Clearwater Executive Airport

27°58′36″N 082°45′31″W / 27.97667°N 82.75861°W / 27.97667; -82.75861

Clearwater Executive Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Clearwater
LocationClearwater, Florida
Elevation AMSL71 ft (22 m)
Website
Map
CLW is located in Florida
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Location of airport in Florida
CLW is located in the United States
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CLW (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,108 1,252 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations (year ending 12/14/2017)50,590
Based aircraft36
Sources: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Clearwater Executive Airport (IATA: CLW, ICAO: KCLW, FAA LID: CLW) is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the central business district of Clearwater, a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

As of March 1, 2023, The airpark is managed by FlyUSA Inc.[2] on behalf of the city. On March 31st, 2025 the Clearwater City Council officially approved renaming of Clearwater Airpark to Clearwater Executive Airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Clearwater Executive Airport covers an area of 47 acres (19 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 4,108 ft × 75 ft (1,252 m × 23 m). Take offs and landings are permitted from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

On March 30, 2026, the Clearwater city council approved a $13.6 million contract with a local construction company to build a new terminal building. The new building will replace a trailer building constructed in 2004 that was originally intended to be temporary.[3][4] Ground was broke on the new terminal that July.[5]

For the 12-month period ending December 14, 2017, the airport had 50,590 aircraft operations, an average of 139 per day: 100% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. There was 36 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine, 5 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[2]

Accidents and incidents

  • On February 1, 2024, a Beechcraft Bonanza V35 crashed into a mobile home park in Clearwater, FL and a post-impact fire occurred. A total of four mobile homes were damaged from the crash. The pilot was on approach to runway 34 at KCLW when he encountered engine issues; the pilot also reported trouble locating the airport while attempting to land, eventually leading to the installation of a rotating beacon at the airport.[6][7] The pilot was killed, along with two people on the ground.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clearwater Airpark (official website - under new management)
  2. 1 2 3 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for CLW" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ↑ Blazonis, Sarah. "Clearwater Executive Airport gets $13.6 million in funding for terminal". baynews9.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  4. ↑ Merlis, Chuck (2026-03-24). "Clearwater advances $13.7M airport terminal project | TBBW". Tampa Bay Business & Wealth. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  5. ↑ "Clearwater Executive Airport breaks ground on two-story terminal". Tampa Bay Business Journal. 2026-07-22. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  6. ↑ Angers, Angie. "Rotating beacon coming soon to Clearwater Executive Airport". baynews9.com. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  7. ↑ Salomone, Julie (2024-03-29). "Clearwater Airpark officials discuss adding a beacon to help with visibility after deadly plane crash". Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS). Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  8. ↑ Lash, Jolie (March 5, 2024). "Pilot who crashed into Florida mobile home park couldn't locate airport: NTSB report". ABC News. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
  9. ↑ Marrero, Tony. "2 years after Clearwater plane crash, feds say fire was the likely cause". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2026-07-24.


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