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Aviation in Florida |
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Commercial – primary | 20 |
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Commercial – non-primary | 22 |
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General aviation | 58 |
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Other public-use airports | 29 |
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Military and other airports | 24 |
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- Balloon - 1878
- Heavier-than-air - 1914
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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]
Events
Aircraft manufacturers
Aerospace
Airports
Commercial service
Organizations
Government and military
[8]
Museums
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Air Force Armament Museum,
Valparaiso, Florida
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Air Force Space and Missile Museum,
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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Airport Museum (Melbourne, Florida)
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DeLand Naval Air Station Museum,
DeLand, Florida
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Fantasy of Flight,
Polk City, Florida
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Florida Air Museum,
Lakeland, Florida
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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex,
Merritt Island, Florida
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Kissimmee Air Museum
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National Naval Aviation Museum,
Pensacola, Florida
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United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, south of
Titusville, Florida
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US Space Walk of Fame,
Titusville, Florida
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Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum,
Titusville, Florida
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Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum,
Keystone Heights, Florida
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Wings Over Miami,
Tamiami Airport,
Miami
References
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^ Lynn M. Homan, Thomas Reilly. Wings Over Florida.
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^ James C. Clark. 200 Quick Looks at Florida History. p. 73.
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^ Lynn M. Homan. Wings over Florida. p. 46.
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^ Lynn M. Homan. Wings over Florida. p. 43.
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^ Scott Taylor Hartzell. Remembering St. Petersburg, Florida: More Sunshine City Stories. p. 83.
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^ John Forney Rudy (November 1938). "Florida Sprouts Wings". Flying Magazine.
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^
"FDOT". Archived from
the original on 25 June 1998. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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^
"Aircraft Operations | Office of Marine and Aviation Operations". Archived from
the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2020-10-06.