Immokalee Regional Airport

Immokalee Regional Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Immokalee, in Collier County, Florida, United States. The airport is owned by the Collier County Airport Authority. Formerly known as Immokalee Airport, it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.HistoryEstablished as Immokalee Army Airfield, activated on July 5, 1942. Assigned to United States Army Air Forces East Coast Training Center (later Eastern Training Command). Was an auxiliary to Hendricks Army Airfield and was an AAF Specialized Pilot Training School (4-Engine) for B-17 and B-24 heavy bombers. Also provided flexible gunnery training for Buckingham Army Airfield near Fort Myers.Transferred to Third Air Force in July 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was a group training facility for replacement personnel. Became an auxiliary of the Sarasota Army Airfield replacement fighter pilot training school.