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📍 Leesburg⬆ 95 ft1 runways
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Tex Merritt Private Airstrip

28.66780°N
-81.91810°W
ARR / DAY
0
▲ 0.0%
DEP / DAY
1
▲ 0.0%

Tex Merritt Private Airstrip (51FD) is a small general aviation airport located in Leesburg, FL, 34 mi west of Orlando. It features 1 runway measuring 1,920 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 0 arrivals and 1 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

From KORL, 36 mi away (51FD does not publish METAR)

just now
Temp
81°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KORL 312353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 60002 T02670239 10272 20261 57006

Runways

1 installed

1,920 FT MAX
10/28
1,920 ft × 110
TURF○ unlit

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZJX
Elevation:
95 ft
Mag var:
3° W
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