Facilities and Aircraft
Opa-locka Airport covers an area of 1,810 acres (730 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways: 9L/27R measuring 8,002 x 150 ft (2,439 x 46 m), 9R/27L measuring 4,306 x 100 ft (1,312 x 30 m) and 12/30 measuring 6,800 x 150 ft (2,073 x 46 m).
Fire protection at the airport is provided by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department Station 25.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2001, the airport had 149,813 aircraft operations, an average of 410 per day: 83% general aviation, 11% military, 5% air taxi and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were are 291 aircraft based at this airport: 40% single-engine, 36% multi-engine, 11% jet, 7% helicopter and 6% military.
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