# Buckingham Field (FL59)

**Buckingham Field** (FAA: FL59) is a small airport in Fort Myers, Florida, United States. It opened in Sep 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,416 ft (1,346 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/fl59

## At a glance

- FAA: FL59
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Fort Myers, Florida, United States
- Opened: Sep 1943
- Elevation: 20 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 26.6434, -81.7104
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,416 ft / 1,346 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Field (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3887276
- Weather station: KRSW
- Ident: FL59

## Timeline

- Sep 1943: Buckingham Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 4,416 ft / 1,346 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete |  | yes |
| 06/24 | 2,726 ft / 831 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,416 ft / 1,346 m | =8,370 of 29,858 | #3,182 in North America | #2,621 in US |
| Elevation | 20 ft / 6 m | =41,280 of 43,403 | =18,641 in North America | =15,274 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [47FD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/47fd.md) Strayhorn Ranch Airport · 4.0 mi / 6.4 km
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [FMY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfmy.md) Page Field · 10 mi / 16 km
- [87FL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6198.md) Alma Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [US-12873](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12873.md) Alex’s Ultralight Flight Park · 11 mi / 18 km
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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/fl59/data