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OHIO AIRPORTS FOCUS STUDY 5‐1

5AirportClassificationsandFacilityandService

Objectives

Introduction ThischapterlaysthefoundationfortheanalysisoftheOhioairportsystem.ItstartsbyexaminingtwomethodsbywhichOhioairportshavebeenstratifiedintoclassesbytheFAA,andexplainstherationalebehindthemethodologyusedtodetermineairportclassificationsforthisstudy.Theseclassificationsaredeterminedbyeachairport’scurrentconditions.Itisimportanttonotethattheairport’sfutureclassificationcouldchangebasedonsystemneed.

Withairportclassificationsdetermined,thenextstepintheanalysisprocessisdeterminingthefacilityandserviceobjectivesthatareapplicabletoeachclassification,andestablishingperformancebenchmarksforeachairportclassificationineachapplicableobjective.

Theseobjectivesandperformancebenchmarkswerethenusedtoconductakeypartofthesystemanalysis,whereeachairportwasmeasuredagainstitsrespectiveperformancebenchmarkandtheresultscompiledbyairportclassificationtoassessperformancebyobjectivewithineachairportclassification.Thechapterconcludesbysummarizingeachairportclassification’sperformanceacrossallperformancebenchmarks.

SinceOhio’sairportsarepartofbothastatewideandanationalairportsystem,theirclassificationsineachsystemaredefinedaccordingtotheneedsofeachsystem.AirportsinOhioareclassifiedinanumberofdifferentsystemplans,eachwithdifferingpurposes.Therearetwonationalsystemclassificationsthatthischapterwillexamineaspartoftheeffortofdevelopingsystemclassificationssuitableforthestatewideaviationsystem.TheyaretheFAANationalPlanofIntegratedAirportSystems(NPIAS)andtheFAAAssetStudy.Eachoneisdetailedbelowintermsofhowitstratifiesairportsintoclasses,thepurposebehindthatstratification,andtherelevancethatthestratificationwouldhaveatthestatelevel.

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems TheNationalPlanofIntegratedAirportSystems(NPIAS)istheFAA’snationwideairportsystemplan.ThepurposeoftheNPIASistoidentifyairportsthataresignificanttothenationalairtransportationsystem,andisrequiredtobepublishedeverytwoyearsandprovidedasareporttoCongress.TheNPIASincludesaplanforthetypeandcostofeligibleairportdevelopmentthattheSecretaryofTransportation“…considersnecessarytoprovideasafe,efficient,andintegratedsystemofpublic‐useairportsadequatetoanticipateandmeettheneedsofcivilaeronautics,tomeetthenationaldefenserequirementsoftheSecretaryofDefense,andtomeetidentifiedneedsofUnitedStatesPostalService.”ForairportstoreceivefederalAirportImprovementProgram(AIP)funding,theymustbeincludedintheNPIAS.

Ofthe104airportsincludedintheOhiosystem,97areincludedintheNPIAS.InclusionintheNPIASisestablishedbyspecificentrycriteriaandprocedures.NPIASairportsarecategorizedbythetypeandlevelofservicetheyprovide.Theseservicesinclude:

CommercialServiceAirports–Definedasairportswhichenplaneover2,500ormorepassengersannuallyandreceivescheduledpassengerservice.Thesearefurthersubdividedintoprimaryornon‐primarycategories: PrimaryCommercialServiceAirports–Theseairportsenplaneatleast10,000

passengersperyearandaregroupedintofoursub‐categories:large,medium,small‐hub,

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andnon‐hubairports.AllsixcommercialserviceairportsinOhioareclassifiedasprimarycommercialservice.

Non‐PrimaryCommercialServiceAirports–Theseairportsenplaneatleast2,500butlessthan10,000passengersannually,andonlyaccountfor0.1percentofallenplanementsintheUnitedStates.Therearenonon‐primarycommercialserviceairportsinOhio.

GeneralAviationAirports–Airportsthatdonotreceivescheduledcommercialserviceordonotmeetcriteriaforcommercialservicehavingatleast2,500annualenplanementsmaybedesignatedasgeneralaviationairports.InOhio,80airports,notincludingtherelievers,areclassifiedasgeneralaviationairportswithintheNPIAS. RelieverAirports–Generalaviationaccessisoftenconstrainedandmoreexpensiveat

larger,morecongestedcommercialserviceairportsinmetropolitanareas.Certainfacilitiesaredesignatedasrelieverairportstohelpaddresstheseoperationalcapacityshortfallsinmetropolitanareas.AccordingtoFAAguidelines,relieverairportsmusthave100ormorebasedaircraftor25,000itinerantoperationsannually,andtheairportrelievedmustbeinanareawith250,000peopleor250,000enplanementsandisoperatingat60percentormorecapacity.ElevenOhiosystemairportsareclassifiedasrelieverairportsintheNPIAS.

Table5‐1providesafulllistofairportsintheOhioairportsystem,includingtheirNPIASclassifications.Exhibit5‐1showsthelocationsoftheseairportswithinOhio.Table5‐1alsodepictstheFAAAssetStudyclassification,whichisdiscussedinthefollowingsection.

Table5‐1NPIASandAssetClassificationsofOhioSystemAirports

Associated City Airport Name NPIAS Classification FAA Asset Study Classification

Commercial Service Airports

Akron Akron‐Canton Primary Commercial Service Not in Asset Study

Cleveland Cleveland‐Hopkins Int'l Primary Commercial Service Not in Asset Study

Columbus Port Columbus International Primary Commercial Service Not in Asset Study

Columbus Rickenbacker International General Aviation National

Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l Primary Commercial Service Not in Asset Study

Toledo Toledo Express Primary Commercial Service Not in Asset Study

Youngstown/Warren Youngstown‐Warren Regional Primary Commercial Service Not in Asset Study

General Aviation Airports

Akron Akron Fulton International General Aviation Regional

Ashland Ashland County General Aviation Local

Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional General Aviation Local

Athens/Albany Ohio University‐Snyder Field General Aviation Regional

Barnesville Barnesville‐Bradfield General Aviation Basic

Batavia Clermont County General Aviation Unclassified

Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional General Aviation Local

Bluffton Bluffton General Aviation Local

Bowling Green Wood County General Aviation Local

Bryan Williams County General Aviation Local

Bucyrus Port Bucyrus‐Crawford County General Aviation Local

Cadiz Harrison County General Aviation Local

Caldwell Noble County Not in NPIAS Not in Asset Study

Cambridge Cambridge Municipal General Aviation Local

Carrollton Carroll County‐Tolson General Aviation Local

Celina Lakefield General Aviation Local

Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark General Aviation Local

Chillicothe Ross County General Aviation Local

Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal‐Lunken Field Reliever National





Circleville Pickaway County Memorial General Aviation Local

Cleveland Burke Lakefront Reliever Regional

Cleveland Cuyahoga County Reliever National

Columbus Bolton Field Reliever Regional

Columbus Ohio State University Reliever National

Coshocton Richard Downing General Aviation Local

Dayton Dayton‐Wright Brothers Reliever Regional

Dayton Greene County‐Lewis A. Jackson Rgnl General Aviation Local

Dayton Moraine Air Park Not in NPIAS Not in Asset Study

Defiance Defiance Memorial General Aviation Local

Delaware Delaware Municipal‐Jim Moore Field General Aviation Regional

Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip Not in NPIAS Not in Asset Study

East Liverpool Columbiana County General Aviation Local

Findlay Findlay General Aviation Regional

Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan General Aviation Basic

Fremont Sandusky County Regional General Aviation Local

Galion Galion Municipal General Aviation Local

Gallipolis Gallia‐Meigs Regional General Aviation Basic

Georgetown Brown County General Aviation Local

Hamilton Butler County Regional Reliever Regional

Harrison Cincinnati West General Aviation Local

Hillsboro Highland County General Aviation Local

Jackson James A. Rhodes General Aviation Local

Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal General Aviation Basic

Kent Kent State University General Aviation Local

Kenton Hardin County General Aviation Basic

Lancaster Fairfield County General Aviation Local

Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field General Aviation Local

Lima Lima Allen County General Aviation Local

London Madison County General Aviation Local

Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional Reliever Regional

Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional General Aviation Regional

Marion Marion Municipal General Aviation Local

Marysville Union County General Aviation Local

McArthur Vinton County General Aviation Basic

McConnelsville Morgan County Not in NPIAS Not in Asset Study

Medina Medina Municipal Reliever Local

Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport General Aviation Basic

Middlefield Geauga County General Aviation Local

Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field General Aviation Local

Millersburg Holmes County General Aviation Local

Mount Gilead Morrow County General Aviation Local

Mount Vernon Knox County General Aviation Local

Napoleon Henry County General Aviation Local

New Lexington Perry County General Aviation Basic

New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field General Aviation Local

Newark Newark‐Heath General Aviation Regional

North Bass Island North Bass Island General Aviation Basic

Norwalk Norwalk‐Huron County General Aviation Local

Ottawa Putnam County General Aviation Local





Oxford Miami University General Aviation Basic

Piqua Piqua‐Hartzell Field Not in NPIAS Not in Asset Study

Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field General Aviation Local

Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional General Aviation Local

Put In Bay Put In Bay General Aviation Basic

Ravenna Portage County General Aviation Local

Sidney Sidney Municipal General Aviation Local

Springfield Springfield‐Beckley Municipal General Aviation Regional

Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark General Aviation Local

Tiffin Seneca County General Aviation Local

Toledo Toledo Executive Reliever Regional

Upper Sandusky Wyandot County General Aviation Unclassified

Urbana Grimes Field General Aviation Local

Van Wert Van Wert County General Aviation Local

Versailles Darke County General Aviation Local

Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal General Aviation Regional

Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong General Aviation Local

Washington Court House Fayette County General Aviation Local

Wauseon Fulton County General Aviation Local

Waverly Pike County General Aviation Unclassified

West Union Alexander Salamon General Aviation Basic

Willard Willard Not in NPIAS Not in Asset Study

Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Reliever Regional

Wilmington Clinton Field General Aviation Local

Wilmington Wilmington Air Park Not in NPIAS Not in Asset Study

Woodsfield Monroe County General Aviation Basic

Wooster Wayne County General Aviation Regional

Zanesville Zanesville Municipal General Aviation Local

Source: Federal Aviation Administration



Exhibit5‐1NPIASAirportsintheOhioAirportSystem



Asshownabove,theNPIASclassifiessixOhioairportsintothevariouscommercialcategories,11Ohioairportsintotherelievercategory,and80Ohioairportsintothegeneralaviationcategory.TherearesevenOhiosystemairportsthatarenotpartoftheNPIAS.

ThepurposeoftheNPIASstratificationisprimarilytoaidtheFAAinfundingairportcapitalprogramsanditsmethodofcategorizationworkswellforthatpurpose.However,withonlytwocategoriesforgeneralaviationairports,itisobviousthattheNPIASdoesnotoffermuchdifferentiationintermsofairportclassifications.

FAA Asset Study TheFAArecentlyaddressedthislackofdifferentiationamonggeneralaviationairportswithitsAssetStudy.ThisstudyexaminedgeneralaviationairportsacrosstheU.S.andwasreleasedinMay2012.TheAssetStudyclassified2,455outofthe2,952NPIASgeneralaviationairportsintooneofthesefourcategories.

NationalAirports–theseairportshaveveryhighlevelsofactivitywithmanyjetsandmulti‐enginepropelleraircraft.Theyaverageabout200totalbasedaircraft,ofwhich30,onaverage,arejets.

RegionalAirports–theseairportshavehighlevelsofactivitywithsomejetsandmulti‐enginepropelleraircraft.Theyaverageabout90totalbasedaircraft,ofwhichthree,onaverage,arejets.

LocalAirports–theseairportshavemoderatelevelsofactivitywithsomemulti‐enginepropelleraircraft.Theyaverageabout33basedpropeller‐drivenaircraftandnojets.

BasicAirports–theseairportshavemoderatetolowlevelsofactivity,butoftenservecriticalaeronauticalfunctionswithinlocalandregionalmarkets.Theyaverageabout10propeller‐drivenbasedaircraft.

ForOhio,theAssetStudyidentifiedfourairportsasNational,16asRegional,55asLocal,and13asBasic.Therewere13airports(sixofwhichwerecommercialserviceairports)thatwerenotclassifiedbytheAssetStudy.Table5‐1presentseachOhioairport’sAssetStudyclassification.

WhiletheAssetStudyprovidedgreaterdifferentiationthentheNPIASStudy,itstillhaslimitations.TheAssetStudycouldnotestablishacategoryforthreeofOhio’sNPIASairportsbecauseofdifferenttypesofactivitiesandcharacteristicsattheseairports.Addthesethreeairportstothepreviouslymentioned13airportsthatwerenotpartoftheAssetStudy,andthereare16ofOhio’ssystemairports–morethan15percent–thatarenotclassifiedintheAssetStudy.Additionally,whileanationalstudyliketheAssetStudyisusefulforcomparativepurposes,duetoitsbroadscope,itcannottakeintoaccountasmanyairportdetailsascanbedoneatthestatelevel.

Ohio Airport Classifications Typically,state‐specificclassificationsaredevelopedthroughconsiderationofmanydifferentfactors.ForpurposesoftheOhioAirportsFocusStudy,itwasdecidedthatgeneralaviationairportclassificationswouldbedefinedbythetypeofmarketpredominatelyservedbythatairportandthatthepredominantmarketcouldbeidentifiedthroughasetofkeyindicators.

ThestratificationofOhio’sairportsbeginsbydefiningtheAirCarrierAirportsasthoseservedbycommercialairlines.Bysegregatingthesevencommercialairportsintotheirowncategory,generalaviationairportscouldbeanalyzedseparately.Forthissystemanalysis,thesegeneralaviationairportsaresplitintotwogroups–thosethatservethedemandsofturbineaircraftandthosethatprimarilyservethedemandsofpistonaircraft.Thesetwobroadgroupsarefurtherrefinedby



splittingeachintotwosetstoyieldatotaloffourgroups,orlevels,ofgeneralaviationairports.ThedefinitionsforthefiveairportclassificationsfoundinOhioare:

AirCarrierAirports–AirCarrierAirportsareintendedtosupportcommercialairlineactivities.Wherecapacityconstraintsdonotimposelimits,thisairportclassificationcanalsosupportalltypesofgeneralaviationactivities.

Level1Airports–Theseairportsareintendedtomeetnearlyalloftheneedsofgeneralaviationturbinepoweredaircraftandtheirusers.NearlyalloftheOhioNPIASRelieverairportsfallintothiscategory.Theseairportsshouldbeabletoprovidenearlyalloftheservicesnecessarytosupportcorporatejetaircraft.Thisfacilityclassificationcanalsosupportrecreationalgeneralaviationactivitiesandflighttraining.

Level2Airports–Theseairportsareintendedtosupportsmallercorporateaircraft,suchassmalljetsandturbopropaircraft,andmeetmany,butnotnecessarilyall,oftheirneeds.Thisairportclassificationisintendedtosupportavarietyofuses(business,pleasure,andtraining).

Level3Airports–Thisclassificationofairportsserveslight,twin‐engineandsingle‐engineaircraftflyingforbusiness,pleasure,andtraining.Itspurposeistofulfillnearlyalloftheneedsofpiston‐poweredaircraft.Turbine‐poweredaircraftmayusetheseairports,buttheprimaryfocusisonmeetingthefacilitiesandservicesthatsupportpiston‐poweredaircraft.

Level4Airports–Theseairportsincludefacilitiesthatareneededfortheflightoperationsofsmallgeneralaviationaircraftbutdonotnecessarilyprovideallofthesupportservices,suchasmaintenance.Single‐engineaircraftrepresenttheprimaryaircrafttype;however,manylighttwin‐engineaircraftmayalsobeaccommodated.Thisairportclassificationsupportsprivatepilotsthatmaybeflyingforbusinessorpleasureandrequireminimalsupportfacilitiesandservices.

Classification Analysis TostratifyOhio’sgeneralaviationairports,anumberofdifferentcriteriawereevaluatedforprovidingthedegreeofdifferentiationthatthestudyteamandtheProjectAdvisoryCommittee(PAC)sought.Afterextensivereviewofvariousquantifiablecriteria,thestudyteam,withassistancefromthePAC,selectedfourcriteriaforuseinclassifyingOhio’sgeneralaviationairports.Thosefourcriteriaarerunwaylength,fuelavailability,aircraftmaintenance,andinstrumentapproachprocedure.Alogicalflowchartmethodologycombinedthedifferentcriteriatoevaluateeachairportandestablishitssystemclassification.ThisflowchartisillustratedinExhibit5‐2,Exhibit5‐3,andExhibit5‐4.Thefourcriteriaaredescribedbelowinmoredetail.

Runwaylength–Anairport’sprimaryrunwaylengthindicatesthegeneraltypeofaircrafttheairportserves,withturbinepoweredaircraftgenerallyservedbylongerrunways.Theanalysisstratifiedairportsintothreelevels;airportswith4,000feetormoreofrunway,airportswithlessthan3,200feetofrunway,andairportswithrunwaysbetween3,200feetand4,000feet.

Fuel–Thetypeoffuelsoldatanairportisastrongindicatorofthemarketservedbythatairport.Airportsthatselljetfuelserveturbineaircraft(bothjetandturbopropaircraft),whilethosethatsellavgasprimarilyservethepiston‐poweredaircraftmarket.Todistinguishbetweenthoseairportsthatsoldsubstantialamountsofjetfuelandthosethatsoldanincidentalamountofjetfuel,athresholdof10,000gallonsofjetfuelsoldannuallywasused.Thisthresholdwasdeterminedfromtheinventorydatathatwasgatheredfromall104Ohiosystemairports.Thedataindicatedthatthetotalvolumeofjetfuelsoldbythoseairportsthatsoldmorethan10,000gallonsannuallyencompassedmorethan99.5percentofalljetfuelsoldinOhio.Inotherwords,thecombinedjetfuelsoldbyallairportsthatsoldlessthan10,000gallonsofjetfuelannuallywaslessthan0.5percentofalljetfuelsoldinOhio.

Aircraftmaintenance–Anotherindicatorofthemarketservediswhetheranairportprovidesaircraftmaintenance.Datawasgatheredfromeachairportonwhethertheairportoffered



turbineaircraftmaintenance,pistonaircraftmaintenance,ornomaintenanceservices.Thiscriterionwasusedtohelpdistinguishbetweentheupperandlowerlevelsofairports(i.e.,Level1fromLevel2,andLevel3fromLevel4).

Instrumentapproachprocedure–Instrumentapproachproceduresincreasetheutilityofanairportbypermittingqualifiedpilotsandappropriatelyequippedaircraftaccesstotheairportduringperiodsofinclementweather.Thetypeofinstrumentapproachprocedurecandeterminetheutilityofanairport.Therewerethreecategoriesusedforpurposesofanalyzinginstrumentapproachprocedures.Airportswithprecisionandapproacheswithverticalguidancewereplacedinonecategory.Airportswithnon‐precisionandcirclingapproacheswereplacedinasecondcategory.Airportswithnoinstrumentapproaches(visualairports)wereplacedinthethirdcategory.

Example of Airport Classification Determination Thefollowingexampleillustratestheuseoftheflowcharttoarriveatadeterminationofeachairport’sclassification.Itisassumedthatourfictitiousexample“MunicipalAirport”doesnothavecommercialairservice.MunicipalAirporthasthecriteriashowninTable5‐2.

Table5‐2CriteriaforMunicipalAirport

Airport Runway Length Fuel Available

Aircraft Maintenance Available

Instrument Approach Procedure

Municipal Airport 3,900 Avgas and jet fuel (25,000 jet fuel gallons sold annually) Piston Non‐precision

ToevaluateMunicipalAirport,beginwithExhibit5‐2.Greenboxesontheexhibitareentryandexitpointstotheflowchart.FromthegreenStartboxonExhibit5‐2,movetothefirstdecisiondiamond(purple)thatassesswhethertheairporthascommercialairservice.SinceMunicipalAirportdoesnothavecommercialairservice,movetotheseconddecisiondiamond(white)thatassessesrunwaylength.MunicipalAirport’srunwayislessthan4,000feet,sothenextstepistomovetoExhibit5‐3.Startingfromthegreenboxlabeled“FromExhibit5‐1”,movetothewhiterunwaylengthdecisiondiamond.MunicipalAirport’s3,900‐footrunwayislongerthan3,200feet,sothenextstepistomovetothebluefueldecisiondiamond.MunicipalAirportprovidesavgasandpumped25,000gallonsofjetfuel.Thisexceedsthe10,000gallonthresholdforjetfuel,sotheprocessmovesupalongthejetfuelpathtotheorangemaintenancedecisiondiamond.IfMunicipalAirportpumpedanyamountofjetfuellessthan10,000gallons,theairportwouldbetreatedasifitonlyprovidedavgas.MunicipalAirportprovidesmaintenanceforpiston‐poweredaircraft,whichbringsustothefinaldecisiondiamond(red)thatevaluatestheinstrumentapproachprocedure.MunicipalAirport’snon‐precisionapproachbringsustotheyellowclassificationboxthatindicatesMunicipalAirportisservingasaLevel3airport.NotethatifMunicipalAirporthadanapproachwithverticalguidanceorprovidedaircraftmaintenanceforturbinepoweredaircraft,itwouldbedesignatedasaLevel2airport.

OncethisflowchartisappliedtotheOhiosystemofairports,eachairportisassignedtoitsrespectiveclassification.Usingthismethodology,OhiohassevenAirCarrierAirports,33Level1Airports,18Level2Airports,29Level3Airports,and17Level4Airports.Table5‐3showseachairportanditsrespectiveclassification,includingthedatausedtodetermineitsclassification.ItshouldbenotedthattheAirCarrierAirportswheredefinedbythepresenceofcommercialairlineserviceandnotbythedatausedtoclassifygeneralaviationairportsintheflowchart,whichiswhythedatafieldsfortheAirCarrierAirportsarelabelednotapplicable(N/A).Exhibit5‐5showsamapofOhioandits104systemairportswitheachairport’sclassificationdisplayedonthemap.



Exhibit5‐2



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Exhibit5‐4



Table5‐3OhioAirportsbyClassification

Associated City Airport Runway Length

Fuel Used in Flow Chart

Jet‐A Volume Reported Maintenance Approach System Role

Akron Akron‐Canton 8,204 N/A N/A N/A N/A Air Carrier

Cleveland Cleveland‐Hopkins Int'l 9,956 N/A N/A N/A N/A Air Carrier

Columbus Rickenbacker International 12,102 N/A N/A N/A N/A Air Carrier

Columbus Port Columbus International 10,125 N/A N/A N/A N/A Air Carrier

Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l 10,900 N/A N/A N/A N/A Air Carrier

Toledo Toledo Express 10,599 N/A N/A N/A N/A Air Carrier

Youngstown/Warren Youngstown‐Warren Regional 9,003 N/A N/A N/A N/A Air Carrier

Akron Akron Fulton International 6,337 Jet‐A 250,000 Turbine NP Level 1

Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional 5,197 Jet‐A 26,200 Turbine APV Level 1

Bluffton Bluffton 4,126 Jet‐A 43,375 Turbine NP Level 1

Bowling Green Wood County 4,199 Jet‐A 10,755 Turbine APV Level 1

Chillicothe Ross County 5,404 Jet‐A 500,000 Turbine APV Level 1

Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal‐Lunken Field 6,101 Jet‐A 5,122,455 Turbine P Level 1

Cleveland Burke Lakefront 6,195 Jet‐A 1,296,943 Turbine P Level 1

Cleveland Cuyahoga County 5,102 Jet‐A 802,000 Turbine P Level 1

Columbus Bolton Field 5,500 Jet‐A 134,810 Turbine P Level 1

Columbus Ohio State University 5,004 Jet‐A 765,730 Turbine P Level 1

Coshocton Richard Downing 5,000 Jet‐A 10,000+ Turbine NP Level 1

Dayton Dayton‐Wright Brothers 5,000 Jet‐A 210,730 Turbine APV Level 1

Defiance Defiance Memorial 4,199 Jet‐A 10,178 Turbine NP Level 1

Delaware Delaware Municipal‐Jim Moore Field 5,000 Jet‐A 66,510 Turbine APV Level 1

Hamilton Butler County Regional 5,500 Jet‐A 292,890 Turbine P Level 1

Lebanon Warren County Airport/John Lane Field 4,502 Jet‐A 39,226 Turbine APV Level 1

Lima Lima Allen County 6,000 Jet‐A 72,000 Turbine P Level 1

Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional 5,002 Jet‐A 127,197 Turbine P Level 1

Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional 9,001 Jet‐A 140,000 Turbine P Level 1

Marion Marion Municipal 5,000 Jet‐A 24,557 Turbine APV Level 1

Marysville Union County 4,218 Jet‐A 25,943 Turbine NP Level 1

Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field 6,100 Jet‐A 176,000 Turbine APV Level 1

Ottawa Putnam County 4,500 Jet‐A 45,000 Turbine APV Level 1

Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional 5,001 Jet‐A 16,000 Turbine APV Level 1

Sidney Sidney Municipal 4,785 Jet‐A 33,992 Turbine NP Level 1







Springfield Springfield‐Beckley Municipal 9,009 Jet‐A 79,379 Turbine P Level 1

Tiffin Seneca County 4,000 Jet‐A 68,000 Turbine APV Level 1

Toledo Toledo Executive 5,829 Jet‐A 91,000 Turbine NP Level 1

Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong 5,500 Jet‐A 124,000 Turbine APV Level 1

Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 5,028 Jet‐A 10,000+ Turbine APV Level 1

Wilmington Wilmington Air Park 10,701 Jet‐A 831,521 Turbine P Level 1

Wooster Wayne County 5,191 Jet‐A 10,000+ Turbine APV Level 1

Zanesville Zanesville Municipal 5,000 Jet‐A 108,401 Turbine P Level 1

Athens/Albany Ohio University‐Snyder Field 5,600 Jet‐A 63,500 Piston P Level 2

Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional 5,000** Jet‐A 14,100 Piston APV Level 2

Bryan Williams County 4,782 Jet‐A 20,000 Piston APV Level 2

Circleville Pickaway County Memorial 4,346 Jet‐A 24,000 Piston NP Level 2

Findlay Findlay 6,498 Jet‐A 154,439 None APV Level 2

Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan 5,005 Jet‐A 20,200 Piston APV Level 2

Fremont Sandusky County Regional 5,500 Jet‐A 31,000 None APV Level 2

Jackson James A. Rhodes 5,201 Jet‐A 10,520 Piston NP Level 2

Lancaster Fairfield County 5,004 Jet‐A 13,654 Piston APV Level 2

Millersburg Holmes County 3,498 Jet‐A 21,100 Turbine NP Level 2

Mount Vernon Knox County 5,498 Jet‐A 60,000 Piston APV Level 2

New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field 3,951 Jet‐A 20,000 Turbine NP Level 2

Newark Newark‐Heath 4,649 Jet‐A 99,540 Piston NP Level 2

Oxford Miami University 4,011 Jet‐A 20,000 None APV Level 2

Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field 5,646 Jet‐A 44,400 Piston APV Level 2

Ravenna Portage County 3,499 Jet‐A 78,000 Turbine NP Level 2

Urbana Grimes Field 4,400 Jet‐A 22,557 Piston APV Level 2

Wauseon Fulton County 3,882 Jet‐A 24,970 Turbine APV Level 2

Ashland Ashland County 3,501 Jet‐A 10,459 Piston NP Level 3

Barnesville Barnesville‐Bradfield 4,004 Avgas N/A* Turbine NP Level 3

Batavia Clermont County 3,566 Jet‐A 30,000 Piston NP Level 3

Bucyrus Port Bucyrus‐Crawford County 3,898 Avgas N/A* Piston NP Level 3

Cadiz Harrison County 3,765 Avgas N/A Piston NP Level 3

Cambridge Cambridge Municipal 4,298 Jet‐A 25,660 None NP Level 3







Carrollton Carroll County‐Tolson 4,297 Avgas N/A* Piston NP Level 3

Celina Lakefield 4,400 Avgas N/A* None APV Level 3

Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark 3,001 Avgas N/A Turbine V Level 3

Dayton Greene County‐Lewis A. Jackson Regional 4,500 Avgas N/A* Piston APV Level 3

Galion Galion Municipal 3,505 Jet‐A Not Provided Piston NP Level 3

Gallipolis Gallia‐Meigs Regional 3,999 Avgas N/A Piston NP Level 3

Harrison Cincinnati West 2,803 Avgas N/A Turbine NP Level 3

Hillsboro Highland County 3,520 Avgas N/A Turbine NP Level 3

Kent Kent State University 4,000 Avgas N/A* Piston APV Level 3

Kenton Hardin County 4,802 Avgas N/A* Piston NP Level 3

London Madison County 4,001 Avgas N/A* Piston APV Level 3

McArthur Vinton County 3,725 Avgas N/A Piston V Level 3

Medina Medina Municipal 3,556 Avgas N/A* Piston NP Level 3

Middlefield Geauga County 3,500 Jet‐A 10,000+ None C Level 3

Napoleon Henry County 4,000 Avgas N/A* Turbine NP Level 3

Norwalk Norwalk‐Huron County 4,210 Avgas N/A* Piston NP Level 3

Piqua Piqua Airport‐Hartzell Field 3,997 Jet‐A 32,750 Piston NP Level 3

Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark 5,000 Jet‐A 33,950 None NP Level 3

Van Wert Van Wert County 4,000 Avgas N/A* Turbine NP Level 3

Versailles Darke County 4,512 Jet‐A 54,179 None NP Level 3

Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal 3,529 Avgas N/A* Piston NP Level 3

Waverly Pike County 4,900 Avgas N/A* Piston NP Level 3

Wilmington Clinton Field 3,579 Avgas N/A* Turbine APV Level 3

Caldwell Noble County 3,811 Avgas N/A None NP Level 4

Dayton Moraine Air Park 3,500 Avgas N/A None V Level 4

Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip 2,480 None N/A None V Level 4

East Liverpool Columbiana County 3,503 Avgas N/A None NP Level 4

Georgetown Brown County 3,530 Avgas N/A None NP Level 4

Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal 2,203 None N/A None V Level 4

McConnelsville Morgan County 3,500 Avgas N/A* None V Level 4

Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport 1,852 None N/A None V Level 4

Mount Gilead Morrow County 3,497 None N/A Turbine C Level 4







New Lexington Perry County 3,498 Avgas N/A None NP Level 4

North Bass Island North Bass Island 1,804 None N/A None V Level 4

Put In Bay Put In Bay 2,870 None N/A None V Level 4

Upper Sandusky Wyandot County 3,997 None N/A None C Level 4

Washington Court House Fayette County 5,097 Avgas N/A* None NP Level 4

West Union Alexander Salamon 3,762 Avgas N/A None NP Level 4

Willard Willard 4,028 Avgas N/A None C Level 4

Woodsfield Monroe County 3,805 Avgas N/A None NP Level 4

Source: CDM Smith. Prepared September 2013. Notes: Data collected for calendar year 2012. Airports with significant jet fuel sales that did not report specific jet fuel quantities are marked with 10,000+. Airports reporting less than 10,000 gallons of Jet‐A fuel sold are not indicated as having Jet‐A fuel for purposes of the classification flowchart. *This airport sells jet fuel, but annual volume sold in 2012 did not exceed 10,000 gallons. **FAA sources currently report a runway length of 4,999’. The airport is in the process of having the reported length revised to 5,000’. N/A – Not applicable Approaches: P – Precision approach (instrument landing system) APV – Approach with vertical guidance (GPS approach) NP – Non‐precision approach (any straight‐in approach without vertical guidance) C – Circling approach (any approach not aligned with the runway) V – Visual approach (no instrument approach procedure)



Exhibit5‐5Ohio’sAirportsbyClassification



Facility and Service Objectives Witheachsystemairportidentifiedbytheclassificationitfulfillsintheaviationsystem,thenextstepistodeterminehoweffectiveeachairportisatprovidingthefacilitiesandservicesnecessarytosupportthatclassification.Todothis,specificfacilityandserviceobjectivesneedtobeestablishedforeachairportclassification.

Thesefacilityandserviceobjectivesarenotrequirementsforeachairportsincesomeairportsdonotmeetcertainobjectivesyetstillmanagetosatisfytheroletheyplayinthesystemplan.Rather,theseobjectivesservetwopurposes.Thefirstistoprovidebenchmarksthatcanbeusedtomeasuretheperformanceoftheaviationsystem.Thestudyteamvisitedthe104systemairportstogatherquantifiabledatathatisusedtomeasuretheperformanceofeachairportandthesystemagainstthebenchmarksestablishedinthischapter.

Thesecondpurposeistoidentifyareasofimprovementforindividualairportsthatwillallowtheaviationsystemtoperformmoreefficiently.Keepinmindthatanyrecommendedimprovementsarebasedonahighlevelanalysisofthesystemandstillneedtobevettedandsupportedbylocalplanningeffortsbyeachindividualairport.ItshouldnotbeinferredthattheprojectsincludedinthisdocumentmeetFAAjustificationcriteriaorthattheyareendorsedbytheFAAorODOT.Rather,thisdocumentservesasoneofmanyfactorsweighedbytheFAAandODOTintheoverallassessmentofOhioairportprojectfunding.

Theseobjectivespresenttheminimumlevelofdevelopmentthattheairportshouldstrivefortomeetitsrecommendedsystemclassification.Itispossiblethatsomeairportsmayhavefacilitiesorservicesthatareinexcessofthoseattachedtoitsclassification.Reductionorremovaloffacilitiesandservicesthatexceedthedefinedobjectiveswasnotconsideredinthisanalysis.Itispossiblethatairportsincludedin,orrecommendedfor,aclassificationmaybeunabletoachievecertainfacilityandserviceobjectives.Anairport’sinabilitytomeetallfacilityandserviceobjectivesforitsclassificationdoesnotnecessarilyprecludethatairportfromfillingitsrecommendedclassificationwithinthesystem,butmayimpactitsfuturefunctionalitywithinthesystem.

Measurabledataforeachairporthavebeencollectedthroughvisitstoeachairportandthroughinterviewswithairportsponsorsandmanagement,andboththeexistingfacilityandservicelevelsandtheproposedfacilityandserviceobjectiveshavebeendevelopedbycompilingandanalyzingthedata.

Defining Facility and Service Objectives EachofthefacilityobjectivesproposedforeachairportclassificationinTable5‐4isdiscussedbelow.Itisimportanttorememberthatthefacilityrecommendationsarenotrequirements.Eachairport’smasterplan,aswellasuniquecircumstances,willdictatewhattypesoffacilitiesareneededatanindividualairport.Fromasystemperspectivetheseobjectivesallowabroadevaluationofthecurrentsystemtobemadeaswellasgeneralsystemrecommendationstobeprepared.

AirportReferenceCode–TheAirportReferenceCode(ARC)isbasedonthehighestrunwaydesigncodefoundattheairport.Therunwaydesigncodedeterminesthedesignstandardstowhichtherunwayistobebuilt(nottobeconfusedwiththerunwayreferencecode,whichsignifiestherunway’scurrentoperationalcapabilities,whichmaybedifferentfromitsdesignstandards).Therunwaydesigncodeisbaseduponthelargestaircraft,referredtoasthecriticalaircraft,thatregularlyuses,orisprojectedtouse,theairport.SeeExhibit2‐2inChapter2forexamplesofaircraftineachARC.TheARCisusedforplanninganddesignonlyanddoesnotlimittheaircraftthatmaybeabletooperatesafelyontheairport.TheARCisdefinedbytwo



parametersofthecriticalaircraft–itsapproachspeedandwingspan.Theapproachspeeddeterminescertaindimensionsofsafetyareassurroundingtherunway.Thewingspanisafactorinsomeofthesesafetyareadimensions,aswellassettingdistancesbetweenparallelrunways,paralleltaxiways,holdlinedistancesfromrunwaysandotheraspectsoftheairportdesign.AirportsthatservelargerorfasterturbineaircraftgenerallyneedahigherARCcorrespondingtotheabilitytoaccommodatehigherperformanceaircraft.Therunway’scurrentoperationalcapabilitiesmaybedifferentfromitsdesignstandards.Forexample,anairportmightcurrentlymeetB‐IIdesignstandards,buttheairportlayoutplanshowsaC‐IIARC,indicatingthatahigherspeedaircraftisusingorwillusetheairport,andthatfutureplanscallforreconfiguringtherunwayandtaxiwaygeometrytomeetthehigherstandard.Asageneralrule,theARCusedforplanningpurposesshouldbebasedonarealisticassessmentofboththeneedforthehigherstandardandthecapabilitytomeetit.

RunwayLength–Aircraftwithhigherspeedsandpayloadsgenerallyneedlongerrunwaystotakeadvantageoftheirfullcapabilities.Asaresult,airportscateringtoturbineaircraftgenerallyneedlongerrunwaysthanthosecateringtopistonaircraft,withthelongestrunwaysneededatthoseairportshandlingthemostdemandingaircraft.

RunwayLighting–Allsystemairportsshouldhavesometypeofrunwaylighting,allowingnightoperations.Airportsthatservehigherperformanceaircraftareexpectedtohavehigherintensitylighting,suitableforbothnightandlowvisibilityoperations.

AirportBeacon–Anairportbeaconisalightthataidspilotsinidentifyingtheairportfromadistance.Itisafundamentalcomponentofanyairport.

TaxiwayType–Thetypeoftaxiwaysystematanairportisimportantforreasonsofsafetyandefficiency.Withouttaxiways,aircraftmustusetherunwaytoback‐taxiinordertoexittherunway.Thisincreasesrunwayoccupancytimesforarrivingaircraft,whichisbothinefficientandincreasescollisionrisksforaircraft.Sinceturbineaircrafttendtobelargerthanpistonaircraft,turbineaircraftarelessmaneuverable,givingthemagreaterneedfortaxiways.Forthisreason,fullparalleltaxiwaysarerecommendedfortheairportsthatpredominatelyserveturbineaircraft(Level1andLevel2airports).Airportsservingpistonaircraftcanincreasesafetyandefficiencywithpartialparalleltaxiwayswithoutincurringtheexpenseofafullparalleltaxiway.Therefore,partialparalleltaxiwaysarerecommendedforLevel3airports,whichtypicallyhavelongerrunwaysthanLevel4airports.Apartialparalleltaxiwayhasgreaterimpactatairportswithlongerrunwayssincethereisgreaterpotentialforloweringrunwayoccupancytimes.Level4airportsarerecommendedforturnaroundstubs.

AirTrafficControlTower–Anairtrafficcontroltower(ATCT)isasignificantcontributortosafetyandefficiencyatbusyairports.Becauseofthesignificantcostsinvolvedwithbuildingandoperatinganairtrafficcontroltower,itsuseisreservedforthoseairportsthatdemonstrateaneedforit.ThisanalysislooksattheneedforATCTonasystembasis,anddoesnotaccountforlocalfactorsthatcaninfluencetheneedforanATCT.TheanalysisshowedastrongcorrelationbetweenairtrafficcontroltowersandairportcertificationunderPart139,sothiswasusedastheperformancebenchmarkforgeneralaviationairports.

AirTrafficControlCommunications–Beingabletocommunicatewithairtrafficcontrolviaradiowhilestillonthegroundcangreatlyexpediteflightoperations.Thiscanbeaccomplishedthroughtheairtrafficcontrolfacilityonthefield,aremoteorgroundcommunicationoutlet(RCOorGCO)ontheairport,orthroughadequatecellphonecoverage.

InstrumentApproachProcedure–Thetypeofinstrumentapproachatanairportaffectstheoverallutilityofanairportandcanmakeitpossibletolandattheairportduringinclementweather.Turbineaircrafttendtorelyonthemostexactapproaches–precisionandapproacheswithverticalguidance–sincethoseprovidebothaltitudeandcourseguidance.Pistonaircraft,withtheirlowerapproachspeeds,typicallyfindnonprecisionapproachesthatofferonlycourseguidanceadequatefortheirpurposes.



Terminal/AdministrationBuilding–Aterminal/administrationbuildingisnotnecessaryinorderforanairporttofunction.However,airportsthatareexpectedtohandlegeneralaviationpassengertraffichaveaneedforaterminal/administrationbuildingwherepassengerscantakeshelterfromtheweatherandenvironment,aswellasprovideacentralmeetingpointforpartiescomingtotheairport.Forthisreason,aterminal/administrationbuildingisrecommendedforallbutLevel4airports.

Fuel–Inorderforanairporttofulfillitsdesignatedclassification,itmustprovidethebasicservicestotheusersoftheairport.Fuelisthemostfundamentaloftheseservices,withusersofturbineengineaircraftneedingjetfuelandtheusersofnearlyallpistonengineaircraftneeding100LLavgas.Allsystemairports,exceptforLevel4airports,areexpectedtobeabletofuelpistonaircraft,andthoseairportswithsignificantamountsofjettrafficareexpectedtohavejetfuel(i.e.,Level1andLevel2airports).

WeatherReporting–Weatherconditions,especiallyastheyrelatetovisibility,determineifanaircraftiscapableofgettingintoanairport.Knowingwhatthoseweatherconditionsareaheadoftimegreatlyassistspilotswithflightplanning.Itisalsoofusewhenmakingadiversiondecision.Weatherreportingatmostairportsisautomated,eitheranAutomatedWeatherObservationSystem(AWOS)orAutomatedSurfaceObservingSystem(ASOS).Someairportshavehumanweatherobservers.SometypeofweatherreportingisrecommendedforallbutLevel4airports.Forcostconsiderations,awindindicatorintheformofawindsockisrecommendedforallairports,includingLevel4airports.

PavedAircraftParking–Transientaircraftneedaplacetoparkwhileatanairport.Forsomeairports,parkingongrassissufficient.Butforotherairports,especiallythoseservingturbine‐poweredaircraft,pavedaircraftparkingisthestandard.Therefore,pavedaircraftparkingisrecommendedforallbutLevel4airports.

ApproachLightingSystems–Approachlightingsystemsassistpilotsinidentifyingtherunwaythresholdenvironment,helpingthemtransitiontothelandingphaseoftheirflight.Approachlightingsystemsareaprerequisiteformanytypesofinstrumentapproachproceduresandareaperformancebenchmarkforairportsthatserveturbineaircraftsincetheseuserslookforadequateinstrumentapproacheswhenoperating.

VisualApproachAids–Visualglideslopeindicatorsassistpilotsinguidingtheiraircrafttotherunwaythresholdalongasafeandstabledescent.Visualglideslopeindicators(themostcommonbeingaprecisionapproachpathindicator,orPAPI)providevisualfeedbacktothepilotonhisverticalpositionrelativetoafixedpaththatdescendstotherunway.Suchsystemsenhancesafetybyensuringobstacleclearanceandproperaircraftpositioningforasafelanding.PAPIsareabenchmarkforallbutLevel4airports.

SnowRemoval–WinteruseofairportsinOhiodependsupontheabilitytoremovesnowfromtheairfield.Themorecriticalanairportistothecommunity,themoreimportantitistohavetheabilitytokeepoperatingtheairportinwinterconditions.ItisrecommendedthatallbutLevel4airportshavesnowremovalcapability.

Fencing–Airportfencingcanservetwopurposes.Itprovidessecurity,anditenhancessafetybypreventingwildlifefrombecomingcollisionhazardsonrunways.Fencingisarequirementforcommercialserviceairports.Becauseturbineaircrafttendtohavehigherapproachspeedsthandopistonaircraft,theriskofpotentialdamageandinjuryfromhittingwildlifewhileontherunwayisgreaterforturbineaircraft.FencingisrecommendedatLevel1andLevel2airportstoprotectturbineaircraftfromtheserisksofcollisionswithwildlife.AtLevel2airports,fencingisrecommendedaroundjusttheairfieldratherthantheentireperimeteroftheairport.Theseairportswillalsobenefitfromthesecurityprovidedbythewildlifefence.AtLevel3andLevel4airports,fencingisrecommendedifwildlifeposesasignificantrisktoaircraftoperations,whichneedstobeassessedbyeachindividualairport.



Table5‐4PerformanceBenchmarksforEachAirportClassification

Performance Measure Air Carrier Turbine Airports Piston Airports

Level 1 Airports Level 2 Airports Level 3 Airports Level 4 Airports

Airport Reference Code C‐III or higher C‐II or higher B‐II or higher B‐I or higher A‐I Small or higher

Runway Length 6,500 ft. or more 5,000 ft. or more 4,000 ft. or more 3,200 ft. or

more 1,800 ft. or more

Runway Lighting HIRL HIRL MIRL MIRL LIRL

Airport Beacon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Taxiway Type Full parallel Full parallel Full parallel Partial parallel Turnaround

Air Traffic Control Tower Yes Yes, if Part 139 certified ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐

Air Traffic Control Communications Yes Yes Yes ‐‐ ‐‐

Instrument Approach Procedure Precision

Precision or approach with vertical guidance

Approach with vertical guidance Non‐precision Visual

Terminal/ Administration Building Yes Yes Yes Yes ‐‐

Fuel Jet‐A, 100LL Jet‐A, 100LL Jet‐A, 100LL 100LL ‐‐

Weather Reporting

Weather observer or automated weather

reporting Automated weather

reporting Automated

weather reporting

Automated weather reporting Windsock

Paved Aircraft Parking Yes Yes Yes Yes ‐‐

Approach Lighting System MALSR MALSR ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐

Visual Approach Aids PAPI PAPI PAPI PAPI ‐‐

Snow Removal Yes Yes Yes Yes ‐‐

Fencing Perimeter Perimeter Airfield As Needed As Needed

Source: CDM Smith. Prepared July 2013.



Evaluating Facility and Service Objectives Theextenttowhichthecurrentairportsystemmeetstheobjectivesoutlinedaboveissummarizedinthissection.Eachairport,baseduponitscurrentclassification,wasevaluatedagainstitsrespectivebenchmarkineachobjectivecategory.Theseresultswerethentabulatedbyairportclassificationandexpressedasapercentageoftheairportsinthatclassificationcategorythatmettheobjective.Eachobjectivewasalsoevaluatedonthebasisofwhatpercentageofallairportsinthesystemmettheobjective.Forthoseairportswheretherewasnoobjectivetobemet(i.e.,shownas“NotanObjective”ontheexhibits),thatgroupofairportswascountedasmeetingtheobjectivewhencalculatingthepercentoftheentireairportsystemthatmettheobjective.

Exhibit5‐6showsthepercentageofairportsmeetingtheARCobjective.Approximately84percentofallsystemairportsmetthisobjective.AlloftheAirCarrierAirports,theLevel3Airports,andtheLevel4Airportsmetthisobjective.Only55percentoftheLevel1Airportsmetthisobjective.Ofthe15Level1AirportsthatdidnotmeettheC‐IIARC,14needimprovementschangingtheirARCfromB‐IItoC‐II.Theotherairport,BlufftonAirport(5G7)needsimprovementschangingitsARCfromB‐I‐toC‐II.

Exhibit5‐6AirportReferenceCodeObjective

Source: CDM Smith. Prepared September 2013.

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Level 4(17 Airports)




Air Carrier(7 Airports)

All System Airports(104 Airports)

Meets Benchmark Does Not Meet Benchmark



Nearly90percentofLevel2AirportsmettheirARCobjectiveofB‐II.BothoftheLevel2AirportsthatdidnotmeettheobjectivehadB‐IARCs.

TheimprovementsneededatairportsthatdidnotmeettheirrespectiveARCrangefromrunwaywideningtoincreasesinrunwayandtaxiwayareas.Thedetailsoftheseimprovementsarediscussedinthenextchapter.

Approximately87percentofallsystemairportsmettheirrunwaylengthobjective,asshowninExhibit5‐7.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportsmettheirobjectiveofhavingaprimaryrunwayof6,500feetormore.AlltheLevel4Airportsmettheirobjectiveofhavingrunwaysatleast1,800feetlong,theminimumrunwaylengthrequiredforinclusioninthestateairportsystem.AmongLevel1Airports,three‐quartersmettheirobjectiveofhavinga5,000‐footorlongerprimaryrunway.OftheeightLevel1Airportslackinga5,000‐footrunway,theirrunwaysrangedfrom4,000feetlongto4,785feetlong.

Approximately83percentofLevel2Airportsmettheirprimaryrunwaylengthobjectiveof4,000feetormore.Thefourairportswithinsufficientrunwaylengthfortheirclassificationhaverunwaysranginginlengthfrom3,498feetto3,951feet.

Exhibit5‐7RunwayLengthObjective


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MostoftheLevel3Airportsmettheirprimaryrunwaylengthobjectiveof3,200feet.TherewereonlytwoLevel3Airportsthatfailedtomeettheirobjective.LawrenceCountyAirparkhasa3,001‐footrunwayandCincinnatiWestAirporthasa2,803‐footrunway.

Exhibit5‐8showssystemperformanceregardingtherunwaylightingobjective.Nearlythree‐quartersofthesystemairportsmettherunwaylightingobjective.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportsmettheirobjectiveofhavinghighintensityrunwaylights.MostoftheairportsthatdidnotmeetthisobjectiveareLevel1Airports,ofwhichonlyathirdmetthisobjective.All22oftheLevel1Airportsthatdidnotmeetthisobjectiveareequippedwithmediumintensityrunwaylightsratherthanhighintensity.

AlloftheLevel2Airportsmettheirobjectiveofhavingmediumintensityrunwaylights.

AmongLevel3Airports,97percentmettheirobjectiveofhavingmediumintensityrunwaylights.TheonlyLevel3AirportthatdoesnothavemediumintensityrunwaylightsisLawrenceCountyAirpark,whichisequippedwithnon‐standardmediumintensityrunwaylights.

Exhibit5‐8RunwayLightingObjective


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MorethanthreeoutoffourLevel4Airportsmettheirobjectiveoflowintensityrunwaylights.ThefourLevel4Airportsthatdidnotmeetthisbenchmarkarenotequippedwithanyrunwaylights.Amongthosefourairportsarethreeoftheislandairports–MiddleBaseIslandAirport,PutInBayAirport,andNorthBassIslandAirport.

Approximately95percentofallsystemairportsmettheobjectiveofhavinganairportbeacon,asshowninExhibit5‐9.AllAirCarrierAirports,Level1,Level2,andLevel3Airportsareequippedwithanairportbeacon.Approximately71percentofLevel4Airportsareequippedwithairportbeacons.ThefiveLevel4AirportsthatdonothaveanairportbeaconareKelleysIslandMunicipal,MiddleBassIslandAirport,NorthBassIslandAirport,DeshlerMunicipalLandingStrip,andWillardAirport.

Exhibit5‐9AirportBeaconObjective


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Exhibit5‐10showsthat75percentofsystemairportsmettheobjectiveofhavinganadequatetaxiwaydesigntosupportitsprimaryrunway.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportsmettheobjectiveofhavingafullparalleltaxiway.ApproximatelytwooutofthreeLevel1Airportsmettheobjectiveofafullparalleltaxiway.Level2Airports,whichalsohaveanobjectiveofafullparalleltaxiway,metthisbenchmarkat67percentoftheirairports.TheLevel3Airportshadanobjectiveofapartialparalleltaxiwayand72percentoftheseairportsmettheobjective.Approximately94percentofLevel4Airportsmettheobjectiveofhavingturnaroundsfortaxiwaysontheirprimaryrunways.

Exhibit5‐10TaxiwayTypeObjective


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Exhibit5‐11showsthepercentofsystemairportsthatmettheairtrafficcontroltowerobjective.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportshaveanairtrafficcontroltowerandmetthisobjective.AmongLevel1Airports,wheretheneedforanairtrafficcontroltowerwasbasedonwhethertheairportwasPart139certified,thereweresixairportswithPart139certification.Allsixairportsareequippedwithanairtrafficcontroltower.Inaddition,therearetwoLevel1AirportsthatdonothavePart139certificationthatareequippedwithairtrafficcontroltowers–BoltonFieldandCuyahogaCountyAirport.Bothtowersarestaffedbycontractemployees,notFAAemployees.

AnairtrafficcontroltowerwasnotanobjectiveforLevel2,Level3,orLevel4Airports.

Exhibit5‐11AirTrafficControlTowerObjective


Not an Objective

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Exhibit5‐12showsthatallofthesystemairportsmetthebenchmarkofhavingtheabilitytocommunicatewithairtrafficcontrolfromanaircraftontheground.Historically,thisabilitywastheresultofanairtrafficcontroltoweronthefield,oradedicatedclearancedeliveryfrequency–oftenprovidedbyagroundcommunicationsoutletorremotecommunicationsoutlet.However,withthegrowthincellphoneusageandexpansionincellphonecoverage,communicationbycellphonewithairtrafficcontrolhasbecomeanacceptablesubstituteforradiocommunicationsatmanyairports.Bylookingateithercriteria–adedicatedfrequencyforcommunicatingwithairtrafficcontrolontheground,oradequatecellphonecoverage–itwasdeterminedthatitwaspossibletocoordinateoperationswithairtrafficcontrolatallLevel1,Level2,andLevel3airportsbeforedeparture.

Exhibit5‐12AirTrafficControlCommunicationsObjective


Not an Objective

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Amongsystemairports,85percentmettheinstrumentapproachprocedureobjective,asshowninExhibit5‐13.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportsmetthisobjective.Approximately79percentoftheLevel1Airportsmettheobjectiveofhavingaprecisionapproach,oranapproachwithverticalguidance,withslightlymorethanhalfhavingprecisionapproaches.AllsevenoftheLevel1Airportsthatdidnotmeetthisobjectivehavenon‐precisionapproaches.Only67percentoftheLevel2Airportsmettheobjectiveofhavinganapproachwithverticalguidance.ThesixLevel2Airportsthatfellshortofthisbenchmarkallhadnon‐precisionapproaches.Nineoutof10oftheLevel3Airportsmettheobjectiveofhavinganon‐precisionapproach.OfthethreeLevel3Airportslackinganon‐precisionapproach,onehasacirclingapproach,andtheothertwohavenoapproaches.ThiswasnotanobjectiveforLevel4Airports.

Exhibit5‐13InstrumentApproachProcedureObjective


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Exhibit5‐14showsthat98percentofsystemairportsmettheobjectiveofhavingaterminaloradministrativebuilding.AllAirCarrierAirports,Level1,andLevel2Airportsmetthisbenchmarkofhavingsomesortofstructureforuseasaterminaloradministrativebuilding.AmongLevel3Airports,93percenthaveaterminaloradministrativebuilding.ThiswasnotanobjectiveforLevel4Airports.

Exhibit5‐14Terminal/AdministrationBuildingObjective


Not an Objective

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Thefuelobjectivewasmetbynearlyalloftheairportsinthesystem.Exhibit5‐15showsthat99percentoftheairportsmetthefuelbenchmark.Therewasonlyoneairportthatdidnotmeetthefuelbenchmark.WilmingtonAirPark,aLevel1Airport,didnotmeettheobjective.Eventhoughitprovidesjetfuel,itdoesnothaveavgasavailable.Sinceallsystemairportsaimtobeabletoprovideservicesforpiston‐poweredaircraft,WilmingtonAirParkdidnotmeetthefuelobjective.

Exhibit5‐15FuelObjective


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Exhibit5‐16showsthat76percentofthesystemairportsmettheweatherreportingobjective.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportsmetthisobjectivebyhavingautomatedweatherreportingequipment.Allbutfive,or85percentofLevel1Airports,mettheweatherreportingobjectiveofhavingautomatedweatherreportingsystems.Approximately89percentofLevel2Airportshaveanautomatedweatherreportingsystem.However,only38percentofLevel3Airportshaveanautomatedweatherreportingsystem.AlloftheLevel4Airportsmettheobjectiveofhavingawindsock.

Exhibit5‐16WeatherReportingObjective


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AsshowninExhibit5‐17,everyairportmettheobjectiveofhavingpavedaircraftparking.Thisobjectivedidnotdeterminewhetherairportshadadequatepavedaircraftparking,justwhetheritwasoffered.

Exhibit5‐17PavedAircraftParkingObjective


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Exhibit5‐18showsthat76percentofsystemairportsmettheapproachlightingobjective.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportsmetthebenchmarkofhavingamediumintensityapproachlightingsystemwithrunwayalignmentindicatorlights(MALSR).However,only24percentofLevel1AirportsmettheobjectiveofhavingMALSR.Ofthe25Level1Airportsthatdidnotmeetthisobjective,22havenoapproachlightingsystemofanykind.Theotherthreehaveapproachlightingsystemsthatdidnotmeetthebenchmark.Twooftheairportshaveamediumintensityapproachlightingsystem,butnorunwayalignmentindicatorlights.Thethirdairporthasasimplifiedshortapproachlightingsystemwithrunwayalignmentindicatorlights.ThissystemtakeslessspacethanaMALSR,indicatingthattheairportmaybeconstrainedinitsabilitytoinstallaMALSR.

Level2,Level3,andLevel4Airportsdidnothaveanapproachlightingsystemobjective.

Exhibit5‐18ApproachLightingSystemsObjective


Not an Objective

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Exhibit5‐19showsthat87percentofsystemairportsmetthevisualapproachaidsobjective.AllbutoneAirCarrierAirport,or86percent,mettheobjectiveofhavingaprecisionapproachpathindicator(PAPI).Thatairport,ToledoExpress,isequippedwithavisualglideslopeindicator(VASI)atonerunwayend.AVASIperformsthesamefunctionasaPAPI,butisoldertechnology.

AlloftheLevel1Airportsmetthebenchmark.

Approximately89percentofLevel2AirportsarePAPIequipped.OfthetwoLevel2AirportsnotequippedwithPAPI,HolmesCountyAirportisequippedwithaVASIatonerunwayend,andJamesA.RhodesAirportisequippedwithasimplifiedabbreviatedVASIatonerunwayend.

Only66percentofLevel3Airportsmettheobjective.Outofthe10Level3AirportsthatarenotequippedwithPAPI,threeofthemhaveVASIsystems.Theothersevenairportshavenovisualapproachaid.

VisualapproachaidswerenotanobjectiveforLevel4Airports.

Exhibit5‐19VisualApproachAidsObjective


Not an Objective

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Approximately95percentofsystemairportsmetthesnowremovalobjective,asshowninExhibit5‐20.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportshavesnowremovalcapabilities,asdoalloftheLevel1AirportsandLevel2Airports.OftheLevel3Airports,83percentmetthesnowremovalobjective.FiveLevel3Airportsreportedthattheydidnothavesnowremovalservices.Level4Airportsdidnothavethisasanobjective.

Exhibit5‐20SnowRemovalObjective


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Exhibit5‐21showsthat80percentofsystemairportsmetthefencingobjective.AlloftheAirCarrierAirportsmetthebenchmarkoffencingaroundtheairportperimeter.Only39percentofLevel1Airportsmettheobjectiveofhavingperimeterfencing.Ofthe20Level1Airportslackingperimeterfencing,12hadsomeamountoffencing,justnotaroundtheentireairportperimeter,andtheothereighthadnofencing.Approximately94percentoftheLevel2Airportsmettheobjectiveofhavingfencingaroundtheairfieldpartoftheairport.OneLevel2Airport–KnoxCountyAirport–hadnofencing.FencingwasnotanobjectiveforLevel3andLevel4Airports.

Exhibit5‐21FencingObjective


Summary ThepreviousexhibitshighlightthosefacilityandservicesthattheOhioairportsystemadequatelyprovidesandthosethatmaybelacking.Thatinformationissummarizedbyairportclassificationinthefollowingexhibits.

Exhibit5‐22showsthatthesevenAirCarrierAirportsmeetnearlyalloftheirobjectives,indicatingthat,fromasystemperspective,theseairportshavethefacilitiesandservicesneededtofulfilltheirassignedsystemclassificationasAirCarrierAirports.TheonlyfacilityneedidentifiedfortheseairportswasaPAPIatToledoExpressAirport.Otherneeds,asdeterminedbyplanningeffortsatthelocallevel,maydetermineotherfacilityandserviceneedsattheseairports.

Not an Objective

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39%

100%

80%

6%

61%

20%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%










Exhibit5‐22AirCarrierAirportPerformanceMeasures


100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

86%

100%

100%

14%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Airport Reference Code

Runway Length

Runway Lighting

Airport Beacon

Taxiway Type

Air Traffic Control Tower

Air Traffic Control Communications


Terminal/Administration Building

Fuel

Weather Reporting

Paved Aircraft Parking

Approach Lighting System

Visual Approach Aids

Snow Removal

Fencing




Exhibit5‐23summarizesthepercentageofLevel1Airportsmeetingthesystemfacilityandserviceobjectives.Anumberofdeficientareas,notablyrunwaylighting,approachlighting,andfencing,areapparent.OtherareashaveasmallernumberofLevel1Airportsthatcouldbeimprovedtomeettheirrespectivebenchmarks.

Exhibit5‐23Level1AirportPerformanceMeasures


55%

76%

33%

100%

67%

100%

100%

79%

100%

97%

85%

100%

24%

100%

100%

39%

45%

24%

67%

33%

21%

3%

15%

76%

61%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Runway Length

Runway Lighting

Airport Beacon

Taxiway Type





Fuel

Weather Reporting




Snow Removal

Fencing




Exhibit5‐24summarizestheperformancemeasuresoftheLevel2Airports.Mostoftheobjectivesforthe23Level2Airportsarebeingmetbythemajorityofairports.TwoareasidentifiedasneedingimprovementamongLevel2Airportsaretaxiwaytypeandinstrumentapproachprocedures.



89%

78%

100%

100%

67%

Not an Objective

100%

67%

100%

100%

89%

100%

Not an Objective

89%

100%

94%

11%

22%

33%

33%

11%

11%

6%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Runway Length

Runway Lighting

Airport Beacon

Taxiway Type





Fuel

Weather Reporting




Snow Removal

Fencing




AmongtheLevel3Airports,theautomatedweatherreportingobjectivewastheperformancemeasurethathadthelowestnumberofairportsmeetingtheobjective,asshowninExhibit5‐25.OthermeasuresthathadalargenumberofLevel3Airportsnotmeetingtheobjectiveincludedtaxiwaytypeandvisualapproachaids.



100%

93%

97%

100%

72%

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

90%

93%

100%

38%

100%

Not an Objective

66%

83%

Not an Objective

7%

3%

28%

10%

7%

62%

34%

17%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Runway Length

Runway Lighting

Airport Beacon

Taxiway Type





Fuel

Weather Reporting




Snow Removal

Fencing




Exhibit5‐26showsthatLevel4Airportsmethalfoftheirobjectivescompletely–airportreferencecode,runwaylength,andweather.LessthanahalfdozenLevel4Airportsfellshortoftherunwaylighting,airportbeacon,andtaxiwaytypeobjectives.



Table5‐5andTable5‐6listeachfacilityandserviceobjectiveforall104Ohiosystemairports.Itemsinreddonotmeettherecommendedfacilityandserviceobjectiveforthatairportclassification.

100%

100%

76%

71%

88%

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

100%

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

Not an Objective

24%

29%

12%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%


Runway Length

Runway Lighting

Airport Beacon

Taxiway Type





Fuel

Weather Reporting




Snow Removal

Fencing




ThenextchapterwillanalyzetheadequacyofcoveragefortheStateofOhioanditspopulationbyairportclassificationandforspecificaviationfacilitiesandservices.Basedonthiscoverageanalysisandtheprecedingfacilityandservicesobjectivesanalysis,recommendationsforchangesandimprovementstotheOhioairportsystemwillbedevelopedinfollowingchapters.



Table5‐5

OhioAirportsBenchmarks,PartI

Associated City Airport Role ARC Runway Length RW Lighting

AP Beacon Taxiway ATCT

ATC Comms IAP


Akron Akron‐Canton Air Carrier D‐IV 8,204 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Cleveland Cleveland‐Hopkins Int'l Air Carrier C‐IV 9,956 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Columbus Port Columbus International Air Carrier D‐V 10,125 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Columbus Rickenbacker International Air Carrier D‐V 12,102 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l Air Carrier D‐V 10,900 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Toledo Toledo Express Air Carrier C‐IV 10,599 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Youngstown/Warren Youngstown‐Warren Regional Air Carrier C‐IV 9,003 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P


Akron Akron Fulton International Level 1 C‐II 6,337 High Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

Ashland Ashland County Level 3 B‐II 3,501 Low Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional Level 1 C‐II 5,197 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Athens/Albany Ohio University‐Snyder Field Level 2 C‐III 5,600 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes P

Barnesville Barnesville‐Bradfield Level 3 B‐I 4,004 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Batavia Clermont County Level 3 B‐II 3,566 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional Level 2 C‐II 5,000* Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes P

Bluffton Bluffton Level 1 B‐I 4,126 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Bowling Green Wood County Level 1 B‐II 4,199 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Bryan Williams County Level 2 B‐II 4,782 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Bucyrus Port Bucyrus‐Crawford County Level 3 B‐II 3,898 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Cadiz Harrison County Level 3 B‐I 3,765 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Caldwell Noble County Level 4 B‐I 3,811 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

Cambridge Cambridge Municipal Level 3 B‐II 4,298 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

Carrollton Carroll County‐Tolson Level 3 B‐I 4,297 High Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Celina Lakefield Level 3 B‐II 4,400 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark Level 3 B‐I 3,001 Non‐standard Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes V

Chillicothe Ross County Level 1 C‐II 5,404 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal‐Lunken Field Level 1 C‐III 6,101 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Circleville Pickaway County Memorial Level 2 B‐II 4,346 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

Cleveland Burke Lakefront Level 1 C‐II 6,195 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Cleveland Cuyahoga County Level 1 D‐II 5,102 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Columbus Bolton Field Level 1 C‐II 5,500 Medium Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P



Table5‐5OhioAirportsBenchmarks,PartI



ATC Comms IAP

Columbus Ohio State University Level 1 D‐III 5,004 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Coshocton Richard Downing Level 1 B‐II 5,000 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

Dayton Dayton‐Wright Brothers Level 1 B‐II 5,000 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Dayton Greene County‐Lewis A. Jackson Rgnl Level 3 B‐II 4,500 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Dayton Moraine Air Park Level 4 B‐I 3,500 High Yes Partial Parallel No Yes V

Defiance Defiance Memorial Level 1 B‐II 4,199 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Delaware Delaware Municipal‐Jim Moore Field Level 1 C‐II 5,000 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip Level 4 A‐I 2,480 None No None No Yes V

East Liverpool Columbiana County Level 4 B‐II 3,503 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Findlay Findlay Level 2 C‐II 6,498 High Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan Level 2 C‐II 5,005 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Fremont Sandusky County Regional Level 2 C‐II 5,500 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Galion Galion Municipal Level 3 B‐I 3,505 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Gallipolis Gallia‐Meigs Regional Level 3 B‐I 3,999 High Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

Georgetown Brown County Level 4 B‐I 3,530 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Hamilton Butler County Regional Level 1 C‐II 5,500 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes P

Harrison Cincinnati West Level 3 B‐I 2,803 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

Hillsboro Highland County Level 3 B‐I 3,520 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

Jackson James A. Rhodes Level 2 B‐II 5,201 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal Level 4 A‐I Small 2,203 Low No Turn‐arounds No Yes V

Kent Kent State University Level 3 B‐II 4,000 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Kenton Hardin County Level 3 B‐II 4,802 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

Lancaster Fairfield County Level 2 C‐II 5,004 High Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field Level 1 B‐II 4,502 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Lima Lima Allen County Level 1 C‐II 6,000 High Yes Full Parallel No Yes P

London Madison County Level 3 B‐II 4,001 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional Level 1 C‐II 5,002 High Yes Full Parallel No Yes P

Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional Level 1 C‐IV 9,001 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Marion Marion Municipal Level 1 B‐II 5,000 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Marysville Union County Level 1 B‐II 4,218 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

McArthur Vinton County Level 3 B‐I 3,725 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes V

McConnelsville Morgan County Level 4 B‐I 3,500 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes V

Medina Medina Municipal Level 3 B‐II 3,556 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP






ATC Comms IAP

Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport Level 4 A‐I Small 1,852 None No Full Parallel No Yes V

Middlefield Geauga County Level 3 B‐II 3,500 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes C

Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field Level 1 B‐II 6,100 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Millersburg Holmes County Level 2 B‐II 3,498 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Mount Gilead Morrow County Level 4 B‐I 3,497 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes C

Mount Vernon Knox County Level 2 C‐II 5,498 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes P

Napoleon Henry County Level 3 B‐I 4,000 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

New Lexington Perry County Level 4 B‐I 3,498 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field Level 2 B‐II 3,951 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

Newark Newark‐Heath Level 2 B‐II 4,649 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

North Bass Island North Bass Island Level 4 A‐I Small 1,804 None No Turn‐arounds No Yes V

Norwalk Norwalk‐Huron County Level 3 B‐II 4,210 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Ottawa Putnam County Level 1 B‐II 4,500 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes APV

Oxford Miami University Level 2 B‐I Small 4,011 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Piqua Piqua‐Hartzell Field Level 3 B‐I 3,997 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field Level 2 C‐II 5,646 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional Level 1 B‐II 5,001 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Put‐In‐Bay Put In Bay Level 4 B‐I Small 2,870 None Yes Full Parallel No Yes V

Ravenna Portage County Level 2 B‐II 3,499 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

Sidney Sidney Municipal Level 1 B‐II 4,785 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

Springfield Springfield‐Beckley Municipal Level 1 C‐II 9,009 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark Level 3 B‐I 5,000 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Tiffin Seneca County Level 1 B‐II 4,000 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Toledo Toledo Executive Level 1 D‐I 5,829 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Upper Sandusky Wyandot County Level 4 B‐I 3,997 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes C

Urbana Grimes Field Level 2 B‐II 4,400 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes APV

Van Wert Van Wert County Level 3 B‐II 4,000 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Versailles Darke County Level 3 B‐II 4,512 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal Level 3 B‐II 3,529 Medium Yes Full Parallel No Yes NP

Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong Level 1 C‐II 5,500 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Washington Court House Fayette County Level 4 B‐I 5,097 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Wauseon Fulton County Level 2 B‐I 3,882 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Waverly Pike County Level 3 B‐II 4,900 High Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP






ATC Comms IAP

West Union Alexander Salamon Level 4 B‐I 3,762 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes NP

Willard Willard Level 4 B‐I 4,028 Medium No Turn‐arounds No Yes C

Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Level 1 B‐II 5,028 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes APV

Wilmington Clinton Field Level 3 B‐I 3,579 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Wilmington Wilmington Air Park Level 1 D‐IV 10,701 High Yes Full Parallel Yes Yes P

Woodsfield Monroe County Level 4 B‐II 3,805 Medium Yes Turn‐arounds No Yes NP

Wooster Wayne County Level 1 B‐II 5,191 Medium Yes Partial Parallel No Yes APV

Zanesville Zanesville Municipal Level 1 C‐II 5,000 High Yes Full Parallel No Yes P

Source: CDM Smith. Prepared September 2013. *FAA sources currently report a runway length of 4,999’. The airport is in the process of having the reported length revised to 5,000’. Approaches: P – Precision instrument approach APV – Instrument approach with vertical guidance NP – Non‐precision instrument approach C – Circling instrument approach V – Visual approach (no instrument approach procedure)



Table5‐6OhioAirportsBenchmarks,PartII

Associated City Airport Role Terminal Fuel Weather Equipment

Total Paved Parking ALS

Visual Approach

Aids Snow

Removal Fencing


Akron Akron‐Canton Air Carrier Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 10 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Cleveland Cleveland‐Hopkins Int'l Air Carrier Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS No data

ALSF2 PAPI Yes Complete

Columbus Port Columbus International Air Carrier Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 24 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Columbus Rickenbacker International Air Carrier Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 18 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l Air Carrier Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 12 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Toledo Toledo Express Air Carrier Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 51 MALSR VASI Yes Complete

Youngstown/Warren Youngstown‐Warren Regional Air Carrier Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 2 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete


Akron Akron Fulton International Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 25 None PAPI Yes Partial

Ashland Ashland County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 7 None PAPI Yes Partial

Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 13 None PAPI Yes None

Athens/Albany Ohio University‐Snyder Field Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 38 None PAPI Yes Complete

Barnesville Barnesville‐Bradfield Level 3 Yes Avgas Windsock 4 None None Yes Complete

Batavia Clermont County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 100 None PAPI Yes Partial

Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 16 None PAPI Yes Complete

Bluffton Bluffton Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 20 None PAPI Yes None

Bowling Green Wood County Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 20 None PAPI Yes Partial

Bryan Williams County Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 14 None PAPI Yes Partial

Bucyrus Port Bucyrus‐Crawford County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 12 None PAPI No Partial

Cadiz Harrison County Level 3 Yes Avgas Windsock 8 None PAPI Yes None

Caldwell Noble County Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 3 None PAPI No None

Cambridge Cambridge Municipal Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III PT 8 None VASI Yes None

Carrollton Carroll County‐Tolson Level 3 No Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 11 None PAPI Yes None

Celina Lakefield Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 12 None PAPI Yes None

Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark Level 3 Yes Avgas Windsock 25 None None Yes None

Chillicothe Ross County Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 40 None PAPI Yes None

Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal‐Lunken Field Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 50 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Circleville Pickaway County Memorial Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 28 None PAPI Yes Partial

Cleveland Burke Lakefront Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 40 MALSF PAPI Yes Complete

Cleveland Cuyahoga County Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 45 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete






Visual Approach

Aids Snow

Removal Fencing

Columbus Bolton Field Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 40 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Columbus Ohio State University Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 178 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Coshocton Richard Downing Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 28 None PAPI Yes Partial

Dayton Dayton‐Wright Brothers Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 50 MALS PAPI Yes Complete

Dayton Greene County‐Lewis A. Jackson Rgnl Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 24 None PAPI Yes Partial

Dayton Moraine Air Park Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 15 None None Yes Partial

Defiance Defiance Memorial Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 10 None PAPI Yes Partial

Delaware Delaware Municipal‐Jim Moore Field Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 35 None PAPI Yes Partial

Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip Level 4 No None Windsock 8 None None Yes Partial

East Liverpool Columbiana County Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 13 None PAPI Yes None

Findlay Findlay Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 6 None PAPI Yes Complete

Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 24 None PAPI Yes Partial

Fremont Sandusky County Regional Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 7 None PAPI Yes Partial

Galion Galion Municipal Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 14 None PAPI Yes None

Gallipolis Gallia‐Meigs Regional Level 3 Yes Avgas AWOS 4 None PAPI No Partial

Georgetown Brown County Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 28 None PAPI Yes Partial

Hamilton Butler County Regional Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 28 MALS PAPI Yes Complete

Harrison Cincinnati West Level 3 Yes Avgas AWOS III 10 None None No Partial

Hillsboro Highland County Level 3 Yes Avgas AWOS III 10 None PAPI Yes Partial

Jackson James A. Rhodes Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III PT 9 None VASI Yes Partial

Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal Level 4 Yes None Windsock 7 None None Yes None

Kent Kent State University Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 39 MALS VASI Yes Partial

Kenton Hardin County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 9 None None Yes None

Lancaster Fairfield County Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 50 None PAPI Yes Partial

Lebanon Warren County Airport/John Lane Field Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 22 None PAPI Yes None

Lima Lima Allen County Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 27 None PAPI Yes Partial

London Madison County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 23 None PAPI Yes Partial

Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 36 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 37 MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Marion Marion Municipal Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 30 None PAPI Yes Partial

Marysville Union County Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 14 None PAPI Yes Partial

McArthur Vinton County Level 3 Yes Avgas Windsock 8 None PAPI No None






Visual Approach

Aids Snow

Removal Fencing

McConnelsville Morgan County Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 11 None None Yes None

Medina Medina Municipal Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 4 None PAPI Yes Partial

Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport Level 4 Yes None Windsock 38 None PAPI Yes Complete

Middlefield Geauga County Level 3 No Avgas Windsock 13 None None No Partial

Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 15 None PAPI Yes Partial

Millersburg Holmes County Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 10 None VASI Yes Partial

Mount Gilead Morrow County Level 4 Yes None Windsock 11 None None No None

Mount Vernon Knox County Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 5 None PAPI Yes None

Napoleon Henry County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 2 None PAPI Yes None

New Lexington Perry County Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 0 None None Yes Partial

New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 20 None PAPI Yes Partial

Newark Newark‐Heath Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 12 None PAPI Yes Complete

North Bass Island North Bass Island Level 4 Yes None Windsock 0 None None Yes None

Norwalk Norwalk‐Huron County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 5 None None Yes Partial

Ottawa Putnam County Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 8 None PAPI Yes Partial

Oxford Miami University Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 18 None PAPI Yes Partial

Piqua Piqua Airport‐Hartzell Field Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 6 None None Yes None

Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 31 None PAPI Yes Partial

Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 35 None PAPI Yes Partial

Put‐In‐Bay Put In Bay Level 4 Yes None Windsock 26 None None Yes Partial

Ravenna Portage County Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 10 None PAPI Yes Partial

Sidney Sidney Municipal Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 12 None PAPI Yes None

Springfield Springfield‐Beckley Municipal Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWSS 11 SSALR PAPI Yes Complete

Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 8 None PAPI Yes Partial

Tiffin Seneca County Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 8 None PAPI Yes None

Toledo Toledo Executive Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 15 None PAPI Yes Complete

Upper Sandusky Wyandot County Level 4 No None Windsock 6 None None No None

Urbana Grimes Field Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III 12 None PAPI Yes Partial

Van Wert Van Wert County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 6 None PAPI Yes None

Versailles Darke County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III PT 9 None PAPI Yes Partial

Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 12 None VASI Yes Partial

Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III PT 3 None PAPI Yes Partial






Visual Approach

Aids Snow

Removal Fencing

Washington Court House Fayette County Level 4 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS 19 None PAPI Yes None

Wauseon Fulton County Level 2 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS III P 14 None PAPI Yes Partial

Waverly Pike County Level 3 Yes Jet‐A and avgas AWOS A 28 None PAPI Yes Complete

West Union Alexander Salamon Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 4 None PAPI Yes Partial

Willard Willard Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 0 None None Yes None

Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas Windsock 28 None PAPI Yes Complete

Wilmington Clinton Field Level 3 Yes Avgas AWOS 7 None PAPI Yes Partial

Wilmington Wilmington Air Park Level 1 Yes Jet‐A ASOS No data

MALSR PAPI Yes Complete

Woodsfield Monroe County Level 4 Yes Avgas Windsock 8 None None Yes Partial

Wooster Wayne County Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 12 None PAPI Yes None

Zanesville Zanesville Municipal Level 1 Yes Jet‐A and avgas ASOS 20 None PAPI Yes None

Source: CDM Smith. Prepared September 2013. PAPI – precision approach path indicator VASI – visual approach slope indicator ALSF2 – high intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashing lights, category II, configuration MALS – medium intensity approach lighting system MALSF – medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashing lights MALSR – medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights SSALR – simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights

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