Claim: Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport covers an area of 602 acres, it has three paved runways and in 2000 had 47,000 aircraft operations.
Evidence: Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport covers an area of 602 acres (244 ha) at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has three paved runways: 4/22 is 5,301 by 100 feet (1,616 x 30 m); 13/31 is 5,152 by 100 feet (1,570 x 30 m); 9/27 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2000, the airport had 47,000 aircraft operations, an average of 128 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 1% military.