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Buckingham Field

26.64340°N
-81.71040°W
ARR / DAY
0
▼ 100.0%
DEP / DAY
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Buckingham Field (FL59) is a small general aviation airport located in Fort Myers, FL, 16 mi east of Cape Coral. It features 2 runways with the longest being 4,046 feet.

Safety incidents

Last 1 days · 0 total

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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

Latest METAR observation

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Runways

2 installed

4,046 FT MAX
06/24
2,726 ft × 400
CONC○ unlit
14/32
4,046 ft × 400
CONC● LITMED

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

24
41% of ops
251 land · 0 TO
32
24% of ops
151 land · 25 TO
14
23% of ops
141 land · 57 TO
06
12% of ops
75 land · 15 TO
Runway 24 carries 41% of operations (251 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 32 at 24%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

24 251 landings
UA 4%
32 151 landings
UA 5%
14 141 landings
UA 14%
06 75 landings
UA 7%
Approaches to 24 show a 4% unstable-approach rate (10 UA events from 251 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
11.9
flights/day · 358 total
Busy hour (local)
1pm
also 3pm · 12pm
Day vs night
71%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 12pm–1pm local, averaging 11.9 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.7× weekday (9.9 vs 13.3 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

97 · 35%
27 · 10%
20 · 7%
19 · 7%
12 · 4%
9 · 3%
Activity is led by (35% of 275 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 122.900 —
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZMA
Elevation:
20 ft
Mag var:
2° W

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Pilot & community notes

2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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labubuairportenthusiastTWO
7/29/2026
re: Mostly used by mosquito control.
Reply to @Rob33904: there’s also an airpark situated around the actual airstrip
Rob33904
7/10/2026
Mostly used by mosquito control.
There is still GA activity, but it's mostly just helicopters and the occasional DC3 used for mosquito control. Runway 6 / 24 is often used for drag races.
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