On April 20, 1993, Douglas C-47B N8056 of Phoenix Air was written off in a wheels-up landing at Zephyrhills following an engine failure while engaged in a parachuting flight based at the airport.On March 23, 2013, two skydivers at Skydive City, instructor, Orvar Arnarson, 41, and student Andrimar Pordarson, 25, were found dead after their reserve parachutes did not inflate completely before impact. The drop zone was previously managed by Searles. Si Fraser owned the Zephyrhills Parachute Center. Jim Hooper became the manager of Zephyrhills Parachute Center in December, 1976. Prior to that, a drop zone was operated on the southwest side of the airport. The predecessor drop zone was Phoenix Parachute Center, operated by George Kabeller, just north of the current drop zone. Skydive City, Inc., founded in 1990, operates a skydiving center, or drop zone, on the southeast side of the airport. This airport has a long history of skydiving, possibly the longest continuous history of skydiving at any U.S. At that time there were 121 aircraft based at this airport: 105 single-engine and 9 multi-engine airplane, 6 helicopter, and 1 ultralight. įor the 12-month period ending December 11, 2009, the airport had over 49,000 aircraft operations, an average of 135 per day: 98% general aviation, and 1% air taxi. Zephyrhills Municipal Airport covers an area of 813 acres (329 ha) at an elevation of 90 feet (27 m) above mean sea level. The military presence at the airport ended on October 31, 1944, and, in 1947, the airport was deeded to the city, which has run it ever since. Opened in January 1942, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces, specifically the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (AAFSAT) tactical combat simulation school headquartered at Orlando Army Air Base.
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