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Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) is located only 10 minutes from Hard Rock Stadium (home of the Miami Dolphins) and 35 minutes from Marlins Park (home of the Florida Marlins), 35 minutes from Downtown Miami, 30 minutes from Miami Beach and only 20 minutes from Miami International Airport. Designated as a reliever to Miami International Airport, Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport features no landing fees and quick and easy access. The airport offers full FBO service, a wide range of aircraft repair and maintenance services, including airframe, powerplant and avionics repair, and US Custom Service on the airfield. The airport is also home to the busiest U.S. Coast Guard Air/Sea Rescue Station.

Historic Airport
Miami-Opa locka was founded by Glenn Curtiss in 1927 on the grounds of what used to be his Florida Aviation Camp. Mr. Curtiss gave his Florida Aviation Camp to the US Navy shortly before his early death in 1930. Miami-Opa locka Airport was part of U.S. Navy Training Command during WW II and the hub of 6 Naval training bases. Amelia Earhart took off on her ill-fated around the World Flight attempt in 1937 from former "Miami Municipal Airport" located near the Airport's main entrance. Numerous historic aircraft and buildings still remain on site. U.S. Navy Dirigible "Akron" crashed in a thunderstorm on its 1933 return flight North after leaving Miami-Opa locka. In the Cold War era, Miami-Opa locka Airport played a part in both military and civilian efforts, including the infamous Black Flights to Guatemala in the 1950s, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Airport served as the Miami Naval Air Station and Miami Marine Corps Air Station during the Korean War. In early 1962, the deed for the airport was signed and the transfer to the County and the Miami-Dade Aviation Department was completed. In 1967 Opa-locka was the World's busiest airport with over 650,000 flight operations. In 2014, Opa-locka Airport was changed to Miami-Opa locka Executive Airport. To date, it still has a military presence with the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station, which houses the World's Busiest Air/Sea Rescue Station.

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