122 public-use fields

Florida Airport Density Altitude

Florida has 122 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
54J — Defuniak Springs	Defuniak Springs	289 ft	2,480 ft	July
KPCM — Plant City	Plant City	153 ft	2,406 ft	July
KCEW — Bob Sikes	Crestview	214 ft	2,395 ft	July
42J — Keystone Heights	Keystone Heights	196 ft	2,373 ft	July
X55 — Mid-Florida	Eustis	167 ft	2,344 ft	July
KGIF — Winter Haven Regional	Winter Haven	146 ft	2,342 ft	July
X25 — Chalet Suzanne Air Strip	Lake Wales	130 ft	2,341 ft	July
X07 — Lake Wales Municipal	Lake Wales	127 ft	2,337 ft	July
2J9 — Quincy Municipal	Quincy	221 ft	2,336 ft	July
01J — Hilliard Airpark	Hilliard	59 ft	2,328 ft	July
24J — Suwannee County	Live Oak	103 ft	2,327 ft	July
KAVO — Avon Park Exec	Avon Park	160 ft	2,323 ft	August
X04 — Orlando Apopka	Apopka	150 ft	2,323 ft	July
KLAL — Lakeland Linder International	Lakeland	142 ft	2,295 ft	August
KTLH — Tallahassee International	Tallahassee	83 ft	2,284 ft	July
F95 — Calhoun County	Blountstown	121 ft	2,282 ft	July
KMAI — Marianna Municipal	Marianna	111 ft	2,269 ft	July
KBCR — Tri-County	Bonifay	86 ft	2,263 ft	July
KBOW — Bartow Exec	Bartow	125 ft	2,256 ft	July
X49 — South Lakeland	Lakeland	110 ft	2,256 ft	August
2R4 — Peter Prince Field	Milton	82 ft	2,252 ft	July
KCHN — Wauchula Municipal	Wauchula	108 ft	2,241 ft	August
KORL — Orlando Exec	Orlando	113 ft	2,241 ft	July
KGNV — Gainesville Regional	Gainesville	151 ft	2,239 ft	July
X61 — Bob White Field	Zellwood	78 ft	2,235 ft	July
0J8 — Flying Ten	Archer	92 ft	2,234 ft	July
KPNS — Pensacola International	Pensacola	121 ft	2,233 ft	July
KMCO — Orlando International	Orlando	96 ft	2,227 ft	July
KOCF — Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field	Ocala	90 ft	2,219 ft	July
KSFB — Orlando Sanford International	Orlando	55 ft	2,219 ft	July
KLCQ — Lake City Gateway	Lake City	201 ft	2,214 ft	July
6J8 — Oak Tree Landing	High Springs	90 ft	2,207 ft	July
KSEF — Sebring Regional	Sebring	62 ft	2,204 ft	August
KHEG — Herlong Recreational	Jacksonville	86 ft	2,196 ft	July
KVQQ — Cecil	Jacksonville	80 ft	2,189 ft	July
KLEE — Leesburg International	Leesburg	76 ft	2,184 ft	August
KISM — Kissimmee Gateway	Orlando	82 ft	2,179 ft	July
KIMM — Immokalee Regional	Immokalee	37 ft	2,173 ft	July
KPGD — Punta Gorda	Punta Gorda	26 ft	2,172 ft	July
KTNT — Dade-Collier Training And Transition	Miami	13 ft	2,168 ft	August
F13 — Shell Creek Airpark	Punta Gorda	20 ft	2,165 ft	July
KFPY — Perry-Foley	Perry	44 ft	2,163 ft	July
X06 — Arcadia Municipal	Arcadia	63 ft	2,162 ft	August
KOBE — Okeechobee County	Okeechobee	34 ft	2,151 ft	July
KPHK — Palm Beach County Glades	Pahokee	16 ft	2,148 ft	July
X14 — La Belle Municipal	La Belle	20 ft	2,146 ft	August
X10 — Belle Glade State Municipal	Belle Glade	11 ft	2,142 ft	July
KJAX — Jacksonville International	Jacksonville	30 ft	2,140 ft	July
X05 — Pilot Country	Brooksville	80 ft	2,140 ft	August
KDED — Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Field	Deland	79 ft	2,139 ft	July
KBKV — Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional	Brooksville	76 ft	2,135 ft	August
X59 — Valkaria	Valkaria	26 ft	2,129 ft	August
KECP — Northwest Florida Beaches International	Panama City	69 ft	2,127 ft	July
X26 — Sebastian Municipal	Sebastian	22 ft	2,124 ft	August
X51 — Miami Homestead General Aviation	Homestead	7 ft	2,124 ft	August
2IS — Airglades	Clewiston	20 ft	2,122 ft	July
X13 — Carrabelle-Thompson	Carrabelle	20 ft	2,122 ft	July
KSRQ — Sarasota/Bradenton International	Sarasota/Bradenton	30 ft	2,116 ft	August
KFMY — Page Field	Fort Myers	17 ft	2,112 ft	August
2J0 — Wakulla County	Panacea	11 ft	2,111 ft	July
KCLW — Clearwater Exec	Clearwater	71 ft	2,111 ft	August
KCRG — Jacksonville Exec At Craig	Jacksonville	41 ft	2,111 ft	July
KRSW — Southwest Florida International	Fort Myers	30 ft	2,110 ft	August
KHWO — North Perry	Hollywood	9 ft	2,109 ft	August
X01 — Everglades Airpark	Everglades City	4 ft	2,109 ft	August
2RR — River Ranch Resort	River Ranch	55 ft	2,104 ft	August
KAAF — Apalachicola Regional-Cleve Randolph Field	Apalachicola	20 ft	2,104 ft	July
KTMB — Miami Exec	Miami	10 ft	2,104 ft	August
KINF — Inverness	Inverness	65 ft	2,103 ft	July
KZPH — Zephyrhills Municipal	Zephyrhills	90 ft	2,103 ft	July
X35 — Marion County	Dunnellon	65 ft	2,103 ft	July
2J8 — Pierson Municipal	Pierson	63 ft	2,101 ft	July
KVNC — Venice Municipal	Venice	18 ft	2,101 ft	July
X36 — Buchan	Englewood	15 ft	2,098 ft	July
KMTH — The Florida Keys Marathon International	Marathon	7 ft	2,094 ft	August
KTPA — Tampa International	Tampa	27 ft	2,094 ft	August
KFXE — Fort Lauderdale Exec	Fort Lauderdale	13 ft	2,089 ft	August
KVDF — Tampa Exec	Tampa	21 ft	2,087 ft	August
X23 — Umatilla Municipal	Umatilla	106 ft	2,086 ft	July
KMKY — Marco Island Exec	Marco Island	5 ft	2,085 ft	August
KVPS — Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach	Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach	84 ft	2,084 ft	July
F47 — St George Island	Apalachicola	3 ft	2,083 ft	July
48X — Manatee	Palmetto	27 ft	2,082 ft	August
KCTY — Cross City	Cross City	42 ft	2,082 ft	July
1J9 — Fort Walton Beach	Navarre	22 ft	2,076 ft	July
X39 — Tampa North Aero Park	Tampa	68 ft	2,076 ft	July
X58 — Indiantown	Indiantown	30 ft	2,073 ft	August
KDTS — Destin Exec	Destin	23 ft	2,071 ft	July
KTPF — Peter O Knight	Tampa	7 ft	2,070 ft	August
KFLL — Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International	Fort Lauderdale	65 ft	2,067 ft	July
KOPF — Miami-Opa Locka Exec	Miami	8 ft	2,065 ft	August
KSUA — Witham Field	Stuart	16 ft	2,062 ft	July
KSGJ — St Augustine	St Augustine	10 ft	2,061 ft	July
X52 — New Hibiscus Airpark	Vero Beach	25 ft	2,055 ft	July
KPMP — Pompano Beach Airpark	Pompano Beach	19 ft	2,054 ft	August
KVRB — Vero Beach Regional	Vero Beach	24 ft	2,054 ft	July
KAPF — Naples Municipal	Naples	8 ft	2,052 ft	August
KSPG — Albert Whitted	St Petersburg	7 ft	2,051 ft	July
KCOI — Merritt Island	Merritt Island	6 ft	2,050 ft	July
KFHB — Fernandina Beach Municipal	Fernandina Beach	16 ft	2,050 ft	July
28J — Palatka Municipal/Lt Kay Larkin Field	Palatka	48 ft	2,046 ft	July
KBCT — Boca Raton	Boca Raton	13 ft	2,046 ft	August
X60 — Williston Regional	Williston	76 ft	2,043 ft	July
KDAB — Daytona Beach International	Daytona Beach	34 ft	2,041 ft	July
KPIE — St Pete-Clearwater International	St Petersburg-Clearwater	11 ft	2,038 ft	August
KCGC — Crystal River/Davis Field	Crystal River	9 ft	2,035 ft	July
KFPR — Treasure Coast International	Fort Pierce	23 ft	2,034 ft	July
KOMN — Ormond Beach Municipal	Ormond Beach	28 ft	2,034 ft	July
KEYW — Key West International	Key West	3 ft	2,028 ft	August
KTIX — Space Coast Regional	Titusville	34 ft	2,023 ft	July
X21 — Arthur Dunn Air Park	Titusville	30 ft	2,018 ft	July
KDJT — President Donald J Trump International	West Palm Beach	20 ft	2,012 ft	July
KMLB — Melbourne Orlando International	Melbourne	33 ft	2,009 ft	July
KLNA — Palm Beach County Park	West Palm Beach	14 ft	2,005 ft	July
KMIA — Miami International	Miami	9 ft	2,005 ft	August
A51 — Costin	Port St Joe	13 ft	1,985 ft	July
82J — Roscoe Field	Pensacola	32 ft	1,984 ft	July
F45 — North Palm Beach County General Aviation	West Palm Beach	22 ft	1,978 ft	August
KCDK — George T Lewis	Cedar Key	11 ft	1,964 ft	July
KEVB — New Smyrna Beach Municipal (Jack Bolt Field)	New Smyrna Beach	11 ft	1,909 ft	August
X50 — Massey Ranch Airpark	New Smyrna Beach	11 ft	1,909 ft	August
KFIN — Flagler Exec	Palm Coast	33 ft	1,893 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Florida airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Defuniak Springs (54J) tops the list: from 289 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 2,480 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Florida?

Defuniak Springs (54J) at 289 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.