Lakeland Linder International
LAL · KLAL · Lakeland, Florida · Polk County · map
Lakeland Linder International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lakeland, 4 miles southwest of Lakeland, Florida, 142 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 8,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 322 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 145,454 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4,163 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lakeland Linder International?
Its FAA code is LAL, and its ICAO code is KLAL.
Where is Lakeland Linder International?
It is 4 miles southwest of Lakeland, Florida, 142 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lakeland Linder International?
The longest of its 3 runways, 10/28, is 8,500 feet long.
Does Lakeland Linder International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lakeland Linder International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Lakeland Linder International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Austin-Bergstrom International, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Nashville International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Lakeland Linder International?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Kingsky Flight Academy LLC and Lakeland Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lakeland Linder International?
29 pilot examiners and 34 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Lakeland Linder International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LAL · ICAO KLAL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lakeland
- Elevation
- 142 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 8,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 2,208 × 60 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 10: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 30 ft high 1,110 ft from the end
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 34 ft high 1,380 ft from the end
- Runway 08: threshold displaced 362 ft, 1,845 ft available for landing, trees 51 ft high 820 ft from the end
- Runway 26: threshold displaced 556 ft, 1,650 ft available for landing, hangar 55 ft high 650 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.025 | Lakeland |
| Ground | 121.4 | Lakeland |
| Tower | 124.5 | Lakeland |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 119.9 | Lakeland |
| Approach and departure | 120.65 | Lakeland |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lakeland |
| Maaty and star · Rayzz and star | 118.8 | Lakeland |
| Lubbr and star | 135.5 | Lakeland |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 863-834-2030.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Plant City Airport (8 nm west), Bartow Executive (13 nm east), Winter Haven Regional (15 nm east).
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
- Bird act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- PAPI runway 05 and 23, 10 and 28 oper continuous.
- Runway 05/23 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Runway 8/26 marked with pavers.
- Taxiway D, D1, and E1 unlighted.
- Pje within 5 NM 18000 below sunrise to sunset
- Index C available upon required.
- Uscbp user fee airport; service THUR-MON, 1530-2400Z. fee chrgd outside of service hours. Fee payable on site.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3,886 departures from LAL in those twelve months, carrying 122,336 passengers in 172,156 seats (71% filled), to 80 destinations (6 abroad) on 12 airlines.
All 80 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 227 |
| multi-engine | 40 |
| jets | 48 |
| helicopters | 4 |
| 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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 145,454, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 6,956 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,371 |
| general aviation, travelling | 75,257 |
| general aviation, local | 58,372 |
| military | 2,498 |
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 Lakeland from the FAA register
360 aircraft are registered to owners in Lakeland, Florida: 243 piston singles, 46 business jets, 19 turboprops, 18 piston twins, 18 helicopters. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Lakeland, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Kingsky Flight Academy LLC 26 aircraft · Lakeland Kingsky Flight Academy is a flight school in Lakeland, Florida offering professional pilot training programs from Private Pilot through Airline Pilot certification, including ATP-CTP courses and Type Ratings for Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320
- Lakeland Aero Club INC 12 aircraft · Lakeland The Lakeland Aero Club is a not-for-profit high school flying club in Lakeland, Florida, that teaches students aged 14–18 how to fly and restore vintage general aviation aircraft.
- Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority 5 aircraft · Bartow, 15 miles away Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority operates Bartow Executive Airport in Bartow, Florida, a public-use airport with a Class D control tower.
- Fun Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Bartow, 15 miles away Fun Flight Training is a flight school in Lake Wales, Florida offering pilot certification programs from Sports Pilot through Flight Instructor level, as well as accelerated training and discovery flights.
Charter operators and airlines based in Lakeland:
- Legends Airways, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Legends Airways is a Part 135 cargo airline operating a fleet of Saab 340B+ aircraft.
- Flight Ready Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Double M Charters, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Double M Charters operates private charter flights throughout the Southeast from its base at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Florida.
- Marijune Aviation, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate MariJune Aviation is an FAA Part 135 certified charter airline based in Central Florida, offering on-demand private charter flights for 1–3 passengers throughout Florida and the Southeastern United States.
Repair stations in Lakeland:
- Dixie Jet and Rotor Service LLC Dixie Jet and Rotor Service is an FAA-certified repair station specializing in maintenance of turbine helicopters and light to medium corporate jets.
- Global Aviation Services LLC
- Globe Aero LLC
- Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation Gulf Coast Avionics is an avionics supplier and repair station based in Lakeland, Florida.
- Ifr Certified Avionics LLC
- International Aero Maintenance LLC
- Lance Aviation INC Lance Aviation Inc.
Companies in the same town as this airport, 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
29 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 29 for private pilot, 29 for commercial and instrument, 19 for airline transport pilot, 26 for flight instructor, 10 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 26 for airplanes, 19 for multi-engine airplanes, 8 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters, 3 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 34 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 166 training center evaluators, 42 aircrew program designees, 5 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 · Lakeland, FL (0 nm) · (863) 660-9206 · [email protected]
- Darrin Murphy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lakeland, FL (0 nm) · (803) 526-1153 · [email protected]
- Matthew Eichel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Lakeland, FL (0 nm) · (817) 230-4148 · [email protected]
- Richard Musser private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lakeland, FL (0 nm) · (813) 485-4895 · [email protected]
- Steven Markhoff private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · International Aero Academy · Lakeland, FL (0 nm) · (214) 243-3411 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Cordell private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lakeland, FL (0 nm) · (813) 716-8828 · [email protected]
- Jon Kenneth Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Auburndale, FL (12 nm) · (863) 651-1160 · [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 (13 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · [email protected]
All 304 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 · 88 since 1982, 21 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 Lakeland 360 aircraft · 243 piston singles, 46 business jets, 19 turboprops
- Draken International LLC 36 aircraft in town
- Kingsky Flight Academy LLC 25 aircraft in town
- Globe Aero LLC 25 aircraft in town
- Neel Aviation LLC 13 aircraft in town
- Gc Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Skyview Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Legends Airways, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Flight Ready Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Double M Charters, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Marijune Aviation, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Kingsky Flight Academy LLC 26 aircraft · flight school
- Lakeland Aero Club INC 12 aircraft · flying club
- Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority 5 aircraft · flight school
- Dixie Jet and Rotor Service LLC · repair station
- Global Aviation Services LLC · repair station
- Globe Aero LLC · repair station
- Gulf Coast Avionics Corporation · repair station
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 374 flights in twelve months · Air Transport International
- Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) 334 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, Air Transport International
- Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express (TOL) 329 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, Air Transport International
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG) 328 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, Air Transport International
- Nashville International (BNA) 323 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines
- Pittsburgh International (PIT) 323 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, Air Transport International
- Lehigh Valley International (ABE) 303 flights in twelve months · Air Transport International
- Ontario International (ONT) 215 flights in twelve months · Air Transport International
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 88 since 1982 · 21 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/LAL.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.