Naval Air Station Sanford
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Naval Air Station Sanford (IATA: NRJ, ICAO: KNRJ, FAA LID: NRJ) was a naval air station of the United States Navy in Sanford, Florida, approximately 20 miles north of Orlando, Florida. Opening less than a year after the start of World War II, NAS Sanford's initial function was as an advanced training base for land-based patrol bombers, followed by carrier-based fighter aircraft. The air station briefly closed in 1946 and was placed in caretaker status until being reactivated in 1950. It eventually served as a Master Jet Base for carrier-based heavy attack and reconnaissance aircraft until 1969. After its closure, it reopened as civilian general aviation airport under various names with a non-Navy civilian airport identifier (IATA: SFB, ICAO: KSFB, FAA LID: SFB) until finally transitioning to a scheduled air carrier airport under its current name of Orlando-Sanford International Airport.
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | United States Navy | ||||||||||||||
Location | Sanford, Florida | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 57 (now 55) ft / 18 (now 17) m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°46′40″N 081°14′15″W | ||||||||||||||
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