KLEE is the ICAO code for Leesburg International Airport (IATA LEE), located in Leesburg, FL.
Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) is a medium airport in Leesburg, FL. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KLEE or IATA code LEE. It sits in North America.
Leesburg International Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 6,300-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.
The longest runway measures 6,300 ft (1,920 m), a midsize and super-midsize-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Citation Longitude, Challenger 350, and Gulfstream G280. In practice this comfortable for most midsize and super-mid charter equipment.
Leesburg International Airport sits near sea level at 76 ft.
Local operations run on America/New_York. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
SkyAccess currently tracks 158 departing and 335 arriving private-jet legs at KLEE across the next six months of operator inventory. 9 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KLEE are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.
Leesburg International Airport, formerly known as Leesburg Regional Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Leesburg, a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. It is owned by the City of Leesburg.
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