Melbourne International Airport is a public airport 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of downtown Melbourne, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. On central Florida’s Space Coast, the airport is reached by NASA Boulevard (State Road 508). It is governed by a seven-member board which is appointed by the Melbourne City Council and the private sector. The airport budget is part of the Melbourne municipal budget; the airport receives no local tax dollars. The projected expenses for 2010 is $14.1 million. The director of the airport is Richard Ennis.
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HISTORY
Melbourne International Airport began in 1928 when a Pitcairn Aircraft landed on a cow pasture strip north of Kissimmee Highway.
Airmail service started in late 1928 when the airport was designated a fueling stop. In 1933 the City of Melbourne acquired 160 acres (65 ha) west of Indian River Bluff to develop as a new airport, which was further developed and operated as Naval Air Station Melbourne during World War II.
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LOCATION
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACTS
ICAO/IATA: KMLB/MLB
Lat: 28°06′10″N
Long: 080°38′43″W
Elevation: 33 ft.
Runway length available: 05/23 3001×75 ft. :: 09R/27L 10181×150 ft. :: 09L/27R 6000×150 ft.
