Ridge Landing Airpark , also known as Ridge Landing Airport, is a private use

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located four

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s (7 km) west of the

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. Ridge Landing is an airpark community located between Lake Wales and Sebring. Ridge Landing is centrally located between

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and

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and equidistant to Miami and Jacksonville. It is privately owned by John Fazzini.

Facilities

Ridge Landing covers an area of at an

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of 140 feet (43 m) above

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. It has one

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paved

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designated 15/33 which measures 3,000 by 60 feet (914 × 18 m). Ridge Landing is a gated community with grass

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s and all roadways separate. The runway has

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and is controlled by the Ridge Landing Home Owner's Association. Ridge Landing offers airplanes and airport homes with private airstrips.

Nearest airports

Public use airports located in the vicinity include:4FL5: Ridge Landing Airport
at

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(8 nm N) * KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (11 nm S) * KBOW -

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(15 nm NW) * KGIF - Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (20 nm NW) * KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)

References

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{{Florida airports Airports in Polk County, Florida Residential airparks