![]() ![]() The renaming would have to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and Margaritaville Holdings LLC - which is Buffett’s trademark that manages and franchises hotels, restaurants and merch. “I know there's a lot of emotion with this, but the reality of it is it'd be a long process and we'd have to work through it,” Cates said. Monroe County Mayor Craig Cates says the county, which owns the Key West airport, is looking at the process. READ MORE: Residents, fans celebrate Jimmy Buffett in Key West, the original Margaritavill The singer not only lived for a period in Key West, which is said to have inspired his 'tropical rock' style and many of his songs including Margaritaville, but he famously also had a pilot's license and owned several planes. ![]() I believe Buffett being an aviator himself would be honored to have the airport he always called home to be named after him," the petition continued. "With his passing, there’s a hole in a lot of fans' hearts who would love to say they’re flying into Jimmy Buffett airport. "Jimmy Buffett moved us all and made us want to slide on our flip-flops and head to Key West to Margaritaville," reads the petition, started by Brad Russell. The move would be a dream for fans, and Monroe County officials have told WLRN they are assessing whether the renaming would be legally possible. More than 19,000 people have signed a petition, created last week, to rename the Key West International Airport in honor of the singer-songwriter synonymous with the island, who died earlier this month. It’s wheels down, and you’ve just arrived in paradise - at the Jimmy Buffett International Airport. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at. ‘Last Flight Out’ Is A State of Mind by Robin Van Auken is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. In fact, there are still people in Key West who visited in the ’70s and are waiting for their Last Flight Out. Instead of despairing, visitors extended their stay one more day. Sometimes the crew of the departing plane would be among the revelers - often the reason the plane wouldn’t be departing. Stranded tourists consoled themselves in the airport bar, open 24 hours.īecause of its late hours, many of the service employees from Old Town would gather at the airport bar for their own party. The rush to the airport resulted in the last flight - if flying at all - being full. The rallying cry became, “I’m not leaving until the Last Flight Out!” It became so popular that bartenders, instead of announcing “Last Call,” would announce “Last Flight Out.” Tourists visiting Key West realized they were enjoying one of Florida’s best-kept secrets, and many were reluctant to leave. Conchs (residents of the Keys) affectionately called the airline “Air Sometimes” because of its inability to fly on schedule. The first flight took off at 8 a.m., and the last flight out was at 11 p.m. 1 and cross the infamous seven-mile bridge (extremely narrow with only inches between passing cars), or fly on Air Sunshine, the only airline to service Key West. Owned by former Air Force pilot Clay Greager, the shop focuses on a state of mind, not its cash register.Īccording to Creager, during the 1970s, there were only two ways to arrive or depart Key West. However, this shop is different because it’s dedicated to the “Last Flight Out.” Around the corner from its most famous bar, Sloppy Joe’s is a small shop on Greene Street selling T-shirts and other Key West memorabilia. ![]()
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