(1512, 'History br The Beach br Before airplanes landed on the beach automobile races were held regularly The beach provided a smooth hard and relatively clean surface to use for anything with wheels and speed Pilots soon caught on and used the beach as a runway Hangars were built later and even aircraft service was provided on beach This former airport is one of only two beach airports that were successful The other Old Orchard Beach was located in Maine and was the starting point for at least five transatlantic flights during the 1920s and 1930s br The Daytona Beach Airport Surveillance Radar located off site br The first flight on the beach occurred in 1906 by Charles K Hamilton using Israel Ludlow s glider The glider was pulled by an automobile and actually took place in Ormond He went as high as 150 160 feet 46 160 m on his first try and 250 160 feet 76 160 m on the second before crashing into a flagpole and surviving with only a bruised knee br Numerous flights follo wed including John A D McCurdy the United States s 5th licensed pilot in 1911 Phillips Page in 1912 and Ruth Law in 1913 Phillips Page has been credited for taking the first aerial photographs in Florida while flying around the Hotel Clarendon in Daytona Beach Many other pilots took to the skies above Daytona Beach before it was closed during the winter of 1929 30 br Bethune Point br 1916 photo of a seaplane at Daytona br All flights were moved to the new location at Bethune Point right on the Halifax River Eastern Air Transport was the first commercial service out of Daytona Beach The airline was certified to fly mail to Tampa and Orlando However the first flight crashed just after takeoff due to a mechanical failure The pilot was uninjured and the mail was collected and sent out on a different flight br Florida State Airways Inc was an airline that formed in early 1930 in Daytona Beach The airline provided service for passengers to other Florida cities and to the Bahamas u sing Ryan aircraft In January 1930 Vice President of Operations Bill Lindley piloted a flight to Palm Beach While on the descent he never pulled out of the dive and went into Lake Worth at full throttle The combination of Lindley s death and the depression soon caused most aviation activity in Daytona Beach to stop br Municipal Airport br In late 1930 a 740 acre 299 160 ha piece of land turned into the current airport located just a few hundred feet from the main drag of International Speedway Blvd The first name it was given was Sholtz Field after the then Governor of Florida who was from Daytona Beach The airport began with two runways both gravel One runway was 1 800 160 feet 550 160 m long the other was 2 100 160 feet 640 160 m long Before too long the name was changed to Daytona Beach Municipal Airport br Eastern Air Lines began passenger service out of Daytona Beach flying Kingbirds and Condors But after only a few years Eastern did not re bid after the airmail changes of 1934 In 1935 National Airlines won a bid on the cross state route from Daytona Beach to St Petersburg In 1936 the airport was closed for repairs National rerouted its flights to Jacksonville but Eastern became upset and called it an act of buccaneers National Airlines was nicknamed the Buccaneer Route br Expansion br In the late 1930s four 4000 by 150 160 feet 46 160 m runways were built all paved This expansion allowed DC 2 and DC 3 aircraft to land at Daytona Beach At the time the terminal was located on the south side of the airport br For a short while in 1940 a zoo keeper was hired to maintain the airport When World War II broke out the US Navy took over and used the airport for training establishing it as Naval Air Station Daytona Beach All runways were widened to 200 160 feet 61 160 m and the east west runway was extended to 5 500 160 feet 1 700 160 m New buildings were constructed some of which were later used by Embry Riddle University after their move from Miam i in 1965 br At the end of the war ownership was given back to the city of Daytona Beach in 1946 A permanent airline passenger terminal was completed in 1958 along with a control tower During the 1960s the east west runway was extended to 7 500 facilitating operations for Eastern s Boeing 720 jets This and the north south runway were became 150 wide the two diagonal runways were closed and a 3100 x 75 flight training runway was built parallel to the main runway on the south side of the field br In 1969 Volusia County took over management and renamed the premises Daytona Beach Regional Airport In the following decades Embry Riddle considerably developed its campus on the northeast side of the field By the mid 1980s a midfield control tower had been completed and the airport was served by airlines that included Eastern Delta and Continental br During the short period of time in the 1980 s and 1990 s while American Airlines maintained a hub operation in Raleigh Durham American Airlines provided 2 3 daily flights using mainline aircraft to Raleigh Durham International Airport American discontinued service to Daytona Beach in 1994 br In 1992 a newer larger two level terminal was opened to the public The previous terminal was converted to an international arrivals facility These new buildings along with extension of two runways to 10 500 and 6001 justified a name change to Daytona Beach International Airport The only scheduled direct flights out of the country from the airport were provided by Vintage Props and Jets using small turbo prop aircraft On July 18 2008 Vintage Props and Jets temporarily ceased operations and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection International charters using wide bodied jets of numerous airlines are periodically conducted br In the past Daytona Beach has seen service from present day airlines such as American Airlines LTU International Continental Airlines US Airways United Airlines Northwest Airlines this was operated by Delta and AirTran Airways These airlines have all pulled out of Daytona Beach However on February 1 2008 Daytona Beach saw US Airways resume service to Charlotte regularly using regional aircraft as big as the Embraer 175 and as small as the Canadair Regional Jet 200 Continental Airlines served Daytona Beach mainly through its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport near Newark New Jersey using the ERJ 145 and the Boeing 737 on a seasonal basis Continental Airlines discontinued all service to the area in September of 2008 In the past decade Daytona Beach has also seen daily service to Washington Dulles International Airport near Washington DC Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport near Baltimore Maryland Chicago O Hare International Airport near Chicago Illinois and LaGuardia Airport in New York City br Current Service br Currently Daytona Beach International Airport is served by two carriers Delta Air Lines with service to Atlanta and US Airway s with service to Charlotte Both airlines provide service to Daytona Beach with a mix of mainline jets such as the Boeing 757 232 operated by Delta normally seen during race weeks or when the MD 88 isn t avalible the Boeing 737 operated by US Airways and the MD 88 and regional jets Delta Air Lines is the only airline to use mainline aircraft in Daytona Beach year round though the frequencies do have a seasonal fluctuation US Airways regularly uses regional jet aircraft though mainline jets are frequently used during race weeks for the Daytona 500 and sometimes for the Coke Zero 400 br Facilities and aircraft br Daytona Beach International Airport covers an area of 1 800 acres 728 ha which contains three asphalt paved runways 7L 25R measuring 10 500 x 150 ft 3 200 x 46 m 7R 25L at 3 195 x 100 ft 974 x 30 m and 16 34 which is 6 001 x 150 ft 1 829 x 46 m br For the 12 month period ending July 31 2006 the airport had 258 616 aircraft operations an average of 708 per day 96 gener al aviation 2 scheduled commercial 2 air taxi and lt 1 military There are 214 aircraft based at this airport 65 single engine 24 multi engine 8 jet aircraft and 2 helicopters br Fixed Base Operators br ATP Jet Center formerly known as Precision Air Center and Lynch Air br Commonwealth Aviation br SheltAir Aviation Services br Yelvington Jet Aviation br Aviation Schools br Ultimate Air Academy Inc br Airline Transport Professionals br 1st Class Aviation School of Aeronautics br Air America Flight Center br Daytona Aviation Academy br Embry Riddle Aeronautical University br Phoenix East Aviation br The Airline Academy br Airlines and destinations br Scheduled passenger service br Airlines br Destinations br Delta Air Lines br Atlanta br Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines br Atlanta br US Airways br Charlotte seasonal br US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines br Charlotte br US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines br Charlotte br Air taxi se rvice br Airlines br Destinations br Airgate Aviation br Treasure Cay Marsh Harbour br See also br List of airports in Florida br References br a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for DAB 160 Form 5010 PDF effective 2007 07 05 br a b c d e f g h i j Brown Warren 1994 Florida s Aviation History Largo Florida Aero Medical Consultants Inc pp 160 187189 160 br a b DBIA History Volusia County Florida http flydaytonafirst com history htm Retrieved 2007 06 26 160 br External links br Wikimedia Commons has media related to Daytona Beach International Airport br Daytona Beach International Airport official site br Daytona Beach International AirportPDF 160 1 80 160 MiB brochure from CFASPP April 2005 br FAA Airport Diagram 160 PDF effective 11 Feb 2010 br PRECISION Air Center Fixed Base Operator br 1st Class Aviation School of Aeronautics Flight School br Resources for this airport br AirNav airport information for KDAB br ASN accident history for DAB br FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker br NOAA NWS latest weather observations br SkyVector aeronautical chart for KDAB br FAA current DAB delay information br Categories Airports in Volusia County Daytona Beach Florida')
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