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Airport Information... Commercial air service is usually via Gainesville Regional Airport. The drive from Gainesville to Cedar Key takes about an hour. However, some visitors (especially international) like to fly into one of the larger airports in the region. The best choices are Jacksonville International Airport, Orlando Internatioanl Airport, or Tampa International Airport. Driving from any of the three will take about 3 hours. Car rentals are available at all these airports.
The George T. Lewis airport (KCDK) serves Cedar Key for small airplane travel. The 2,355 ft. asphalt runway is located about 1 mile west of the downtown area. There are no services at the airport, so be sure to make your arrangements for ground transportation ahead of your arrival. Information for pilots can be found at Wikipedia or AirNav, including links to airport details, navigation charts, aeronautical weather, and more.
In addition, the following advice may be useful to pilots unfamiliar with the area:Since Cedar Key is a tourist destination, people will go there for lunch or just a day sightseeing, then try to leave with a full load in the heat of the day. Many don't realize what heat and a load will do to the average small airplane on takeoff.
• Another characteristic of the airport is that when taking off to the southwest, runway 23, you can lose sight of any land and the horizon will disappear on a hazy summer day. Be aware that this is possible and believe your instruments!
• Most pilots familiar with the airport will always take off to the northeast, runway 5, unless there is a wind condition that would make runway 23 much better. There is still water at the northeast end (marsh), but more land and things to focus on.
• The road alongside the runway to the southeast is NOT a taxiway as it looks like from the air! It is a city street and airplanes must not use it. Since the parking is on the southwest end of the field, airplanes must use the runway for back-taxi. You must cross the road to get to the parking at the end, so this is permissible. Just be very careful as there can be car traffic.
Cedary Key from landing, site seeing, sunset to sunrise and take off.
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