# Airport Manatee Airport (48X)

**Airport Manatee Airport** (FAA: 48X) is a small airport in Palmetto, Florida, United States. It opened in May 1977. It has one runway, 3,120 ft (951 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/48x

## At a glance

- FAA: 48X
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Palmetto, Florida, United States
- Opened: May 1977
- Elevation: 27 ft / 8 m
- Coordinates: 27.6425, -82.5209
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,120 ft / 951 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35277353
- Weather station: KSPG
- Ident: 48X

## Timeline

- May 1977: Airport Manatee Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,120 ft / 951 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,120 ft / 951 m | =15,229 of 29,858 | =6,142 in North America | =5,179 in US |
| Elevation | 27 ft / 8 m | =40,737 of 43,403 | =18,405 in North America | =15,096 in US |
| Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =5,572 in North America | =5,476 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/48x/data