what airport to fly into to get to clearwater florida?
Clearwater Air Park
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 As the crew worked through the procedures and checklists for entry on Friday , the managers on the ground closely examined the weather patterns around Florida , which were less than favorable . The crew was advised that there were low clouds and thunderstorms , both conditions that violated landing criteria , so managers waived the first opportunity . A second opportunity was also not taken , as the weather had not improved . Entry Flight Director Norm Knight called up Edwards Air Force Base shortly after the decision to delay to Saturday was made , which would give the crew a total of six Saturday landing opportunities , three at each location . 

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 A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposition of an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities . The new jetport was planned to be larger than O 'Hare , Dulles , JFK , and LAX airports combined , and the chosen location was 6 miles ( 9 @.@ 7 km ) north of Everglades National Park . The first sentence of the U.S. Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read , " Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities ... will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park " . When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 US gallons ( 15 @,@ 000 @,@ 000 L ) of raw sewage a day and 10 @,@ 000 short tons ( 9 @,@ 100 t ) of jet engine pollutants a year , the project met staunch opposition . The New York Times called it a " blueprint for disaster " , and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition : " It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment . " Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project , and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it . Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve , announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program . 

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 In January 2007 , a Learjet was cleared to take off at Blue Grass Airport on runway 22 , but mistakenly turned onto runway 26 . Takeoff clearance was canceled by the local controller prior to the start of the takeoff roll . 

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 The flight had been scheduled to land at Hartsfield @-@ Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 7 : 18 a.m. 

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 The aircraft departed from Teterboro Airport in Teterboro , New Jersey , at 2 : 29 pm local time ( 18 : 29 UTC ) . Lidle planned on flying to Tennessee , where he had a hotel room booked for the night , then to Dallas , Texas , and finally on to his home in California . 
