The plane landed less than a mile east of the Airport Road exit, not far from the Publix Super Markets headquarters. LPD officers and Polk County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene.
Eastbound lanes of the Polk Parkway remained open as of 1 p.m., but LPD said the lanes would soon be closed so that the plane could be loaded onto a trailer and removed.
The plane landed about a mile from Lakeland Linder International Airport, where the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo is taking place. It was not immediately clear whether the plane had taken off from Lakeland Linder.
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Following last yearâs cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the annual Sun ân Fun Aerospace Expo opened its doors to high ticket sales and sizable crowds on Tuesday. According to Sun ân Fun and Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) president John âLitesâ Leenhouts, event ticket sales had reached around $1.2 million by Tuesday morning, surpassing the previous average of $900,000 in ticket sales at the opening of the show. In addition, 385 exhibitors are in attendance, a less significant drop than expected for one of the first in-person aviation events since the onset of COVID-19.
âWe worked with our county officials, our city officials, our state leaders and the national CDC and we came up with what we figured is a really good set of protocols that gives everybody a chance to feel safe,â said Leenhouts. âHaving said all that, the world is ready for an aviation event.â