South Lakeland Airport
X49 · Lakeland, Florida · Polk County · map
South Lakeland Airport is a public-use airport owned by South Lakeland Airport, INC, 1 mile south of Lakeland, Florida, 110 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 2,412 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA X49
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- South Lakeland Airport, INC
- Elevation
- 110 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,412 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 14: right-hand traffic pattern, tree 59 ft high 1,190 ft from the end
- Runway 32: tree 48 ft high 960 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- VFR operations only.
- Runway 14/32 road 97 feet to 100 feet South of centerline at full length of runway
- Unlighted road 100 feet right of centerline.
- Unlighted road 100 feet L of centerline.
- 14/32 white pails outline landing strip.
- 14/32 west pails mark thlds.
- Grass runways may hold water after rain.
- Airport has no night time operations.
- Ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Airport is emergency evac site. Watch for emergency aircraft and vehicles on runway and in the vicinity of airport.
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 5, 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.