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9L-27R - 8,002 x 150 ft. Asphalt, grooved HIRL
9L -ILS VASI (V4L) GA 3.0° TCH 52' MALSR
27R -ILS VASI (V4L) GA 3.0° TCH 52'
12/30 6,800 x 150 ft. Asphalt, grooved HIRL
12 ILSThreshold disp. 800 ft. PAPI, GA 3.0°
30 PAPI
9R-27L 4,306 x 100 ft. Asphalt MIRL
9R VASI (V4L) GA 3.0° TCH 26'
27L PAPI
Traffic Patterns Altitudes
VFR arriving traffic enter airport traffic area below 2,000'
Heavy and Jet aircraft traffic pattern 1,500'
Fixed wing aircraft 1,000'
Helicopter traffic (cross field boundary at 500' or above) 500'
Services
The Airport offers the services of four FBOs, two of which cater mostly to jets and the heavier types of corporate aircraft, and one specializing in the smaller types of private aircraft. At multiple facilities, 100 octane, low-lead gasoline and Jet-A fuels are available, as well as self-service fueling. Major/minor airframe and power plant repair services, high and low pressure oxygen and replacement bottles can also be obtained.
F.A.A. Air Traffic Control Tower
Hours: 7:00am - 9:00pm, hours local time.
Gary Barton, Facility Manager.
Controls surface to 2,000 ft. AGL
Class B Airspace.
Miami Automated International Flight Service Station (AIFSS)
Located at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, the Miami Automated International Flight Service Station serves pilots from Lake Okeechobee south to the Equator. For information on their services, go to www.faa.gov/ats/afss/miaaifss or call 305-233-2600.
U.S. Customs (Landing Rights Airport)
9:00 am - 9:00 pm, daily. One hour advance notification required, through ATC (Extended hours available upon advance request).
Instrument Approaches
NOTAM file MIA
ILS 9L 110.5 (200-˝)
ILS 27R 111.35
ILS 12 111.55
Weather Data Services
ASOS (305) 681-4063 LAWRS.
MIAMI FSS 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM File OPF (305) 233-2600
Communications
CTAF 120.7
ATIS 125.9
GND CON 121.9 336.4
CLNC DEL 119.2
OPF TWR 120.7 118.6 360.8
MIA APP/DEP CON 128.6 255.6
Historic Airport
Opa-locka was founded by Glenn Curtiss in 1927 on the grounds of what used to be his Florida Aviation Camp. Mr. Curtiss gave his Florida Aviation Camp to the US Navy shortly before his early death in 1930. Opa-locka Airport was part of U.S. Navy Training Command during WW II and the hub of 6 Naval training bases. Amelia Earhart took off on her ill-fated around the World Flight attempt in 1937 from former "Miami Municipal Airport" located near the Airport's main entrance. Numerous historic aircraft and buildings still remain on site. U.S. Navy Dirigible "Akron" crashed in a thunderstorm on its 1933 return flight North after leaving Opa-locka. In the Cold War era, Opa-locka Airport played a part in both military and civilian efforts, including the infamous “Black Flights” to Guatemala in the 1950s, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Airport served as the Miami Naval Air Station and Miami Marine Corps Air Station during the Korean War. In early 1962, the deed for the airport was signed and the transfer to the County and the Miami-Dade Aviation Department was completed. In 1967 Opa-locka was the World's busiest airport with over 650,000 flight operations. In 2006, Opa-locka Airport was changed to Opa-locka Executive Airport. To date, it still has a military presence with the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station, which houses the “World’s Busiest Air/Sea Rescue Station.”
Remarks
Attended continuously. Birds in vicinity of airport. Dual traffic patterns for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft in use Runway 9R-27L. Noise sensitive airport. Flight training limited to aircraft 40,000 pounds maximum gross take off weight and below, and only between 7 am – 9 pm. Specific traffic patterns are published for helicopters and fixed wing traffic; compliance is mandatory. Helicopters avoid flying over parked or taxiing aircraft. Flight notification Service (ADCUS) available.
For more information, E-mail cmcArthur@miami-airport.com
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