8491 SE 72ND AVENUE OCALA FL 34472 MLS #OM727343

Welcome to Leeward Air Ranch (FD04), one of America’s favorite private, gated, sport aviation communities, where aviation is more than a passion—it’s a way of life, offering the ultimate living-with-your-plane experience for private pilots seeking an active flying community with a vibrant, casual social environment, offering around 300 flying days a year. Build your dream home and hangar on the ONLY Runway frontage lot available, featuring over a 1 acre space (150′ wide x 312′ deep). You will enjoy direct access to the heart of Leeward Air Ranch (lot is conveniently located just south of the Runway 18 Threshold), and the “Red Barn” Community Center is only a few houses to the south. Imagine unfettered access to your 6,250′ by 165′ reinforced, lighted, all-weather VFR turf runway that Mac McClellan of Flying Magazine calls “… the most perfectly constructed and maintained turf runway…”. With almost 200 hangar homes and aircraft calling it home, it won’t take long to meet your new lifelong friends. What’s not to love about the famous “Red Barn”, Fly-ins, Warbird roundups, aviation days, Aerobatic demos, Friends and Family Breakfast fly-ins, holiday events, light up Leeward parade. Regular fly-outs, hangar happy hours, movie nights, motorcycle rides, bridge club, poker nights, yoga, book club, art club, etc. Think warbirds, antiques, classics, light sports, home-builts, kit planes, aerobatics (ask about IAC practice area!), amphibs, helicopters, gliders, and the list goes on. EAA, IAC, QB, Warbirds of America, 99’s, Humble Squadron, Florida Aero Club, Florida Antique Biplane Association, Intl 180/185 club. Restaurants, shopping, access to health care nearby. Whether you’re flying around the patch, lifting off for an adventure, enjoying the camaraderie of your newfound friends and their flying machines, Your search is over for the perfect blend of lifestyle and functionality. Pilot’s license and aircraft ownership required.