Coast Guard Air Station Miami | |||||||||||
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Opa Locka, Florida in the United States | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°54′28.2″N 80°16′30.79″W / 25.907833°N 80.2752194°W | ||||||||||
Type | Coast Guard Air Station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Department of Homeland Security | ||||||||||
Operator | United States Coast Guard | ||||||||||
Controlled by | Seventh District | ||||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
Aircraft operated | HC-144A Ocean Sentry (5) MH-65 Dolphin (5) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1932 | (as Naval Reserve Aviation Training Base)||||||||||
In use | 1965 – present | ||||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||||
Current commander | Captain Eric A. Smith | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: OPF, ICAO: KOPF, FAA LID: OPF, WMO: 722024 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Airfield shared with Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Coast Guard Air Station Miami is an Air Station of the United States Coast Guard located at Opa-locka Executive Airport in Opa-locka, Florida. The station operates the HC-144 Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft and the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter.[2]