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FL59 ·

Buckingham Field

26.64340°N
-81.71040°W
ARR / DAY
2
▲ 0.0%
DEP / DAY
3
▲ 200.0%

Buckingham Field (FL59) is a small general aviation airport located in Fort Myers, FL, 16 mi east of Cape Coral. It features 2 runways with the longest being 4,416 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 2 arrivals and 3 departures per day on average over the last 1 days.

Safety incidents

Last 1 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

From KRSW, 8 mi away (FL59 does not publish METAR)

20m ago
Temp
88°F
Wind
11 kts
240°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KRSW 062153Z 24011KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-E SLP105 T03110244

Runways

2 installed

4,416 FT MAX
06/24
2,726 ft × 400
CONC○ unlit
14/32
4,416 ft × 75
CONC● LITMED

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 122.900 —
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZMA
Elevation:
20 ft
Mag var:
2° W

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Pilot & community notes

2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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labubuairportenthusiastTWO
07/29/2026
re: Mostly used by mosquito control.
Reply to @Rob33904: there’s also an airpark situated around the actual airstrip
Rob33904
07/10/2026
Mostly used by mosquito control.
There is still GA activity, but it's mostly just helicopters and the occasional DC3 used for mosquito control. Runway 6 / 24 is often used for drag races.
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