# Tex Merritt Private Airstrip (51FD)

**Tex Merritt Private Airstrip** (FAA: 51FD) is a small airport in Leesburg, Florida, United States. It opened in Feb 1992. It has one runway, 1,920 ft (585 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/51fd

## At a glance

- FAA: 51FD
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Leesburg, Florida, United States
- Opened: Feb 1992
- Elevation: 95 ft / 29 m
- Coordinates: 28.6678, -81.9181
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,920 ft / 585 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35310493
- Weather station: KLEE
- Ident: 51FD

## Timeline

- Feb 1992: Tex Merritt Private Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,920 ft / 585 m | 110 ft / 34 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,920 ft / 585 m | =25,624 of 29,858 | =12,539 in North America | =11,063 in US |
| Elevation | 95 ft / 29 m | =37,097 of 43,403 | =16,826 in North America | =14,052 in US |
| Age | Opened 1992 | =9,995 of 15,079 | =7,750 in North America | =7,639 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [9FA9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9fa9.md) Flying WM Airport · 1.7 mi / 2.7 km
- [06FD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/06fd.md) Grass Roots Airpark · 2.7 mi / 4.3 km
- [FL03](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7303.md) NR3 Farms Airport · 7.5 mi / 12 km
- [10FA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/10fa.md) Flying Baron Estates Airport · 9.0 mi / 15 km
- [02FA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/02fa.md) Osborn Airfield · 10 mi / 16 km
- [09FD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/09fd.md) Cheryl-Lane Landings Airport · 10 mi / 17 km

## 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/51fd/data