Shady Bend

Airport and flying

Shady Bend (9FL5) is a private, non-towered airport in Bell, Gilchrist County, Florida. Field elevation is 25 ft. Runway 18/36 is 3,000 by 100 ft, turf. No fuel is listed on the field.

Nearest fuel: Cross City (CTY), 14.2 nm SW, 5,005 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Lake City Gateway (LCQ, Lake City), 28.6 nm NE, 8,003 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Suwannee County (24J, Live Oak), 29.6 nm N, 4,005 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+.

Major airports: Jacksonville International (JAX, Jacksonville), 76.1 nm NE, 10,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Tallahassee International (TLH, Tallahassee), 81.9 nm NW, 8,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Regional airports: Gainesville Regional (GNV, Gainesville), 34.9 nm E, 7,504 ft runway, 100, Jet A; Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field (OCF, Ocala), 53.2 nm SE, 7,468 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A-1+; Valdosta Regional (VLD, Valdosta), 60.9 nm N, 8,003 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A-1+.

Nearby airports: Country Landings (86FD, Bell), 3.3 nm SE, 2,600 ft runway; Flying Harness Farms (37FL, Bell), 7.1 nm SE, 2,400 ft runway; Saw Whet Farms (6FL9, Bell), 8 nm S, 2,200 ft runway; Fox Field (FL02, Branford), 8 nm NE, 2,480 ft runway.

Official FAA airport record (9FL5) · FAA data effective 2026-10-29