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.
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What is the airport code for South Lakeland Airport?
Its FAA code is X49.
Where is South Lakeland Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Lakeland, Florida, 110 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at South Lakeland Airport?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 2,412 feet long, grass.
Does South Lakeland Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at South Lakeland Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Kingsky Flight Academy LLC and Lakeland Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to South Lakeland Airport?
29 pilot examiners and 36 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 South Lakeland Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Also here
- aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lakeland Linder International (4 nm north), Plant City Airport (7 nm northwest), Bartow Executive (14 nm east), Tampa Executive (17 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lakeland Linder International (4 nm north), Plant City Airport (7 nm northwest), Bartow Executive (14 nm east), Tampa Executive (17 nm west).
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.
- 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.
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.
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, 4 miles away 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, 4 miles away 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.
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, 36 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 (4 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 (4 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 (4 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 (4 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 (4 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 (4 nm) · (813) 716-8828 · [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 (14 nm) · (863) 303-2839 · [email protected]
- Jon Kenneth Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Auburndale, FL (15 nm) · (863) 651-1160 · [email protected]
All 306 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 · 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. 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
- 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 1 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/X49.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.