Venice Municipal Airport

Airport in Florida, U.S.

For the World War II use of the airport, see Venice Army Airfield.

Venice Municipal Airport

USGS aerial image, 31 Dec 1998

* IATA: VNC
* ICAO: KVNC
* FAA LID: VNC

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| City of Venice
Serves| Venice, Florida
Elevation AMSL| 18 ft / 5 m
Website| Venice Municipal Airport
Map

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Location of airport in Florida

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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
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ft  | m
5/23  | 5,000  | 1,524  | Asphalt
13/31  | 5,640  | 1,719  | Concrete
Statistics (2018)
| Aircraft operations (year ending 10/12/2018)| 60,834

|

Based aircraft| 197

Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

27°04′18″N 082°26′25″W﻿ / ﻿27.07167°N 82.44028°W﻿ / 27.07167; -82.44028 Venice Municipal Airport (IATA: VNC, ICAO: KVNC, FAA LID: VNC) is a city managed public-use airport located two miles (3.2 km) south of the central business district of Venice, a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States.[2]

## History

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See also: Venice Army Air Field

The airport was built during the 1940s by the United States Army Air Forces and served as a military flight training facility.[3] It also was used by Air Transport Command to deliver US-built aircraft destined for Britain under Lend-lease from the factories on the West Coast or for assignment to selected British pilots.[citation needed] Some of the aircraft were partially disassembled and prepared for being loaded on board ships for the trip across the Atlantic Ocean.[citation needed]

After World War II, the U.S. government gave airport control to the City of Venice, naming the city the airport sponsor through various federal grant assurances.[1][3]

After the September 11 attacks of 2001, local, state, and national authorities discovered that three of the 9/11 terrorists, Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, and Ziad Jarrah, had all enrolled at the Huffman Aviation flight training school at VNC for general aviation flight training.[4]

## Facilities and aircraft

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Venice Municipal Airport covers an area of 835 acres (338 ha) which contains two paved runways: 5/23 (asphalt) and 13/31 (concrete), 5/23 measuring 5,000 x 150 ft (1,524 x 46 m) and 13/31 measuring 5,640 x 150 ft (1,719 x 46 m).[1][2]

For the 12-month period ending October 12, 2018, the airport had 60,834 aircraft operations, an average of 167 per day: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 197 aircraft based at this airport: 173 single-engine, 18 multi-engine, 5 helicopter, and 1 glider.[2]

It is also the base of FFTC (Florida Flight Training Center) [5] that offers pilot training to local and international students. Self-service aviation fuel, as well as aircraft maintenance services are provided by FFM (Florida Flight Maintenance).

Suncoast Air Center, located just west of the approach end of Runway 23, is the primary fixed-base operator (FBO) and provides ground support and aviation services to aircraft that use the airfield. They offer both Avgas and JetA fuels, with Avgas available via full or self-service.[6]

Sarasota Avionics International maintains its headquarters in a 10,000 SF hangar on the northwest side of the airport.

There is one restaurant located at the airport. The Suncoast Cafe is housed within Suncoast Air Center's FBO terminal and is open for breakfast and lunch.

## See also

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* List of airports in Florida

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b c Venice Municipal Airport at City of Venice web site
2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VNC PDF, effective 2023-08-10
3. ^ a b "Venice airport's low leases are letting revenue fly away". Herald-Tribune. March 24, 2006.
4. ^ Potter, Mark; Phillips, Rich (March 12, 2002). "Six months after Sept. 11, hijackers' visa approval letters received". CNN. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
5. ^ www.fftc.info
6. ^ "Suncoast Air Center at Venice Municipal Airport". Suncoast Air Center.

## External links

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* Official website
* FAA Terminal Procedures for VNC, effective August 7, 2025
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for VNC
* AirNav airport information for VNC
* ASN accident history for VNC
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* SkyVector aeronautical chart for VNC

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