Willis
FA44 · Boynton Beach, Florida · Palm Beach County · map
Willis is a private gliderport owned by Willis Gliderport Association, 7 miles west of Boynton Beach, Florida, 18 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,600 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The gliderport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FA44
- Kind
- Gliderport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Willis Gliderport Association
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1975
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,600 × 150 ft | Grass |
- Runway 09: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 27: right-hand traffic pattern
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this gliderport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Palm Beach County Park (7 nm east), President Donald J Trump International (10 nm northeast), Boca Raton Airport (12 nm southeast), North Palm Beach County General Aviation (18 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Palm Beach County Park (7 nm east), President Donald J Trump International (10 nm northeast), Boca Raton Airport (12 nm southeast), North Palm Beach County General Aviation (18 nm north).
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 only; pvt use.
- Willis gliderport property owners association.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Boynton Beach from the FAA register
121 aircraft are registered to owners in Boynton Beach, Florida: 96 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 7 helicopters, 3 gliders, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this gliderport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this gliderport 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Boca Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Boynton Beach, 8 miles away
- Faith Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Wellington, 8 miles away
- A S Flight Academy LLC 5 aircraft · Lantana, 10 miles away
- Palm Beach Flight Training CORP 4 aircraft · Lantana, 10 miles away Palm Beach Flight Training is an FAA Part 141 flight school based at Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana, Florida.
- All Airline Pilot Training LLC 1 aircraft · Delray Beach, 10 miles away All Airline Pilot Training LLC is a flight school in Miami, Florida that offers pilot training courses including private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot, and multi-engine certifications.
- Boca Pilot Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Delray Beach, 10 miles away Boca Pilot Flight Training is a flight school in the Delray Beach, Florida area that offers FAA Part 61 flight training leading to Private Pilot, Instrument, and Commercial licenses.
- Lantana Beach Flying Club 1 aircraft · West Palm Beach, 12 miles away Palm Beach Flight Club is a flying club based at North County Airport (F45) in West Palm Beach, Florida, offering aircraft rentals to members.
- Saratoga Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · West Palm Beach, 12 miles away
- Lynn University INC 8 aircraft · Boca Raton, 13 miles away
- Palm Beach Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Boca Raton, 13 miles away
Repair stations in Boynton Beach:
Companies in the same town as this gliderport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this gliderport
Accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 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 gliderport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Boynton Beach 121 aircraft · 96 piston singles, 11 piston twins, 7 helicopters
- Private Consulting Partners LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Prepmasters INC 2 aircraft in town
- Land Air Enterprises INC 2 aircraft in town
- Land Air Enterprises 2 aircraft in town
- Boca Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Faith Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- A S Flight Academy LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Aft Group INC · repair station
- Braddock Metallurgical Aerospace Services INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport 2 since 1982 · 0 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/FA44.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.