Bartow Executive Airport Features Third Thursday Food Truck Day
Many of you are probably too young to remember the full service gas stations of yore. You pull in, and two to three service men run out to help you get your car filled up, oil checked and topped off and send you on your way.
Bartow Executive Airport is now offering a “Third Thursday Food Truck” Day to fully service fly in and drive in visitors to Bartow.
Tallulah’s Table by the Sea will be the exclusive food truck for November’s event. Drive, fly, or walk in for lunch and check out the specials going on. And, don’t forget to turn in your receipt for a chance to win a free discovery flight.
ABOUT THE AIRPORT:
Bartow Executive Airport in Polk County was originally built as a World War II air base. It opened in 1943 as the Bartow Army Air Field, and it operated as a fighter replacement training station for P-51 Mustangs until 1945, when it was briefly turned over to a civilian operator. In 1951, the Air Force retook possession of the airfield, and operated it as the Bartow Air Base, a primary pilot training facility for T-6 Texans, T-28 Trojans, T-34 Mentors, and T-37 Talons.
When the Air Base closed in 1961, the ownership was transferred to the City of Bartow. In 1964, the city requested authority from the Federal Aviation Administration to convert a large building area into an industrial park and in 1967, the Bartow Municipal Airport Development Authority was established. Today, the Authority operates both the airport and the industrial park, as well as serving as the primary fixed-base operator for the airfield, as well as its well-regarded flight school. While the Airport does receive some funding from the federal and state governments for capital projects, it operates self-sufficiently from fuel sales and revenues from aviation and industrial park tenants that lease hangars and buildings.
For more information, call Bartow Executive Airport, 863-533-1195. The airport’s director is John Helms. Bartow Executive Airport is located at 5993 Airport Blvd., Bartow, FL 33830.
