# Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO / KAVO)

**Avon Park Executive Airport** (IATA: AVO, ICAO: KAVO) is a small airport in Avon Park, Florida, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,374 ft (1,638 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AVO / KAVO
- FAA: AVO
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Avon Park, Florida, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 160 ft / 49 m
- Coordinates: 27.5912, -81.5278
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,374 ft / 1,638 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.avonpark.cc/executive_airport.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon_Park_Executive_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2874467
- Weather station: KAVO
- Ident: KAVO

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Avon Park Executive Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,374 ft / 1,638 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 10/28 | 3,844 ft / 1,172 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,374 ft / 1,638 m | #5,666 of 29,858 | #1,850 in North America | #1,487 in US |
| Elevation | 160 ft / 49 m | #35,010 of 43,403 | #15,935 in North America | #13,385 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | MIAMI CNTR | 134.550 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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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/kavo/data