains two paved runways: 5/23 (asphalt) and 13/31 (Concrete), both measuring 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m).[1][2]

For the 12-month period ending October 21, 2008, the airport had 172,645 aircraft operations, an average of 473 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 214 aircraft based at this airport: 181 single-engine, 28 multi-engine, 3 jet and 2 helicopter.[2]

It is also the base of FFTC (Florida Flight Training Center) that offers pilot training, self-service aviation fuel, as well as air charter service within Florida and the surrounding states.

Suncoast Air Center, located just west of the approach end of Runway 23, is the primary fixed-base operator (FBO) and provides ground support and aviation services to aircraft that use the airfield. They offer both Avgas and JetA fuels, with Avgas available via full or self-service. 3

Sarasota Avionics International maintains its headquarters in a 10,000 SF hangar on the northwest side of the airport.

There is one restaurant located at the airport. The Suncoast Cafe is housed within Suncoast Air Center's FBO terminal and is open for breakfast and lunch.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Venice Municipal Airport at City of Venice web site
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for VNC (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
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