Florida shows interest in solitary airport in center of Everglades

A Letter of Intent by the state was sent to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella and Collier County Commissioner Rick LoCastro with the purpose of buying the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.

The proposition by the state and Florida Division of Emergency Management said it would buy the land and rights-of-way of the Dade-Collier Airport.

Looking at a purchase offer of $20,000,000, the Emergency Management Division stated in the letter that it identifies it as a “critical asset for ongoing and future emergency response, aviation logistics, and staging operations.”…

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