Clearwater Executive Airport

27°58′36″N 082°45′31″W / 27.97667°N 82.75861°W / 27.97667; -82.75861

Clearwater Executive Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Clearwater
LocationClearwater, Florida
Elevation AMSL71 ft (22 m)
Website
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,108 1,252 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (year ending 12/14/2017)50,590
Based aircraft36
Sources: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Clearwater Executive Airport (IATA: CLW, ICAO: KCLW, FAA LID: CLW) is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the central business district of Clearwater, a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of March 1, 2023, The airpark is managed by FlyUSA Inc.[2] On March 31st, 2025 the Clearwater City Council officially approved renaming of Clearwater Airpark to Clearwater Executive Airport.

Facilities and aircraft

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Clearwater Executive Airport covers an area of 47 acres (19 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 4,108 ft × 75 ft (1,252 m × 23 m). Take offs and landings are permitted from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

For the 12-month period ending December 14, 2017, the airport had 50,590 aircraft operations, an average of 139 per day: 100% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. There was 36 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine, 5 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[2]

Accidents and incidents

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On February 1, 2024, a Beechcraft Bonanza V35 crashed into a mobile home park in Clearwater, FL and a post-impact fire occurred. A total of four mobile homes were damaged from the crash. The pilot was on approach to runway 34 at KCLW when he encountered engine issues. The pilot was killed along with two people on the ground.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. Clearwater Airpark (official website - under new management)
  2. 1 2 3 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for CLW" (PDF). FAA. , effective 2023-11-30
  3. "N6659L". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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