Avon Park Executive
AVO · KAVO · Avon Park, Florida · Highlands County · map
Avon Park Executive is a public-use airport owned by the City of Avon Park, 2 miles west of Avon Park, Florida, 160 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,374 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 45 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 32,400 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Avon Park Executive?
Its FAA code is AVO, and its ICAO code is KAVO.
Where is Avon Park Executive?
It is 2 miles west of Avon Park, Florida, 160 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Avon Park Executive?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 5,374 feet long.
Does Avon Park Executive have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Avon Park Executive?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Avon Park Executive?
18 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AVO · ICAO KAVO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Avon Park
- Elevation
- 160 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,374 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 3,844 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 5 ft high 265 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 1,044 ft, road 15 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 45 ft high 1,595 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left, fence 5 ft high 221 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Avo and aWOS-3 | 118.725 | |
| Avon Park Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.55 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 863-453-4223.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Sebring Regional (13 nm southeast), Lake Wales Municipal (19 nm north), Bartow Executive (25 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only.
- Beacon out of service indef
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 10/28 preset low intst dusk to dawn; to incr intst and activate taxiway lights, runway end identifier lights runway 05 and 23, and PAPI runway 05, 10, 23 and 28, - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 23, unlighted 15 feet road; 90 feet from end of runway, 250 feet right of centerline.
- Runway 10/28 markings faded.
- Runway 10/28 markings faded.
- Runway 05 approach ratio 34:1 to dthr.
- Runway 23 approach ratio 28:1 to dthr.
- Unlighted obstructions prsnt in the approach to runway 23 due to fence and road 200 feet of aer 23.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 37 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 32,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 17,300 |
| general aviation, local | 15,100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Avon Park from the FAA register
22 aircraft are registered to owners in Avon Park, Florida: 18 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
18 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 18 for private pilot, 18 for commercial and instrument, 11 for airline transport pilot, 17 for flight instructor, 8 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 18 for airplanes, 13 for multi-engine airplanes, 6 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 4 sport aviation examiners, 6 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 14 training center evaluators, 5 training center examiners, 4 administrative pilot examiners.
- Richard Musser private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Avon Park, FL (0 nm) · (813) 485-4895 · [email protected]
- Anthony Manuel Gallegos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Bartow Flying Service · Bartow, FL (25 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · [email protected]
- Donald Ray Laughlin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Haines City, FL (30 nm) · (407) 701-7753 · [email protected]
- Benjamin Cook Shipps private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Winter Have/Gilbert Field · Winter Haven, FL (31 nm) · (941) 223-3964 · [email protected]
- Charles Ray Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Winter Haven, FL (31 nm) · (919) 369-2683 · [email protected]
- Charles Sheridan Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Winter Haven, FL (31 nm) · (863) 660-9206 · [email protected]
- Janeen Adrion Kochan private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Winter Haven Regional Airport · Winter Haven, FL (31 nm) · (863) 207-0484 · [email protected]
- Steven James Korotky private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Blueline Aviation · Winter Haven, FL (31 nm) · (732) 569-2223 · [email protected]
All 61 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Avon Park 22 aircraft · 18 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprops
- Paper Plane Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,705 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AVO.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.