Buchan Airport

Buchan Airport (FAA LID: X36) is a public airport located in Englewood, Florida, and operated/owned by Sarasota County.

Buchan Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: X36
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Sarasota County
Location	Englewood
Opened	December 1949 (1949-12)
Time zone	EST (UTC–05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC–04:00)
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	26°59′24″N 82°22′26″W
Map
X36 Location in Florida Show map of Florida X36 X36 (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 2,040 622 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

Before Buchan Airport was built, Hygeia, a subdivision consisting of approximately 100 acres (40 ha), was planned to be built during the late 1920s.[2] A plat for the subdivision was filed with Sarasota County on April 21, 1925. The subdivision never broke ground as result of the abrupt end to the Florida land boom of the 1920s.

In April 1949, Sarasota County bought 93 acres (38 ha) of the land for $100 (equivalent to $850 in 2018) in back taxes with help from Commissioner Peter E. Buchan, to build an airport.[3] The airport helped facilitate aerial spraying for the County's mosquito eradication program.[2][4]

References

1. FAA Airport Master Record for X36 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 19, 2018.
2. "Buchan Airport". Sarasota History Alive!. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
3. Harris, Diana (October 27, 2018). "Find pioneer family names all over Englewood". Englewood Sun. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
4. "Englewood History". Lemon Bay Historical Society. Retrieved July 25, 2018.

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for X36
  • AirNav airport information for X36
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for X36