Cotton Strip

Airport and flying

Cotton Strip (17FA) is a private, non-towered airport in La Belle, Hendry County, Florida. Field elevation is 18 ft. Runway 09W/27W is 6,000 by 400 ft, water. Runway 03W/21W is 5,000 by 400 ft, water. Runway 18/36 is 2,500 by 94 ft, turf. No fuel is listed on the field.

Nearest fuel: La Belle Municipal (X14, La Belle), 6 nm E, 5,254 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Southwest Florida International (RSW, Fort Myers), 15.9 nm SW, 12,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+; Immokalee Regional (IMM, Immokalee), 18.3 nm SE, 5,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+.

Major airports: Southwest Florida International (RSW, Fort Myers), 15.9 nm SW, 12,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+; Sarasota/Bradenton International (SRQ, Sarasota/Bradenton), 68.2 nm NW, 9,500 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Regional airports: Punta Gorda (PGD), 27.3 nm NW, 7,193 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+; Naples Municipal (APF, Naples), 36.1 nm S, 6,600 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, UL94; Treasure Coast International (FPR, Fort Pierce), 78 nm NE, 6,492 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Nearby airports: Sky Manor Airpark (FA51, La Belle), 2.2 nm NE, 4,000 ft runway; Alma (87FL, Alva), 2.2 nm NW, 2,882 ft runway; South Point (95FD, La Belle), 3.3 nm N, 1,850 ft runway; Bob Paul (FL88, La Belle), 4.9 nm E, 3,700 ft runway.

Official FAA airport record (17FA) · FAA data effective 2026-10-29