During Trump’s visit to the newly built immigrant detention facility dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz', he might land Air Force One at the remote Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, which can accommodate the aircraft. Despite environmental concerns halting its development in the past, this 10,499-feet runway has state-of-the-art features. The facility will serve as a hub for the controversial detention center constructed by the DeSantis administration over the past week, and has been seized by the state using emergency powers.
Bob Thomas, 79, flew in and out of the airport many times during his 21-year career with Eastern Airlines - from "touch-and-goes to full-stop landings" - and said it is an ideal spot to land Air Force One. "It has high-intensity runway lighting, GPS approach systems, state-of-the-art aviation features there, and can definitely accommodate Air Force One," Thomas told the Herald. "I think it's probably the best thing for him, actually."
Environmental concerns about the airport's impact on the Everglades stopped plans to develop the facility further in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Today, the airport is used primarily for training.
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