Plant City Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Plant City in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, which also operates Tampa International Airport. It was formerly known as Plant City Municipal Airport.Plant City, FL official website It supports a industrial park located about one mile (1.6 km) east of the airport. brochure from CFASPP.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PCM by the FAA but PCM stands for a Mexican airport.Great Circle Mapper: KPCM - Plant City, Florida (Plant City Municipal Airport)
History Plant City was originally a large cotton center but switched to strawberries which brought it national recognition. It was named for the city's well known railroad tycoon, Henry B. Plant.
The Plant City Municipal Airport was founded in 1948 to ship strawberries. Runway 09/27 was lengthened in 1999 and redesignated 10/28. In 2000, a new terminal was constructed, along with two new hangars (E and F) and a new Jet-A fuel tank.
Facilities and aircraft Plant City Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 154 feet (47 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 10/28 which measures 3,950 x 75 ft (1,204 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 12, 2017, the airport had 47,975 aircraft operations, an average of 131 per day: 100% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 76 aircraft based at this airport: 57 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 1 jet, 4 helicopter, and 1 glider. The local fixed-base operator is Atlas Aviation.
See also List of airports in the Tampa Bay area List of airports in Florida
References
External links Plant City Airport Services Plant City Airport page from Hillsborough County Aviation Authority