Lakeland Linder Regional Airport

 Message from the Director - Gene Conrad

Well, it has been one month since I joined the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport team.  My days are full of meetings with staff, tenants and other key stakeholders.   We have a lot of exciting developments and some busy months ahead.  Obviously, I haven’t met with everyone, but I want to make myself available to any tenant or stakeholder that would like to meet with me.  Please call or email my Assistant, Samantha, at (863) 834-3292 or samantha.blaschke@lakelandgov.net  and she will get you on my calendar.  I look forward to meeting and working with all of you in the days and years to come.

 Earhart's Runway Grill......Opening Soon

Located in the Terminal Building

The restaurant will offer lunch and dinner Monday thru Friday, and also a breakfast buffet on the weekends, they will be open seven days a week. The menu will be American style with a Caribbean flair, with a large variety of items to choose from.

 Airport Update

New Paint for Hangars
We have entered into a contract with Paint Smart USA for the painting of five hangars on the airport.  They will begin on Monday, March 1, 2010 with the pressure washing of Hangars I, II and III.  We are going with a color scheme that mirrors the terminal coloring, gray and blue, that will add to the uniformity of the airport.  We are starting this painting now so that it will be completed and looking nice before Sun ‘n Fun 2010.

If anyone should have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call the Airport Office at (863) 834-3298.

Waring Road Temporary Closure
Beginning March 9, 2010 and completing April 7, 2010, Waring Road will be closed at the intersection of Old Medulla Road.  The City’s contractor, Kamminga & Roodvoets, Inc., will be closing the intersection for construction activity related to the extension of Waring Road to W. Pipkin Road.  Traffic will be detoured from Drane Field Road south on S. Pipkin Road to W. Pipkin Road.  Traffic from W. Pipkin will be detoured north on S. Pipkin Road to Drane Field Road.