Coordinates: 25°38′52″N 080°25′58″W / 25.64778°N 80.43278°W / 25.64778; -80.43278

Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (IATA: TMB, ICAO: KTMB, FAA LID: TMB) is a public airport located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, 13 miles (21 km) southwest of the central business district of Miami.

The airport was originally called Tamiami Airport for its location next to the Tamiami Trail. Growth of the surrounding area and the nearby flight path for Miami International Airport forced the airport to relocate further to the southwest, near the community of Kendall. Florida International University is now located on the site of the old Tamiami Airport. The Kendall-Tamiami airport is owned and operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. There are 450 aircraft based there, primarily light single-engine propeller planes.

The airport is a port of entry with U.S. Customs personnel on hand, although it is not certified for commercial airline use. In recent years, it has gained increasing popularity as a corporate aviation terminal.

It is the main airbase of the Miami-Dade Police aerial unit, and also houses the Miami-Dade College's aviation programs. The Wings Over Miami aviation museum is also located at the field.

The airport is also home to Tamiami Composite Squadron [1] (SER-FL-355), a local squadron of the Civil Air Patrol [2](United States Air Force Auxiliary), whose mission includes aerial and ground search and rescue.

Fire protection at the airport is provided by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department Station 24.

Facilities and aircraft

Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport covers an area of 1,380 acres (558 ha) which contains three asphalt paved runways:

• Runway 9L/27R: 5,003 x 150 ft (1,525 x 46 m)
• Runway 9R/27L: 5,002 x 150 ft (1,525 x 46 m)
• Runway 13/31: 4,001 x 150 ft (1,220 x 46 m)

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2001, the airport had 186,653 aircraft operations, an average of 511 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 450 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 8% helicopter and 3% jet.

Runway 9R/27L extension plan

A request for $1-million was added to the 2007 Miami-Dade Federal Legislative Package to extend the currently existing runway 9R/27L. The runway will be extended 550 feet to the east and 1,798 feet to the west. The reasoning behind the request is to "...allow aircraft to increase their fuel and/or cargo load and ... allow for the accommodation of nearly 100 percent of midsize jet aircraft under wet runway conditions."

Ohio University All-Season Test Facility at Kendall Tamiami Executive Airport

Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center operates a controversial avionics test facility on Runway 9L, the north runway at Kendall-Tamiami Airport. This facility has been used over the last year to certify the Steep Approach landing system on the Embraer ERJ-170 and ERJ-190 Transport Category Jet Airliners. Embraer conducted this testing and software development in order to meet stringent requirements and approval to land at London City Airport (LCY), a tiny airport in Downtown London, England. The test facility is now under intense scrutiny due to numerous recent controversial test flights involving the challenging development and modifications to the Fly-By-Wire Flight Control Systems in these advanced aircraft. Flight testing of Experimental Aircraft over congested areas such as Kendall are prohibited by the FAA. This map of the flight testing area shows the flight path in relation to Kendall-Tamiami Airport and the 75,000+ homes in the area Recent media coverage in the Miami Herald and Kendall Gazette about the safety issues has led the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations to call for a meeting to investigate solutions to the problem.

Runway Information

Runway 09L/27R

Runway 09R/27L

Runway 13/31

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• ARPT CLSD TO NON-ENG ACFT.
• CRANE 90 FT AGL MON-FRI 1100-2000 DLY 4000 FT W AER 9R.
• CRANE 120 FT AGL 3600 E DEP END RY 09R DLY MON-FRI 1200-2200.
• AGRICULTURAL ACFT OPERATING IN IMT VCNTY OF ARPT BLO 200 FT AGL FROM SR TO SS.
• BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
• FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVAILABLE.
• PTNS OF TWY 'A' BTN SPOTS 1 & 2 & PTNS OF TWY 'E' BTN SPOTS 14 & 16 NOT VSBL FM ATCT.
• CRANE 72 FT AGL 2700 FT W RY 09L & 2700 FT NW RY 31 FLAGGED & LOWERED AT NIGHT.
• TWY D CLSD BTN TWYS G & F SR-SS.

Based Aircraft

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2001-01-01 - 2001-12-31

Remarks

• VFR, PVT USE ONLY.

Kendall-tamiami Executive Airport  

Address: Dade County, FL

Tel: 305-876-7022, 305-869-1700

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General Info
Country	United States
State	FLORIDA
FAA ID	TMB
Latitude	25-38-52.400N
Longitude	080-25-58.000W
Elevation	8 feet
Near City	MIAMI

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