Paniola Air Ranch: 174± Acres with Private FAA-Approved Airstrip

Deep in the rolling oak hammocks of Citra, Florida, minutes from the World Equestrian Center and the heart of Ocala’s world-famous horse country, sits a compound so rare that most buyers will never hear it exists before it is gone: a private, FAA-approved 3,000-foot grass airstrip and 174± surveyed acres of fenced pasture and hardwood, all wrapped behind a single gated entry with 2,800 feet of road frontage. Paniola Air Ranch isn’t just a property. It’s a lifestyle most people only dream about, now available to one buyer who refuses to compromise. Build your dream home here.

The property features two miles of walking trails. Fully fenced with board fencing and controlled steel gates, it is turnkey for a serious equestrian or cattle operation, and it sits inside the single most valuable horse-farm zip code in America. Marion County is home to more than 700 horse farms and 450+ thoroughbred operations, anchored by the World Equestrian Center, whose presence pumps an estimated $4.3 billion a year into the local economy. Buyers aren’t just acquiring acreage here. They’re buying into the address the entire equestrian world already recognizes.

This is the feature that stops people in their tracks: a 3,000′ × 100′ FAA-approved turf runway, FAA designation FD14, engineered for real private aviation. Land your own aircraft on your own private airstrip and be home before the engine cools. From this single strip, virtually every corner of Florida, from the coasts and the Keys to Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville, sits within about an hour’s flight. For the aviator who has always wanted an estate built around the runway instead of squeezed beside one, this is as close to a unicorn as Central Florida real estate gets.

Highlights

• 174.49± acres across 3 parcels, zoned Agricultural; usage includes agricultural, conservation, farming and grazing
• 3,000′ × 100′ FAA-approved turf runway (FAA designation FD14)
• 5,000 SF hangar / maintenance building with two studio units
• 3-bedroom caretaker residence
• 4,000+ feet of private paved road; 2,800 feet of road frontage; gated entry with board fencing and steel gates
• Two miles of walking trails; mostly oak hardwood with wooded preserve views; horses OK
• Well water and septic; electric and cable available
• About 12 miles to Ocala, roughly 30 minutes to the World Equestrian Center and to Gainesville / UF
• MLS# 226030645 · 2026 taxes $5,717.97 · No HOA

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