Airports to visit

[David Mazer]

If we are going to keep a no-go list, I think we should also keep the go list:

PMP (Pompano, FL) - nice people and less expensive fuel than BCT

FXE (Fort Lauderdale Exec, FL) - a little busy but their fuel is about $1/gal less than PMP which, as mentioned, is about $1/gal less than BCT

VNC (Venice, FL) - good fuel prices but mostly just a gorgeous setting right on the Gulf of Mexico

DAY (Dayton, OH) - I can't imagine many people needing to go there but it has every service and no traffic

[DrBill]

I've used KLNA (Lantana) when near PBI and all was well.

For Southwest Virginia, I use Virginia Highlands. KVJI. Very friendly folks and decent Crew car.

I've had mixed service from KTRI (Tri cities). Sometimes charged a fee, sometimes not.

Bill

[David Mazer]

I've been to TRI (Tri Cities, TN) a bunch. There used to be two FBOs, one south and one north. The south end was great and the north rather, eh. Guess which is still there. They aren't bad but didn't fall into the good enough to go to or the bad enough to avoid category.

[M20F-1968]

My I recommend that when people post the airport identifier, they also post city and state. This would avoid having to look it up and makes screening the posting for useful information quicker.

Thanks,

John Breda

[DaV8or]

My I recommend that when people post the airport identifier, they also post city and state. This would avoid having to look it up and makes screening the posting for useful information quicker.

Thanks,

John Breda

Agreed. I usually try to put up both.

[David Mazer]

I have edited my entries. Hope this helps.

[jetdriven]

Texas:

(Dallas area) KLNC, Lancaster. cafe, and cheap self service fuel. Free look at the cold war museum, which is a bunch of L-39s and some Hinds helicopters and some other cool 70s and 80s metal.

Lufkin (KLFK), airport cafe and cheap SS fuel, middle east texas.

(Houston area) Baytown, TX KHPY. lowest SS fuel price around.

LaPorte (T41), K&W Aviation, the best airplane mechanics that ever lived.

Lake Jackson, TX (KLBX), airport cafe and cheap SS fuel.

Llano, TX KAQO. cheapest SS fuel I have seen and a real ex-cop car crown vic to take you to BBQ at Coopers.

Mustang Island (KRAS) Corpus Christi area. beachside landing and a city trolley that comes by once per hour takes you to the beach and the kitschy little beach town.

gulf coast:

DeFuniak Springs, FL. 54J. Cheap SS fuel (city employee pumps it) and a free car to food. Good folks.

Slidell LA. KASD. Good people and cheap SS fuel.

Gulf Shores regional (near Panama city) KECP. Huge runway to an ILS. really nice shiny FPO and fuel price was fair. No ramp fee. Offered a car but in a hurry.

FL: Stuart KSUA. cheap fuel and airport cafe.

Key West, KEYW. fair fuel price (much lower than Boca) and nice to deal with.