page_title: Boca Raton, Florida
section_title: Air
hierarchical_section_title: Boca Raton, Florida / Transportation / Air
caption_attribution_description: English: Boca Raton Airport
context_page_description: Boca Raton, is the southernmost city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone," and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" in 1925. The 2019 population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was 99,805. Known as one of the wealthiest cities in South Florida with common sights of yachts, private jets, exotic cars, and mansions which are concentrated in the Downtown, Coastal, and Gated Country Club Communities. With a multitude of amenities such as golf, tennis, racquetball, polo, swimming pools, spas, gyms, and restaurants, Boca Raton has been consistently highly ranked for fitness and leisure. Outside of the Boca Raton city jurisdiction, there are approximately 200,000 people with a Boca Raton postal address, even though they live outside of municipal boundaries, such as West Boca Raton. As a business center, the city experiences significant daytime population increases. Boca Raton is 44 miles north of Miami and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which had a population of 6,012,331 people as of 2015.
context_section_description: The Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is a general aviation airport immediately adjacent to Florida Atlantic University and Interstate 95. It has a control tower which is manned from 0700 to 2300. The Boca Raton Airport is publicly owned and governed by a seven-member Authority appointed by the City of Boca Raton and the Palm Beach County Commission.
  Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is approximately 23 miles to the south, in Dania Beach.
  Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is approximately 25 miles to the north, near West Palm Beach.
  Miami International Airport (MIA) is approximately 47 miles to the south, in Miami.
caption: Boca Raton Airport
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