On July 22, 2025, Fox 4 News reporter Hunter Walterman featured the always-popular Taco Tuesday event at Arcadia Municipal Airport, highlighting how far general aviation pilots are willing to fly for some great tacos in DeSoto County.
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Arcadia Municipal Airport is expanding its ramp to accommodate more pilots for a weekly tradition
It’s a weekly tradition for pilots across Florida. Every Tuesday, people fly to Arcadia Municipal Airport for Taco Tuesday. The airport brings in food trucks and live music to draw pilots to Arcadia – and it’s working.
The event has become so popular, the airport is doubling its parking space for planes. Right now, around 15 planes can park on the ramp. But that fills up within the first hour, according to Airport Director Shelley Peacock.
Photo by: WFTX
Pilot Ken Blum flies to Arcadia Municipal Airport for Taco Tuesday, a weekly tradition that brings in pilots from around Florida.
During the winter months, more than 100 planes can show up, Peacock said. Taco Tuesday has fans year-round. Ken Blum flew in from Pompano Beach for his 34th Taco Tuesday. Over the last five years, Blum said he’s flown over 130 different people to lunch at different locations.
Read and learn more by clicking here: How far would you go for a taco? Pilots fly into Arcadia for Taco Tuesday
Source: Fox 4 News
For More Information
For more information about Arcadia Airport and Taco Tuesday, click here, or go to Arcadia Municipal Airport – X06 – City of Arcadia.