North Perry Airport
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North Perry Airport is a general aviation airport devoted exclusively to private and business light-plane activity. It is located in Broward County, Florida in the United States.
History
On December 19, 1939, the HMS Orion, a British light cruiser chased the “Aracua”, a German freighter, into Port Everglades in Florida. The Aracua stayed there until 1941 when it was seized by the U.S., which had just declared war on Germany. During the week of May 4, 1942, German submarines torpedoed seven ships in the area. In response to the nearby attacks, many training bases were set up. In 1943, Henry D. Perry a dairy farmer sold 640 acres of land to the U.S. Navy for a flight-training field between Hollywood Boulevard and Pembroke Road. It became known as North Perry Field, and functioned as a training facility for the main base of Miami Naval Air Station. It remained inactive after the war, until 1950 when it was acquired by Broward County to become a civilian airport. It was then used for small plane use, as a station for advertising blimps, and for United States Coast Guard helicopters practicing search and rescue skills.Facts about the airport
- The airfield system consists of four runways; the longest of which is 3,350 feet
- Two of the runways are lit for 24 hour operation
- 352 aircraft are based at the airport
- There are 164 T-Hangars for aircraft storage
- The Air Traffic Control Tower is operational from 0700 - 2100
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