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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Aviation and Intermodal Elements Indian River County has no railyards nor seaport facilities. There are three publicly accessible airports in the county. The New Hibiscus Airport is located just west of I-95 in the unincorporated part of the county, while the City of Vero Beach and the City of Sebastian each own and operate their own airports. Figure 4. 6 identifies the location of and access to the airports . • New Hibiscus Airport New Hibiscus Airport is a privately owned airport which is located west of Vero Beach. It is situated west of I-95 and south of SR 60 . It consists of 90 acres and has an elevation of 25 feet above mean sea level . Although it is privately owned, it is open to the public on a year-round basis for daylight use only . It has one runway that is 3 ,300 feet long and 160 feet wide . New Hibiscus Airport is used primarily by agricultural flying services. There are no cargo operations, commuter passenger or charter services at the airport. Access to the airport is provided by Interstate 95 , State Road 60, and 98th Avenue. Interstate 95 and SR 60 are maintained by the state. 98th Avenue is an urban collector maintained by the county. • City of Vero Beach Municipal Airport The Vero Beach Municipal Airport is located in the northwest portion of the City of Vero Beach, The 1 ,707 acre airport, with an elevation of 25 feet above mean sea level, is owned and operated by the City and occupies approximately one quarter of the total land area of the City of Vero Beach. The airport is open to the flying public twenty-four (24) hours per day every day of the year, with air traffic control services provided by a FAA control tower operated from 7 : 00 a.m. until 9 :00 p .m. every day . Three asphalt runways and their supporting taxiway systems are in operation. The primary runway, I IR/29L, is 7,314 feet long and 100 feet wide, and of sufficient length to accommodate a Gulfstream V . The secondary or crosswind runway, 4/22 , is 4,975 feet long and 100 feet wide . The third runway, 11L/29R, is 3 ,504 foot long and 75 foot wide, and runs parallel to the primary runway. Although no regularly scheduled commercial airline service is provided at this time, a full range of general aviation services are made available to the public by several local Fixed Base Operators. In addition, The New Piper Aircraft Corp. (aircraft manufacturing) and Flight Safety International, Inc . (flight training), as well as a variety of non-aviation businesses offering a wide range of products and services to the community, are located at the Vero Beach Airport . The Vero Beach Municipal Airport can be accessed through U . S . 1 , Aviation Blvd, 43 `d Ave, 34th Avenue and 27th Avenue . Primary access to the Vero Beach Municipal Airport is provided at U. S . 1 and Aviation Boulevard. Twenty-seventh Avenue is a county and city maintained Community Development Department Indian River County 39