Gateway Airport

To review City Code pertaining to the Lake City Gateway Airport, please see Chapter 18 of the City of Lake City Code of Ordinances.

The Lake City Gateway Airport continues to grow as the Aviation Gateway to Florida. The airport's full service FBO, industrial park availability, as well as a location convenient to North-South airways and two interstate highways make Lake City Gateway Airport a strategic location for business and industry.

Construction on New General Aviation Terminal Has Been Completed

Construction on the new 6,000 sq. foot General Aviation Terminal has been completed by Mandese White Construction with Aviation Consulting Services (including design and project management) provided by Passero and Associates. The new Terminal is located on U.S. Hwy 90 E. just west of the former terminal building. The facility has improved automobile and aircraft parking facilities, has added more space for pilot lounges, flight planning areas, community conference rooms, and space for airport ground support, and administrative staff and personnel.

Airport Links

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Services & Facilities

In 2003, the City teamed up with the Florida Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration to fund and complete the restoration of the aircraft parking apron and taxiway serving the City's Fixed Base Fueling Operations Center. The industrial park adjacent to U.S. 90 East was also improved by completion of an access road and taxiway renovation funded by the Florida Governors Office of Economic Development. The over $1 million in State and Federal improvement funds spent will benefit air traffic and business tenants such as Pre-Flight, Aviation Maintenance, CHC labs, Inc., Trauma One, the Forrestry Service, the Fish and Wildlife Commission and Timco's aircraft maintenance and repair facility.

The City has teamed up with The Federal Aviation Administration and Florida Department of Transportation to fund and complete several projects under its 2003 to 2008 Master Development Plan. The VASI landing guidance system was upgraded to a more usable PAPI (precision approach) system on the main runway. Airport security was improved by the installation of barbed wire around the airport perimeter and four 3,600 sq. ft. aircraft hangars were constructed for twin engine and corporate jet aircraft storage. The State of Florida funded the construction of an access road opening airport property adjacent to U.S. Hwy 90 for use by CHC Labs Inc., and Trauma One Life Flight Helicopters. These companies provide critical health care services to the citizens of North Florida.

Contact / Airport Info

Lake City Gateway Airport
3524 E US Hwy 90
Lake City, Florida 32055

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Phone: (386) 752-1066
Fax: (386) 752-5584
Email: airport@lcfla.com

Lake City Gateway Air Traffic Control Tower attended 13:00-21:30 Zulu time, Mon-Fri. Tower may be in operation after published hours due to heavies coming in and out of the TIMCO repair facility. Procedures are to call the tower first on tower frequency of 119.20, and if no one answers, use CTAF procedures on the same frequency.

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