Clearwater Airpark

The AirNav and 5010 report for The Clearwater Airpark (CLW/KCLW) may not be updated to reflect changes.
Resources:

• AirNav Information
• CLW Airport IQ 5010

Clearwater Airpark has one runway, 16/34, with an adjoining taxiway. Runway 34 has a right traffic pattern for noise abatement. The airport has a 2,114-square-foot general aviation terminal building that is scheduled to be replaced in 2023/2024. A maintenance facility/hangar is located on the field, as well as approximately 70 T-hangars, 30 covered “shade” hangers, and two corporate (multi-airplane) hangars.

One full-service fixed base operator, FlyUSA Inc., serves the airport tenants and provides services such as fuel. Additional services available at the airpark include aircraft sales, flight instruction, aerial sightseeing, and aerial photography.

• A convenient tool for reviewing aviation activity in the area is available on the St. Petersburg – Clearwater International Airport Website.
• The Airport Flight Monitor link will take you to an interactive page showing flights within an 80-mile radius of the Airport. (A 10-minute delay is built in for security purposes). Anyone can review the current activity or check the archive back several months.

The Fugazzis owned Picta Sabatia before this land was made into an airport. In a period of 1934-36, the Fugazzis gave parts of the land to the city of Clearwater. In the month of April of 1939, Clearwater Executive Airpark officially opened as an airpark, catering to the transient aircraft. During World War II, the airport was closed; however, it reopened in 1945, still operating under the airpark designation, but catering primarily to transient airplanes. At that time, Clearwater Airpark was a grass airstrip on 185 acres.

The airport was established in 1954 as a result of an agreement between Clearwater, Florida, and the Clearwater Flying Company, Inc. The site experienced a great deal of growth during the mid-1960s because of the development of the downtown region and the industrial park. Originally in 1970, Golf Park, Inc., bought the airport property and transformed the hangars into an 18-hole golf course and housing complex. Airpark was refreshed to its current design in the late 1970s.

Before 1980, the three grass airfields had a single paved runway on 62 acres. The land surrounding the airport was zoned for commercial use, and communication with locals became increasingly essential. Clearwater repurchased the land occupied by the airport in 1980. The city has owned and operated the airport since that time. The airport has proven to be a vital waypoint in Clearwater and other regions in recent years. Many businesses in the area depend upon general aviation.

The Clearwater Airpark position is 5.7 NM @ 315 degrees from PIE VOR (116.40 @ 27-58N, 82-45W).

Clearwater Airpark has a single paved 4108 x 75 ft. northwest/southeast runway 34/16 with a single parallel 50 ft. wide paved taxiway on the east side of the runway.

Our field elevation is 71 ft.

Unicom frequency is 123.0 MHz.

The traffic pattern altitude is 1,000 ft. MSL, with a right-hand pattern for runway 34 and a left-hand pattern for runway 16.

Yes, Clearwater airpark has 67 T-hangars (currently full), 30 shade hangars, 65 paved tie-down spaces and 25 grass spaces.

Yes, Major airframe service and repair is available in our 9,000-square-foot maintenance hangar.