Built in 1942 as the 337th Army Air Field, the small general aviation airport on the south side of Venice Florida (map) was deeded to the town in 1947.

Today it's used by owners of small prop and jet aircraft, by the Coast Guard, and by flight schools giving lessons in flying aircraft. (Its notoriety is that some of the September 11th terrorists received their early flight training here.)

The closest large airports to Venice for scheduled intercity and international flights, from closest to farthest, are:

—Sarasota-Brandenton International Airport on the north side of Sarasota, 24 miles (39 km), 45 minutes

—St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport south of Tamp, 69 miles (111 km), 1 hour 15 minutes

—Tampa International Airport 80 miles (129 km), 1 hour 30 minutes,

—Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, 73 miles (117 km), 1 hour 30 minutes

—Orlando International Airport 146 miles (235 km), 2 hours 30 minutes

—Miami International Airport 207 miles (333 km), 3 hours 45 minutes

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