Marathon International Airport Florida Keys - MTH

03/06/2026

✈️ Million Air, we thank you for your continued investment and dedication to Marathon International Airport.

01/29/2026

✈️ Marathon International Airport has a new fuel storage facility, thanks to its Fixed-Base Operator Million Air. Airport officials joined Monroe County County Commissioners for a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Jan. 28, to celebrate the airport's new fuel storage site.

🏗️Construction on the new facility began in June 2025, providing expanded fuel storage capacity as part of a capital investment by Million Air. The Jet A fuel storage site includes two 30,000-gallon fuel tanks along with a split MoGAs tank with diesel and gasoline for automotive purposes.

10/06/2025

Runway to the Future: Ribbon Cutting Marks New Chapter For Marathon Airport
Florida Keys Marathon International Airport officials are proud to announce the completion of the airport’s Runway 7-25 project, marked by an official ribbon cutting today, Oct. 6, 2025.
State and local officials joined together for a ceremony in the hangar at Million Air, MTH’s fixed base operator, followed by a ribbon cutting on the center line of the new runway.
The $30 million project began in March and involved relocating and replacing Runway 7-25 while increasing the runway-to-taxiway separation from 200 feet to 240 feet. The increase in separation is required to meet the FAA’s minimum standards.

The program opened with a welcome from Marathon Million Air General Manager Buddy Gilbert, followed by a blessing of the runway by Fr. Oscar Perez Dudamel of San Pablo Catholic Church, and remarks from Million Air CEO Roger Woolsey, Executive Director of Airports Richard Strickland, and Monroe County Commissioner David Rice. The Marathon High School marching band led the group of attendees onto the runway, which was blessed with holy water by Fr. Oscar prior to the ribbon cutting.

“The completion of this project is a major milestone for the future of aviation in Marathon,” said Executive Director of Airports Richard Strickland. “The new runway positions the airport to continue operations at the highest level of federal safety standards and is vital for the long-term sustainability of our Middle Keys airport.”

Key Points:
The $30 million project was funded by a mixture of grants from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Florida Department of Transportation, and a $2.8 million local match.
The relocation of the runway required the demolition of the existing runway pavement and re-building of the runway pavement section at its new location 40 feet to the north from its current location.
The project was finished in record timing, thanks to the import of new lime rock base and other materials ahead of time.

09/18/2025

We thank Toppino & Sons for all of their hard work on our runway project!

07/09/2025

✈️Have you been wondering what's going on at the Marathon airport? A major runway reconstruction project has begun at a cost of $30 million. Ongoing preliminary work includes electrical and drainage upgrades and subgrade construction. 🏗

🏆The project is being funded by a mixture of grants from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Florida Department of Transportation and a $2.8 million local match.✈️

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02/21/2025

✈ Just A Drill: Florida Keys Marathon International Airport held its triennial full-scale airport emergency exercise Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. The exercise is required once every three years by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and involves volunteers acting as patients with various injuries due to an aviation emergency scenario. It gives emergency first responders an opportunity to train and emergency management operators a chance to test plans and procedures. The bus, provided by Monroe County Social Services, acted as a fuselage for the incident.

The practice drill scenario was as follows:
An aircraft en route from Miami to Cancun is diverted to Florida Keys Marathon International Airport due to unfavorable weather and on final approach sustains a direct lightning strike causing electrical and hydraulic issues. The aircraft lands and, unable to stop, leaves the runway, further sustaining structural damage with assumed injuries to the 53 passengers and four crew on board.

Marathon High School Drama Club and Marathon Fire Rescue Cadet Program members volunteered as patients for the drill, which took place at the west end of the property. Marathon Fire Rescue responded with ambulances, stretchers, and triage materials, making the scene as realistic as possible.

Flights were not impacted, as the exercise took place in an area separate from flight operations.
Additional participating organizations include:
MCSO - Florida Keys
Monroe County Emergency Management - Florida Keys
Monroe County Social Services
Trauma Star Air Ambulance
MARATHON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
Marathon Fire Rescue
Marathon Fire Rescue Cadet Program
Monroe County Fire Rescue - Florida Keys
Million Air
Florida Highway Patrol

02/19/2025

Florida Keys Marathon International Airport will hold its triennial full-scale airport emergency exercise Thursday, Feb. 20, with activities beginning around 10 a.m. and ending around 12 p.m.

The public may see increased activity with emergency vehicles coming to and from the airport. The drill involves multiple agencies as part of its emergency preparedness exercise and is required by the Federal Aviation Administration. Approximately 25 volunteers will take part in the drill, based on a mock aircraft incident to be located on the west end of the airfield.

The airport will remain open during the drill and there will be no impact to flight operations. Mutual aid agencies responsible for first response and treatment of patients will participate. Support of these mutual aid partners is vital to the preparedness of the airport in the event of an actual emergency.

Additional questions/information requests should be directed to Airport Manager Michael Legere at 305-699-7573 or emailed to [email protected].

11/01/2024

Electric Vehicle owners rejoice: Florida Keys Marathon International Airport has upgraded its vehicle charging stations and capacity with the installation of 12 new fourth generation V4 Superchargers. The project was completed October 25, 2024.

Tesla's proprietary North American Charging Standard (NACS) charging port will soon be compatible with most major EV car brands. In 2023, Ford teamed up with Tesla and adopted the NACS plug, while several other automakers have announced agreements with Tesla. Older model EVs (non-Tesla) may charge using a V4 Supercharger using a Magic Dock adapter.

09/23/2024