Jacksonville Daytona Beach DeLand Municipal Airport DeLand Committed to Sport Aviation Volusia County DeLand Municipal Airport, Florida’s premier recreational airport, Orlando is located 40 miles north of Orlando and 18 miles west of Daytona Beach and the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. This ideal location, combined with the area’s rich aviation history, Tampa has supported many aviation entrepreneurs over the years, keeping DeLand Municipal Airport at the forefront of general aviation technologies. Its location offers convenient transportation by land, sea, or air. Stop by DeLand Municipal Airport sometime soon and see our commitment to sport aviation firsthand. Free Trade Zone #198, Site 02 DeLand Airport Identifier: KDED Lat/Long: N 29° 4’ 1.3” / W 81° 17’ 1.5” Unicom: 123.075 DeLand Municipal Miami Airport Data Runway 5/23 Runway 12/30 Length/Width 4,301’ x 75’ 6,000’ x 100’ Pavement Strength 40,000# Dual Wheel 60,000# Dual THE FUTURE OF THE Navigational Aids RNAV GPS, Runway 23 VOR/GPS RNAV GPS SPORT AVIATION INDUSTRY Pavement Type Asphalt Asphalt John Eiff Jana Filip Steve Burley Airport Manager Sport Aviation Administrator Economic Development Manager 1777 Langley Avenue 1777 Langley Avenue 120 S. Florida Avenue DeLand, FL 32724 DeLand, FL 32724 DeLand, FL 32720 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 386-740-6955 | Fax: 386-740-5812 386-736-5016 | Fax: 386-740-5812 386-626-7021 | Fax: 386-290-8335 Where to Land for your Business to The DeLand Sport Seriously Take Off! Aviation Village Sport Aviation DeLand, Florida, is the most dedicated city to the future of Sport Aviation A Business Hub Engineered for Success Village Already dubbed “The Skydiving Capital of the World,” DeLand is home to a number of parachute and aviation manufacturers that The City of DeLand is embracing sport aviation like no other city, creating Phase 3 serve government, military, commercial, and general aviation market sectors—nationally as well as worldwide. Now, the City of a new commerce center dedicated solely to the industry. In particular, the Phase 2 DeLand is developing the first commerce park dedicated solely to the recreational and sport aviation industry. The Sport Aviation DeLand Sport Aviation Village will provide strategic advantages and special Village is already in high demand with entrepreneurs securing their spaces to be a part of this unique community concept. support for businesses related to homebuilts and sport aircraft. The Sport Phase 1A Aviation Village is being developed in several stages, each designed to support the sport aviation industry in different ways. Phase 1B The Business Advantages of DeLand Phase 1 includes six commercial-use hangars with professional offices, Besides the temperate Florida climate and the outstanding LOCAL SUPPORT The City of DeLand is committed to twenty-one T-hangars, and ample storage hangars. Phases 2 and 3 include quality of life, DeLand offers a combination of strategic the success of the sport aviation industry, with expedited additional T-hangars, additional storage hangars, and a centralized facility advantages for sport aviation businesses: permitting and inspections, tax refunds and credits in specialized for homebuilder activities that involve hazardous materials some cases, and business support organizations like the and processes such as welding, torch cutting, soldering, painting, and fuel AFFORDABLE REAL ESTATE The new Sport Aviation Volusia Manufacturing Association, Team Volusia Economic transfers. Village is located right on the runways of the DeLand Development Corporation, and the DeLand Area Chamber of Municipal Airport, and the surrounding area features an Commerce. Even local media organizations play an active role abundance of land at affordable rates—just one of the in supporting the area’s business community. reasons that five public companies have relocated their The Next Step manufacturing facilities to the area. EASY ACCESS TO MAJOR MARKETS DeLand is conve- If you see the profitable advantages of locating your company in the niently located within an hour’s drive of Jacksonville, which is a DeLand Sport Aviation Village, please call and speak with Jana Filip, THE SPORT AVIATION SHOWCASE An annual event, the shipping port, Orlando, and Daytona Beach. The larger cities of DeLand Airport’s Sport Aviation Administrator, and begin to position your DeLand Showcase is the premier sport aviation exhibition in Tampa and Miami are both within half day’s drive. company for the soaring future of the sport aviation industry. the southeast U.S. that is solely “Focused on Flying for FUN!” The three-day event in November draws industry businesses, WORKFORCE AVAILABILITY Within the county, there qualified buyers, and national media coverage. are five accredited universities including Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University—the world leader in aviation higher RICH CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT DeLand is known as education—providing available labor with an avid interest in “The Athens of Florida” due to the rich cultural environment aviation. “Designed specifically as a year-round commerce center with concentrated resources of places to visit and things to do including eclectic dining, dedicated to the sport aviation industry, the Sport Aviation Village will be the premier unique shops, natural springs, art museums, music venues, LOW COST OF OPERATIONS Since there is no state location for recreational aircraft manufacturers, dealers, owners, and novices alike.” theaters and more. It is an entertainment destination for income tax in Florida, the cost of living is lower overall, as is cultural vacations and Central Florida attractions. the cost of skilled labor and outsourced services. —JOHN EIFF, DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MANAGER Questions? CALL OR EMAIL SPORT AVIATION ADMINISTRATOR JANA FILIP | 386-736-5016 • [email protected] DELAND SPORT AVIATION VILLAGE | 1777 LANGLEY AVENUE | DELAND, FLORIDA 32724.