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2 Ohio Airport System Inventory
The purpose of the inventory effort is to identify current facilities and conditions at Ohio system airports. The inventory process and the data collected will provide a foundation for understanding the airport system’s existing conditions. Further, much of the data collected will be used for subsequent analysis, evaluations, benchmarking, and recommendations throughout the study process. The data collected will also serve as a valuable resource to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Office of Aviation by providing updated data relative to the system.
This chapter presents an overview of the Ohio Airports Focus Study inventory effort and results, and includes the following sections:
The Inventory Process, including a description of the Airport Inventory and Data Survey and other data sources.
A description of the Existing Airport System. Airside Facilities such as primary runways, taxiways, and instrument approaches. A snapshot of Airport Activity such as based aircraft counts and operations. Landside Facilities such as aircraft hangars, terminal buildings, and utilities. Pilot and Passenger Services, including fueling, aircraft maintenance, and ground
transportation. Security and Access measures such as controlled access to sensitive areas and perimeter
fencing. Airport Planning and Documentation such as airport master plans, airport layout plans, and
pavement maintenance plans.
Inventory Process The Ohio airport system is defined as the 104 airports included in the Focus Study. Information in this chapter was collected primarily through the Airport Inventory and Data Survey, completed by each airport, and by supplemental data from other sources. The survey is a 17-page questionnaire with sections dedicated to airport facilities, services, operations, public outreach, and development, among others. Also included in this survey is the employment/economic questionnaire, the results of which will lead directly to the economic impact portion of the Focus Study. These surveys were initially populated with data from the FAA’s most recent Form 5010, the Airport Master Record, and then mailed to each of the study airports. These surveys were collected and reviewed in person by the consultant team during meetings at each airport. Airport managers, fixed base operator (FBO) representatives, and/or sponsor representatives assisted in providing this data. Information on the survey was verified and supplemented through the on-site interviews, telephone interviews, and secondary sources including:
FAA Form 5010, Airport Master Record FAA Airport/Facilities Directory AirNav.com Airport Master Plans and Airport Layout Plans (ALPs) ODOT Office of Aviation
Airport response rate to the Airport Inventory and Data Survey was 100 percent, with all 104 of the publically-owned, public-use airports in Ohio completing and returning their surveys. The data collected during the inventory effort was reviewed and entered into a database for future reference. Throughout this chapter, much of this data is presented in tabular form, with special attention paid
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to general aviation facilities in the summarizing text. The tables in this chapter present data that is important for subsequent steps in the Focus Study, as well as that which may not influence future steps but is information of interest.
Existing Airport System The Ohio airport system consists of the 104 publicly-owned, public-use airports in the state. This system includes seven airports providing scheduled commercial service and 97 general aviation (GA) facilities. The previous Ohio State Airport System Plan 2006 defined the system as having 105 airports. Since that study, Blue Ash Airport in the Cincinnati region has closed. Exhibit 2-1 shows the locations of the 104 system airports in Ohio.
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Exhibit 2-1 Airports in the Ohio Airport System
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Airside Facilities The Airport Inventory and Data Survey asked Ohio system airport representatives to report a multitude of information about their airside facilities. Airports responded with information on their primary runways, taxiways, navigational aids, instrument approaches, and more. The following sections summarize airside facilities at Ohio system airports.
Runway and Taxiway Inventory Airport representatives were asked to report information specific to each airport’s primary runway. This information includes runway orientation and dimensions, runway design code (RDC), airport reference code (ARC), taxiway type and width, the existence of any displaced thresholds and declared distances, and compliance with runway safety areas. This data is presented for each airport in Table 2-1.
Primary Runways When discussing runway length, 5,000 feet is a significant length in airport operation and aviation planning, particularly at airports with only one runway. Many insurance providers require that insured aircraft operators such as life flight/medevac and corporate jet owners only operate on runways with a length of at least 5,000 feet, although the FAA does not consider this need as justification for a runway extension. In the Ohio system, 43 of the 104 airports have a primary runway that is at least 5,000 feet in length, including 36 general aviation facilities. The dimensions of every primary runway in Ohio are detailed in Table 2-1.
Airport Reference Code and Runway Design Code The Airport Reference Code (ARC) and Runway Design Code (RDC) are coding systems that relate airport design criteria to the operational and physical characteristics of the airplanes that are intended to operate at an airport. Both are composite designations based on the Aircraft Category and Airplane Design Group of the critical aircraft. The Aircraft Categories, designated by a letter (A through E), refer to the aircraft’s approach speed. Airplane Design Groups are designated by a Roman numeral (I through VI), and refer to the wingspan of the aircraft. Generally, the size and characteristics of an airport’s runway and other facilities are related to aircraft approach speed, airplane wingspan, and designated or planned instrument approach visibility minimums. Exhibit 2-2 provides examples of common airplanes with their approach category and design group as specified by FAA standards. Even though a runway may be designated as a certain ARC, it does not prohibit larger aircraft from operating at the airport.
An RDC is assigned to each individual runway at an airport and meant to create design standards that the runway will be built to, while an ARC is the airport’s highest RDC minus the visibility component. Table 2-1 details the RDC of each Ohio system airport’s primary runway.
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Exhibit 2-2 Common GA Aircraft with FAA Approach and Design Categories
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Table 2-1 Runway and Taxiway Characteristics
Associated City Airport Name Primary Runway
Dimensions (ft.) RDC Taxiway Type
Taxiway Width
(ft.) Meets RSA Standards*
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton 05/23 8,204 x 150 D-IV Partial Parallel 75 Yes
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l 06L-24R 9,956 x 150 C-IV Full Parallel 75 Yes
Columbus Port Columbus International 10R/28L 10,125 x 150 D-V Full Parallel 75 Yes
Columbus Rickenbacker International 05R/23L 12,102 x 200 D-V Full Parallel 75 Yes
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l 06L/24R 10,900 x 150 D-V Full Parallel 75 Yes
Toledo Toledo Express 07/25 10,599 x 150 C-IV Full Parallels 75 & 35 Yes
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional 14/32 9,003 x 150 C-IV Full Parallel 75 Yes
General Aviation
Akron Akron Fulton International 07/25 6,337 x 150 C-II Full Parallel 50 No
Ashland Ashland County 01/19 3,501 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional 09/27 5,197 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 40 No
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field 07/25 5,600 x 100 C-III Full Parallel 75 Yes
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield 09/27 4,004 x 65 B-I Partial Parallel 32 No
Batavia Clermont County 04/22 3,566 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 30 Yes
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional 07/25 5,000 x 100** C-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Bluffton Bluffton 05/23 4,126 x 75 B-I Partial Parallel 25 Yes
Bowling Green Wood County 10/28 4,199 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 40 Yes
Bryan Williams County 07/25 4,782 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County 04/22 3,898 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel & Turn-around 35 No
Cadiz Harrison County 13/31 3,765 x 75 B-I Partial Parallel 25 Yes
Caldwell Noble County 05/23 3,811 x 65 B-I Turn-arounds NA Yes
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal 04/22 4,298 x 75 B-II Turn-arounds NA Yes
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson 07/25 4,297 x 75 B-I Partial Parallel & Turn-arounds 35 Yes
Celina Lakefield 08/26 4,400 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 30 Yes
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark 08/26 3,001 x 70 B-I Turn-arounds NA No
Chillicothe Ross County 05/23 5,404 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 50 Yes
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field 03R/21L 6,101 x 150 C-III Full Parallels 100 & 75 No
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial 01/19 4,346 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Cleveland Burke Lakefront 06L/24R 6,195 x 150 C-II Full Parallel 75 Yes
Cleveland Cuyahoga County 06/24 5,102 x 100 D-II Full Parallel 50 No
Columbus Ohio State University 09R/27L 5,004 x 100 D-III Full Parallel 50 Yes
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Table 2-1 Runway and Taxiway Characteristics
Associated City Airport Name Primary Runway
Dimensions (ft.) RDC Taxiway Type
Taxiway Width
(ft.) Meets RSA Standards*
Columbus Bolton Field 04/22 5,500 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 50 Yes
Coshocton Richard Downing 04/22 5,000 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional 07/25 4,500 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Dayton Moraine Air Park 08/26 3,500 x 65 B-I Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers 02/20 5,000 x 100 B-II Full Parallel 50 No
Defiance Defiance Memorial 12/30 4,199 x 72 B-II Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field 10/28 5,000 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 40 Yes
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip 09/27 2,480 x 70 A-I None NA No
East Liverpool Columbiana County 07/25 3,503 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Findlay Findlay 18/36 6,498 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 50 Yes
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan 09/27 5,005 x 100 C-II Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Fremont Sandusky County Regional 06/24 5,500 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Galion Galion Municipal 05/23 3,505 x 75 B-I Partial Parallel 35 No
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional 05/23 3,999 x 75 B-I Turn-arounds NA No
Georgetown Brown County 18/36 3,530 x 65 B-I Partial Parallel 30 Yes
Hamilton Butler County Regional 11/29 5,500 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Harrison Cincinnati West 01/19 2,803 x 60 B-I Turn-around & Stub 25 Yes
Hillsboro Highland County 05/23 3,520 x 75 B-I Full Parallel 36 No
Jackson James A. Rhodes 01/19 5,201 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 35 No
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal 09/27 2,203 x 50 A-I Small Turn-around NA No
Kent Kent State University 01/19 4,000 x 60 B-II Full Parallel 40 Yes
Kenton Hardin County 04/22 4,802 x 75 B-II Turn-arounds 35 Yes
Lancaster Fairfield County 10/28 5,004 x 75 C-II Full Parallel 35 No
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field 01/19 4,502 x 65 B-II Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Lima Lima Allen County 10/28 6,000 x 150 C-II Full Parallel 40 No
London Madison County 09/27 4,001 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional 07/25 5,002 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 50 Yes
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional 14/32 9,001 x 150 C-IV Full Parallel 75 & 50 No
Marion Marion Municipal 07/25 5,000 x 100 B-II Full Parallel 40 No
Marysville Union County 09/27 4,218 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
McArthur Vinton County 09/27 3,725 x 75 B-I Turn-arounds NA No
McConnelsville Morgan County 12/30 3,500 x 65 B-I Turn-arounds NA No
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Table 2-1 Runway and Taxiway Characteristics
Associated City Airport Name Primary Runway
Dimensions (ft.) RDC Taxiway Type
Taxiway Width
(ft.) Meets RSA Standards*
Medina Medina Municipal 09/27 3,556 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport 10/28 1,852 x 75 A-I Small Full Parallel 25 Yes
Middlefield Geauga County 11/29 3,500 x 65 B-II Turn-around & Stubs NA Yes
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field 05/23 6,100 x 100 B-II Full Parallel 40 No
Millersburg Holmes County 09/27 3,498 x 65 B-II Partial Parallel 30 Yes
Mount Gilead Morrow County 10/28 3,497 x 65 B-I Partial Parallel 25 Yes
Mount Vernon Knox County 10/28 5,498 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Napoleon Henry County 10/28 4,000 x 65 B-I Turn-arounds NA Yes
New Lexington Perry County 08/26 3,498 x 75 B-I Turn-around & Stub 35 No
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field 14/32 3,951 x 100 B-II Full Parallel 28 No
Newark Newark-Heath 09/27 4,649 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 40 Yes
North Bass Island North Bass Island 01/19 1,804 x 60 A-I Small Turn-around NA Yes
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County 10/28 4,210 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 35 No
Ottawa Putnam County 09/27 4,500 x 75 B-II Turn-around NA Yes
Oxford Miami University 05/23 4,011 x 70 B-I Small Partial Parallel 35 No
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field 08/26 3,997 x 75 B-I Partial Parallel & Turn-around 40 No
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field 09/27 5,646 x 100 C-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional 18/36 5,001 x 100 B-II Partial Parallel 40 No
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay 03/21 2,870 x 75 B-I Small Full Parallel 25 Yes
Ravenna Portage County 09/27 3,499 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Sidney Sidney Municipal 10/28 4,785 x 75 B-II Turn-arounds 35 Yes
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal 06/24 9,009 x 150 C-II Full Parallel 75 Yes
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark 14/32 5,000 x 60*** B-I Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Tiffin Seneca County 06/24 4,000 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Toledo Toledo Executive 14/32 5,829 x 100 D-I Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County 18/36 3,997 x 75 B-I Turn-around NA Yes
Urbana Grimes Field 02/20 4,400 x 100 B-II Full Parallel 35 Yes
Van Wert Van Wert County 09/27 4,000 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 36 Yes
Versailles Darke County 09/27 4,512 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 30 Yes
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal 02/20 3,529 x 75 B-II Full Parallel 30 Yes
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong 08/26 5,500 x 100 C-II Partial Parallel 40 Yes
Washington Court House Fayette County 05/23 5,097 x 75 B-I Partial Parallel 35 Yes
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Table 2-1 Runway and Taxiway Characteristics
Associated City Airport Name Primary Runway
Dimensions (ft.) RDC Taxiway Type
Taxiway Width
(ft.) Meets RSA Standards*
Wauseon Fulton County 09/27 3,882 x 75 B-I Partial Parallel & Turn-around 30 Yes
Waverly Pike County 07/25 4,900 x 75 B-II Partial Parallel 24 Yes
West Union Alexander Salamon 05/23 3,762 x 65 B-I Partial Parallel 35 Yes
Willard Willard 10/28 4,028 x 65 B-I Turn-arounds NA No
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 05/23 5,028 x 100 B-II Turn-around 35 Yes
Wilmington Clinton Field 03/21 3,579 x 65 B-I Small Partial Parallel 30 Yes
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park 04L/22R 10,701 x 150 D-IV Full Parallel 75 No
Woodsfield Monroe County 07/25 3,805 x 75 B-II Turn-arounds NA Yes
Wooster Wayne County 10/28 5,191 x 100 B-II Partial Parallel 30 No
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal 04/22 5,000 x 150 C-II Full Parallel 50 Yes
Source: FAA Form 5010, Airport Inventory and Data Survey Note: an RSA status of “Unknown” signifies was reported if the status of the RSA is unknown by airport management
*This is not an official RSA standard maintained by the FAA. **FAA sources currently report a runway length of 4,999 feet. The airport is in the process of having the reported length revised to 5,000 feet.
***Runway length reflects construction beginning in 2014.
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Taxiways The FAA recognizes four different types of taxiways: stub, turn-around, partial parallel, and full parallel, which are graphically depicted on Exhibit 2-3. Of the 104 Ohio system airports, 42 have a full parallel taxiway serving their primary runway, while an additional 35 have a partial parallel taxiway. Table 2-1 details taxiway type and width at each airport.
Exhibit 2-3 FAA-Recognized Taxiway Types
Source: Federal Aviation Administration, CDM Smith
Runway Safety Area A runway safety area (RSA) is defined by the FAA as the surface surrounding the runway prepared or suitable for reducing the risk of damage to airplanes in the event of an undershoot, overshoot, or excursion from the runway. The specific dimensions of an RSA are based on the ARC for the specific runway and instrument approach visibility minimums, which only change the RSA dimensions if the minimums are below ¾ mile. Wider wingspans and faster approach speeds of an airport or runway’s critical aircraft require RSAs that are wider and extend farther beyond the runway ends. The RSA also has a specified grade to help protect an aircraft during takeoff or landing mishaps.
Table 2-1 details RSA compliance on primary runways in the Ohio airport system. Of the 97 general aviation system airports, 67 were found to have a primary RSA meeting FAA standards, while 30 airports have a primary RSA not meeting compliance standards. Noncompliance with RSA standards could be due to such factors as improper grading to the surfaces in the RSA or a road located within the RSA.
Separation Standards The FAA has established standards for separation distances between runway centerlines and taxiway centerlines, as well as runway centerlines and aircraft parking areas. These standards vary by airport, and are based on the ARC of each runway. Table 2-2 details primary runway compliance with these standards, and lists the distance between runway centerlines and taxiway centerlines, and runway centerlines and aircraft parking areas, where applicable. All seven commercial service airports meet separation standards for their primary runways. Of the 97 general aviation facilities in the system, 53 meet separation standards for parallel taxiways, and 77 meet standards for the required separation between their primary runway centerlines and aircraft parking areas.
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Table 2-2 Runway and Taxiway Separation Standards
Associated City Airport Name
RW Centerline to Parallel TW Centerline
Separation (ft.)
RW Centerline to Aircraft
Parking Area Separation
(ft.)
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton Yes 400 Yes 550
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l Yes 550 Yes 2,000
Columbus Port Columbus International Yes 350 Yes 725
Columbus Rickenbacker International Yes 2,037 Yes 1,200
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l Yes 450 Yes 1,327
Toledo Toledo Express Yes 600 Yes 750
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional Yes 762 Yes 850
General Aviation
Akron Akron Fulton International Yes 400 Yes 500
Ashland Ashland County No 230-240 Yes 270
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional Yes 400 Yes 715
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field Yes 400 Yes 660
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield No 102 No 180
Batavia Clermont County No 155 No 225
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional Yes 400 Yes 540
Bluffton Bluffton No 182 Yes 645
Bowling Green Wood County Yes 300 Yes NA
Bryan Williams County No 135 Yes 1,000
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County Yes 240 No 145
Cadiz Harrison County No 100 No 157
Caldwell Noble County NA NA No 150
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal NA NA Yes 285
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson Yes 400 Yes 300
Celina Lakefield No 138 Yes 480
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark NA NA Yes 260
Chillicothe Ross County Yes 400 Yes 550
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field NA NA Yes 500+
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial Yes 250 Yes 320
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Yes 715 Yes 850
Cleveland Cuyahoga County No 375 Yes 1,000
Columbus Ohio State University Yes 500 Yes 580
Columbus Bolton Field No 250 Yes 600
Coshocton Richard Downing Yes 240 Yes 526
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional Yes 240 Yes 330
Dayton Moraine Air Park No 150 No 185
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers Yes 250 Yes 680
Defiance Defiance Memorial Yes 300 Yes 600
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field Yes 400 Yes 500
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip NA NA Yes 200+
East Liverpool Columbiana County Yes 240 Yes 305
Findlay Findlay Yes 400 Yes 535
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan No 250 No 250
Fremont Sandusky County Regional Yes 400 Yes 570
Galion Galion Municipal No 175 Yes 250
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional NA NA No 150
Georgetown Brown County Yes 150 Yes 285
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Table 2-2 Runway and Taxiway Separation Standards
Associated City Airport Name
RW Centerline to Parallel TW Centerline
Separation (ft.)
RW Centerline to Aircraft
Parking Area Separation
(ft.)
Hamilton Butler County Regional Yes 400 Yes 490
Harrison Cincinnati West No 0 Yes 300
Hillsboro Highland County Yes 160 Yes 225
Jackson James A. Rhodes Yes 240 Yes 306
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal NA NA No 65
Kent Kent State University Yes 250 Yes 550
Kenton Hardin County Yes 250 Yes 400
Lancaster Fairfield County Yes 300 Yes 375
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field No 150 Yes 330
Lima Lima Allen County Yes 400 Yes 410
London Madison County Yes 261 Yes 341
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional Yes 400 Yes 750
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional Yes 500 Yes 762
Marion Marion Municipal Yes 400 Yes 966
Marysville Union County Yes 240 Yes 305
McArthur Vinton County NA NA No 160
McConnelsville Morgan County NA NA No 90
Medina Medina Municipal Yes 347 Yes 420
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport Yes 150 Yes 162
Middlefield Geauga County NA NA Yes 250
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field Yes 400 Yes 520
Millersburg Holmes County No 100 No 152
Mount Gilead Morrow County Yes 283 Yes 350
Mount Vernon Knox County Yes 300 Yes 375
Napoleon Henry County NA NA No 125
New Lexington Perry County NA NA NA NA
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field No 135 Yes 250
Newark Newark-Heath No 100 Yes 266
North Bass Island North Bass Island No NA Yes 125
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County Yes 240 No 180
Ottawa Putnam County No NA Yes 265
Oxford Miami University Yes 240 Yes 125+
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field No 140 Yes 240
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field Yes 400 Yes 1,500
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional Yes 280 Yes 450
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay Yes 150 Yes 150
Ravenna Portage County Yes 240 Yes 280
Sidney Sidney Municipal NA NA Yes 1,800
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal Yes 750 Yes 837
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark Yes 240 Yes 320
Tiffin Seneca County Yes 250 No 210
Toledo Toledo Executive Yes 400 Yes Over 700
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County No NA Yes 200
Urbana Grimes Field Yes 400 Yes 800
Van Wert Van Wert County Yes 240 Yes 315
Versailles Darke County No 142 No 145
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal No 137 No 150
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Table 2-2 Runway and Taxiway Separation Standards
Associated City Airport Name
RW Centerline to Parallel TW Centerline
Separation (ft.)
RW Centerline to Aircraft
Parking Area Separation
(ft.)
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong Yes 325 Yes 655
Washington Court House Fayette County No 175 Yes 300
Wauseon Fulton County Yes 236 Yes 240
Waverly Pike County No 150 Yes 300
West Union Alexander Salamon No 170 No 235
Willard Willard No NA No 45
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal NA NA Yes 480
Wilmington Clinton Field No 150 Yes 225
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park Yes 785 Yes 940
Woodsfield Monroe County NA NA Yes 250
Wooster Wayne County No 150 Yes 388
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal Yes 300 Yes 500
NA: separation standards are not applicable to runways without a parallel taxiway Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
NAVAIDs, Visual Aids, and Weather Reporting Capabilities The safety and efficiency of airport operations can be greatly enhanced by the presence of navigational aids (NAVAIDs), various visual aids, and on-site weather reporting capabilities. Managers and sponsors of Ohio system airports were asked to report the existence of runway and taxiway lighting, NAVAIDs, airport beacons, weather reporting capabilities, and various other visual aids at their facilities. Table 2-3 details such instruments at the 104 system airports.
Runway and Taxiway Lighting The FAA recognizes three standard types of runway lighting: high, medium, and low intensity runway lighting. These are commonly referred to as HIRL, MIRL, and LIRL. Table 2-3 details runway lighting systems on primary runways in the Ohio system. Of the system’s 97 general aviation airports, 18 airports have a HIRL system, while 72 airports have a MIRL system and two have LIRL. An additional one airport has a nonstandard (NSTD) runway lighting system. In addition, 70 general aviation airports reported having a taxiway lighting system.
Visual Aids and NAVAIDs Visual landing aids and NAVAIDs are systems that allow for visual identification of runways and proper alignment with runway centerlines and glideslopes, as well as items such as airport beacons and wind indicators. Types of visual landing aids and NAVAIDs include the following:
Visual Glide Slope Indicator (VGSI): A VGSI is a ground lighting system that defines a vertical approach path, helping pilots to determine if their approach is too low or too high for an ideal landing. The two most commonly used VGSI systems are the visual approach slope indicator (VASI) and precision approach path indicator (PAPI). There are multiple versions of the VASI and PAPI, depending on the number of lights utilized: P2L – Two light PAPI on left side of runway P2R - Two light PAPI on right side of runway P4L – Four light PAPI of left side of runway P4R - Four light PAPI on right side of runway V2L – Two box VASI on left side of runway V4L – Four box VASI on left side of runway
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Runway End Indicator Lights (REILS): An airport lighting facility located at the runway threshold that consists of one white high intensity strobe light installed at each corner of a runway end, enabling the pilot to quickly identify the runway threshold.
Approach Lighting System (ALS): A lighting system that extends outward from a runway end, consisting of light bars, strobe lights, or a combination of the two. An ALS is typically installed on runways with instrument approach capabilities to allow pilots to visually align with a runway while on approach. Many types of ALS exist, but two of the most common are the medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights (MALSR) and the medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashing lights (MALSF).
Rotating Beacon: Indicates the location of an airport to pilots at night or during conditions of limited visibility. Beacons rotate at a constant speed to produce the visual effect of a light flashing at regular intervals, similar to a lighthouse. Differing rates of flash and lighting color signify the type of airport or heliport.
Segmented Circle: A visual aid that identifies traffic patterns at airports without an ATCT. Segmented circles are lighted at night to aid pilots performing under visual flight rules (VFR).
Wind Indicator: An airport wind sock is designed to indicate the direction of the wind to approaching pilots. Some airports install wind indicators that are lighted at night.
Exhibit 2-4 summarizes the percentage of general aviation airports in the Ohio system that utilize these aids, while Table 2-3 provides detailed lists per airport. Note that VGSI and REILS are listed for the primary runways. For example, Ashland County Airport reported having a P4L/V2L under VGSI, meaning runway end 01 has a four light PAPI, and runway end 19 has a two box VASI.
Exhibit 2-4 Percentage of GA Airports with Visual and Navigational Aids
Source: FAA Form 5010, Airport Inventory and Data Survey
On-Site Weather Reporting In addition to the above NAVAIDs and visual landing aids, accurate and up-to-the-minutes weather reporting is essential to safe and expeditious airport operations. Automated weather reporting systems disseminate weather information to pilots through an automated VHF airband radio frequency. Types of automated weather reporting systems include the following:
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Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS): The AWOS is one of the two most commonly used weather reporting technologies available to airports. AWOS units generally report weather conditions at 20 minute intervals and do not report special observations for rapidly changing weather conditions. There are several varieties of AWOS depending on the sensor systems which are installed. These varieties include the following: AWOS A: Measures barometric air pressure and reports information required for proper
altimeter setting. AWOS I: Reports wind speed and direction, wind gust, variable wind direction,
temperature, dew point in Celsius, altimeter setting, and density altitude. AWOS II: All capabilities of AWOS I plus visibility, variable visibility, precipitation, and
day/night AWOS III: All capabilities of AWOS II plus sky condition and cloud height up to 12,000 feet. AWOS III P: All capabilities of AWOS III plus present weather and precipitation
identification. AWOS III T: All capabilities of AWOS III plus thunderstorm and lightning detection AWOS III PT: All capabilities of AWOS III plus present weather and lightning detection AWOS III PTZ: All capabilities of AWOS III plus present weather, lightning detection, and
freezing rain detection. Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS): The ASOS is the other of the mostly commonly
used weather reporting technology at airports in the U.S. An ASOS system is comparable to the abilities of an AWOS III, and can also report dew point in degrees Fahrenheit, present weather, icing, lightning, sea level pressure, and precipitation accumulation.
Automated Weather Sensor System (AWSS): The AWSS is a less commonly used weather reporting system that is comparable in ability to an ASOS or AWOS III.
Table 2-3 details weather reporting capabilities at Ohio system airports. In total, 56 general aviation system airports have one of the above varieties of on-site weather reporting technology. Of these, 17 have an ASOS, 38 have a form of AWOS, and one airport has an AWSS.
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Table 2-3 Visual Landing Aids, NAVAIDs, and On-Site Weather Reporting
Associated City Airport Name Runway Lighting
Taxiway Lighting VGSI REIL ALS
Rotating Beacon
Wind Indicator
Type Segmented
Circle Weather Reporting
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton HIRL Yes P4L/P4L N/N MALSR/MALSR Yes Lighted No ASOS
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l HIRL Yes P4L/P4R N/N ALSF2/ALSF2 Yes Lighted No ASOS
Columbus Port Columbus International HIRL Yes N/P4L Y/Y MALSR/N Yes Lighted No ASOS
Columbus Rickenbacker International HIRL Yes P4L/P4L N/N ALSF2/MALSR Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l HIRL Yes P4L/V4L N/N ALSF2/MALSR Yes Lighted No ASOS
Toledo Toledo Express HIRL Yes N/V2L N/N ALSF2/MALSR Yes Lighted No None
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional HIRL Yes P4L/P4L N/N MALSR/MALSR Yes Lighted No ASOS
General Aviation
Akron Akron Fulton International HIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No ASOS
Ashland Ashland County HIRL Unknown P4L/V2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional MIRL No P4L/P4L Y/Y RNAV/N Yes Lighted Yes ASOS
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield MIRL No N/N N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Batavia Clermont County MIRL Yes P2L/P2L Y/Y N/N Yes Unlighted No AWOS III
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Bluffton Bluffton MIRL Yes N/PAPI N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Bowling Green Wood County MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes AWOS
Bryan Williams County MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Unlighted No None
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Cadiz Harrison County MIRL No P2L/P2L N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
Caldwell Noble County MIRL Yes P2L/P2L N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal MIRL Yes V2L/V2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes AWOS III PT
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson HIRL Yes P2L/P2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Celina Lakefield MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark NSTD Yes N/N N/N N/N Yes Unlighted No None
Chillicothe Ross County MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field HIRL Yes P4R/V4L Y/N N/MALSR Yes Lighted No AWOS
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial MIRL Yes N/P4R N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Cleveland Burke Lakefront HIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/6L 24R/MALSF Yes Lighted Yes ASOS
Cleveland Cuyahoga County HIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/N N/MALSR Yes Lighted No None
Columbus Ohio State University HIRL Yes P4L/P4L N/Y MALSR/ Yes Lighted No ASOS
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Table 2-3 Visual Landing Aids, NAVAIDs, and On-Site Weather Reporting
Associated City Airport Name Runway Lighting
Taxiway Lighting VGSI REIL ALS
Rotating Beacon
Wind Indicator
Type Segmented
Circle Weather Reporting
Columbus Bolton Field MIRL Yes P4L/P4L N/Y MALSR/N Yes Lighted Yes AWOS III
Coshocton Richard Downing MIRL Yes P2L/P4R Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional LIRL Yes P2L/P2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Dayton Moraine Air Park HIRL No N/N N/N N/N Yes Unlighted Yes None
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers MIRL Yes P2L/V4L N/N N/MALS Yes Lighted No AWOS
Defiance Defiance Memorial MIRL No P4L/NSTD Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No ASOS
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip None NA N/N N/N N/N No Unlighted No None
East Liverpool Columbiana County MIRL No N/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes None
Findlay Findlay HIRL Yes P4L/P4L N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No ASOS
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes AWOS
Fremont Sandusky County Regional MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Galion Galion Municipal MIRL Yes P4L/V2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional HIRL Yes P2L/P2L /Y Y/Y Yes Lighted Yes AWOS
Georgetown Brown County MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Hamilton Butler County Regional MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/MALS Yes None No ASOS
Harrison Cincinnati West MIRL Yes N/N N/N N/N Yes Unlighted No AWOS III
Hillsboro Highland County MIRL Yes /P2L-23 Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Jackson James A. Rhodes MIRL No N/S2L PCL N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III PT
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal LIRL No N/N N/N N/N No Lighted No None
Kent Kent State University MIRL Yes V4L/V4L Y/Y MALS 01/19 Yes Lighted No None
Kenton Hardin County MIRL Yes N/N N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
Lancaster Fairfield County HIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No ASOS
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field MIRL Yes P4R/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes AWOS III
Lima Lima Allen County HIRL Yes P4L/P4R Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes ASOS
London Madison County MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional HIRL Yes P4L/P4L N/Y MALSR/N Yes Lighted Yes ASOS
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional HIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/MALSR Yes Lighted No ASOS
Marion Marion Municipal MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No ASOS
Marysville Union County MIRL No P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
McArthur Vinton County MIRL Yes N/P2L N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
McConnelsville Morgan County MIRL Yes N/N N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
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Table 2-3 Visual Landing Aids, NAVAIDs, and On-Site Weather Reporting
Associated City Airport Name Runway Lighting
Taxiway Lighting VGSI REIL ALS
Rotating Beacon
Wind Indicator
Type Segmented
Circle Weather Reporting
Medina Medina Municipal MIRL No P4L/P4L N/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes None
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport None Yes P4L/P4L N/N N/N No Unlighted Yes None
Middlefield Geauga County MIRL No N/N Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Millersburg Holmes County MIRL Yes N/V2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Mount Gilead Morrow County MIRL Yes N/N N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
Mount Vernon Knox County MIRL Yes P10/P28 Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Napoleon Henry County MIRL Yes P2L/P2L N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
New Lexington Perry County MIRL Yes N/N N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field MIRL Yes P4R/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes ASOS
Newark Newark-Heath MIRL No P4L/P4R Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No ASOS
North Bass Island North Bass Island None No N/N N/N N/N No Unlighted No None
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County MIRL No N/N N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
Ottawa Putnam County MIRL Yes P2L/P2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Oxford Miami University MIRL Yes P2L/P2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field MIRL Yes N/N Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes AWOS
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay None No N/N N/N N/N Yes Unlighted Yes None
Ravenna Portage County MIRL Yes N/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Sidney Sidney Municipal MIRL No P2L/P2R N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal HIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/N SSALR/N Yes Lighted Yes AWSS
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark MIRL Yes N/PAPI Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes None
Tiffin Seneca County MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes None
Toledo Toledo Executive MIRL Yes P4L/N Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County MIRL No N/N N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
Urbana Grimes Field MIRL Yes P4R/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III
Van Wert Van Wert County MIRL No P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Versailles Darke County MIRL No P2L/P2L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III PT
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal MIRL No V2R/V2L N/N N/N Yes Lighted No None
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong MIRL Yes P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III PT
Washington Court House Fayette County MIRL Unknown N/P4L N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
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Table 2-3 Visual Landing Aids, NAVAIDs, and On-Site Weather Reporting
Associated City Airport Name Runway Lighting
Taxiway Lighting VGSI REIL ALS
Rotating Beacon
Wind Indicator
Type Segmented
Circle Weather Reporting
Wauseon Fulton County MIRL Yes P4L/P4R Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS III P
Waverly Pike County HIRL No P4L/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS A
West Union Alexander Salamon MIRL No N/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Willard Willard MIRL Yes N/N N/N N/N No Unlighted No None
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal MIRL Yes P4R/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes None
Wilmington Clinton Field MIRL Unknown P2L/P2L N/N N/N Yes Lighted No AWOS
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park HIRL Yes P4L/P4L N/N MALSR/ALSF2 Yes Lighted No ASOS
Woodsfield Monroe County MIRL No N/RW25 N/Y N/N Yes Lighted No None
Wooster Wayne County MIRL Yes P4L/V4R Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted Yes ASOS
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal HIRL Yes P4R/P4L Y/Y N/N Yes Lighted No ASOS
Source: FAA Form 5010, Airport Inventory and Data Survey
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Approach Capabilities The availability of instrument approach procedures (IAP), particularly during times of inclement weather and limited visibility, greatly enhances both safety and operational capacity at airports. As the ceiling and visibility around an airport decreases, electronic guidance provided by specialized equipment to aircraft (that are also equipped with specialized equipment) allows a pilot to navigate the aircraft, without any outside visual references, to a point close enough to the runway threshold where the pilot can visually acquire the runway environment and land safely. Additionally, the availability of instrument approach capabilities at an airport increases capacity by allowing continued use of the airport by aircraft equipped to fly instrument procedures because they can still land at the airport while aircraft which can only fly during visual conditions cannot. For this study, the approach capabilities of an airport are broken into five categories: precision, approaches with vertical guidance, non-precision, circling, and visual. Airports with published instrument approach procedures are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) airports, while airports with no published instrument approach procedures are referred to as Visual Flight Rules (VFR) airports. The following offers a summary of commonly utilized approaches in each category:
Precision Approaches: Precision instrument approach procedures allow for very precise vertical and horizontal course guidance, allowing approaches and landings to occur during conditions of very low visibility and cloud ceilings. The standard precision approach is an instrument landing system (ILS), which uses ground-based radio navigation aids to provide exact vertical and horizontal course guidance using both a localizer and a glide-slope indicator. Aircraft following an ILS approach typically follow a three degree continuous descent path provided by the glide slope portion of the ILS. This guides an aircraft directly to the touchdown zone of a runway. There are three categories of ILS approaches, each of which has different requirements for visibility minima, aircraft equipment, and pilot certifications. These categories are: CAT I: can provide navigational guidance to as low as 200 feet above ground level. CAT II: can provide navigational guidance to as low as 100 feet above ground level. CAT III: can provide navigational guidance to ground level.
Approaches with Vertical Guidance (APV): Approach capabilities have been greatly increased by the evolution of satellite technology, specifically the satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS). These approaches provide greater accuracy than non-precision approaches (described below), often approaching the accuracy of an ILS. Like an ILS, these approaches have both course and altitude guidance. There are two types of approaches with vertical guidance – the localizer performance with vertical guidance (LPV), and the lateral navigation/vertical navigation (LNAV/VNAV) approach. With the assistance of the wide area augmentation system (WAAS), LPV is capable of achieving approach minima comparable to a CAT I ILS.
Non-Precision Approaches: Older navigation aids are primarily designed to provide course cues to an airport. These are referred to as non-precision approach procedures wherein no electronic glide slope information provides vertical guidance to the pilot. Non-precision approach procedures can be enhanced to provide more “exact” guidance through the provision of runway lighting and VGSI. Types of non-precision approaches include the following: Non-Directional Beacon (NDB): A low or medium frequency ground-based NAVAID that
allows pilots to determine the aircraft’s bearing relative to the ground station. Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range (VOR): A ground-based very high
frequency (VHF) radio NAVAID that provides directional bearing relative to the VOR. Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME): DME is a ground-based ultra high frequency
(UHF) NAVAID that responds to aircraft DME avionics, thereby enabling the avionics to
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determine the slant range distance between the aircraft and the ground station. A DME is often combined with a VOR to provide both directional and distance guidance.
Tactical Area Navigation (TACAN): The military equivalent of the VOR/DME approach system. When a TACAN and VOR are co-located, the approach is referred to as a VORTAC.
Global Positioning System (GPS): In addition to providing approaches with vertical guidance as mentioned above, the GPS system is capable of providing instrument approach procedures with only course guidance. These approaches include lateral navigation (LNAV) approaches as well as GPS approaches that have been laid over existing non-precision approaches.
Circling Approach: A circling approach is an approach used when a runway is not aligned within 30 degrees of the instrument approach course or the final approach requires at least 400 feet of descent per nautical mile. These conditions require some visual maneuvering of the aircraft. It is common for a circling approach to be used to land on an alternate runway than the runway having the instrument approach. A circling approach is more difficult and less safe than straight-in landing, requiring a pilot to maintain visual contact with the runway at all times.
Visual Approach: Any aircraft approach conducted without the assistance of instrument guidance is a visual approach.
The capability of an instrument approach is expressed with two factors: minimum cloud ceiling and visibility minimum. Minimum cloud ceiling is a vertical measurement (in feet) of the height above the airport. Visibility minimum is a horizontal measurement (in statute miles) of the visibility from the approaching aircraft to the runway. These two minima are considered by the FAA when encountering IFR weather conditions. The minima of a published approach take into account runway length, approach instrumentation, runway lighting, terrain, and any obstructions within the approach path.
Table 2-4 details the best approach capability and lowest minima possible at each Ohio system airport. Each of the seven commercial service airports have published precision instrument approaches. Of the system’s 97 general aviation airports, 16 have a precision approach, 26 can achieve a near-precision, or APV approach, while 42 have non-precision approaches. Exhibit 2-5 maps the Ohio airport system with each airport’s highest possible instrument approach capability. Airports shown with no instrument approach operate by visual flight rules.
Table 2-4 Best Instrument Approach and Visibility Minima
Associated City Airport Name Best Instrument Approach Type Best Visibility Minima
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l Precision 0 and 0
Columbus Port Columbus International Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Columbus Rickenbacker International Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l Precision 0 and 0
Toledo Toledo Express Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
General Aviation
Akron Akron Fulton International Non-Precision 492 and 1 mile
Ashland Ashland County Non-Precision 393 and 1 mile
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional APV 315 and 1 mile
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field Precision 209 and 1 mile
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield Non-Precision 468 and 1 mile
Batavia Clermont County Non-Precision 387 and 1 mile
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional APV 250 and 7/8 mile
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Table 2-4 Best Instrument Approach and Visibility Minima
Associated City Airport Name Best Instrument Approach Type Best Visibility Minima
Bluffton Bluffton Non-Precision 430 and 1 mile
Bowling Green Wood County APV 250 and 1 mile
Bryan Williams County APV 273 and 1 mile
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County Non-Precision 697 and 1 mile
Cadiz Harrison County Non-Precision 552 and 1 mile
Caldwell Noble County Non-Precision 702 and 1 mile
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal Non-Precision 681 and 1 mile
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson Non-Precision 597 and 1 mile
Celina Lakefield APV 327 and 1 1/4 miles
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark Visual NA
Chillicothe Ross County APV 250 and 3/4 mile
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field Precision 275 and 3/4 mile
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial Non-Precision 595 and 1 mile
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Precision 320 and 3/4 mile
Cleveland Cuyahoga County Precision 313 and 1 mile
Columbus Ohio State University Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Columbus Bolton Field Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Coshocton Richard Downing Non-Precision 661 and 1 mile
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional APV 250 and 1 mile
Dayton Moraine Air Park Visual NA
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers APV 265 and 1 mile
Defiance Defiance Memorial Non-Precision 393 and 1 mile
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field APV 250 and 3/4 mile
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip Visual NA
East Liverpool Columbiana County Non-Precision 600 and 1 mile
Findlay Findlay APV 250 and 1 mile
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan APV 250 and 1 mile
Fremont Sandusky County Regional APV 220 and 3/4 mile
Galion Galion Municipal Non-Precision 357 and 1 mile
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional Non-Precision 853 and 1 mile
Georgetown Brown County Non-Precision 462 and 1 mile
Hamilton Butler County Regional Precision 200 and 3/4 mile
Harrison Cincinnati West Non-Precision 796 and 1 mile
Hillsboro Highland County Non-Precision 389 and 1 mile
Jackson James A. Rhodes Non-Precision 554 and 1 mile
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal Visual NA
Kent Kent State University APV 309 and 1 mile
Kenton Hardin County Non-Precision 438 and 1 mile
Lancaster Fairfield County APV 200 and 3/4 mile
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field APV 250 and 1 mile
Lima Lima Allen County Precision 200 and 3/4 mile
London Madison County APV 250 and 1 mile
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Marion Marion Municipal APV 250 and 1 mile
Marysville Union County Non-Precision 363 and 1 mile
McArthur Vinton County Visual NA
McConnelsville Morgan County Visual NA
Medina Medina Municipal Non-Precision 497 and 1 mile
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Table 2-4 Best Instrument Approach and Visibility Minima
Associated City Airport Name Best Instrument Approach Type Best Visibility Minima
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport Visual NA
Middlefield Geauga County Circling 627 and 1 mile
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field APV 336 and 1 1/8 mile
Millersburg Holmes County Non-Precision 384 and 1 mile
Mount Gilead Morrow County Circling 615 and 1 mile
Mount Vernon Knox County Precision 200 and 1 mile
Napoleon Henry County Non-Precision 417 and 1 mile
New Lexington Perry County Non-Precision 573 and 1 mile
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field Non-Precision 700 and 1 mile
Newark Newark-Heath Non-Precision 537 and 1 mile
North Bass Island North Bass Island Visual NA
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County Non-Precision 489 and 1 mile
Ottawa Putnam County APV 288 and 1 mile
Oxford Miami University APV 263 and 1 mile
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field Non-Precision 406 and 1 mile
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field APV 322 and 1 1/4 mile
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional APV 250 and 1 mile
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay Visual NA
Ravenna Portage County Non-Precision 443 and 1 mile
Sidney Sidney Municipal Non-Precision 435 and 1 mile
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark Non-Precision 564 and 1 mile
Tiffin Seneca County APV 273 and 1 mile
Toledo Toledo Executive Non-Precision 357 and 1 mile
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County Circling 690 and 1 mile
Urbana Grimes Field APV 250 and 1 mile
Van Wert Van Wert County Non-Precision 376 and 1 mile
Versailles Darke County Non-Precision 373 and 1 mile
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal Non-Precision 608 and 1 mile
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong APV 331 and 1 1/4 miles
Washington Court House Fayette County Non-Precision 600 and 1 mile
Wauseon Fulton County APV 329 and 1 1/8 mile
Waverly Pike County Non-Precision 680 and 1 mile
West Union Alexander Salamon Non-Precision 510 and 1 mile
Willard Willard Circling 713 and 1 mile
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal APV 408 and 1 1/2 mile
Wilmington Clinton Field APV 458 and 3/4 mile
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park Precision 200 and 1/2 mile
Woodsfield Monroe County Non-Precision 625 and 1 mile
Wooster Wayne County APV 264 and 1 mile
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal Precision 200 and 3/4 mile
NA: visibility minima are not applicable to runways with a visual approach Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
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Exhibit 2-5 Approach Capabilities at Ohio System Airports
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Airport Activity The following sections provide an overview of aviation activity and based aircraft counts for Ohio system airports. Data was collected primarily from the survey effort and FAA Form 5010, the Airport Master Record. It must be noted that for airports without a control tower, operational counts are often educated guesses, with based aircraft counts being a more accurate representation of airport activity. More detailed breakdowns of operational data and based aircraft fleet mix will be presented in subsequent chapters. Table 2-5 lists operation and based aircraft estimates for all 104 Ohio system airports.
Based Aircraft Table 2-5 summarizes based aircraft totals at Ohio system airports. The three airports with the highest based aircraft counts –Butler County Regional Airport, Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field, and Ohio State University Airport – are all designated in the NPIAS as reliever airports. Including those three airports, seven system airports have at least 100 based aircraft, while 32 airports have at least 50 based aircraft.
Aircraft Operations Table 2-5 also summarizes estimates of aircraft operations at Ohio system airports. The three airports with the highest operation counts – Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, Port Columbus International Airport, and James M. Cox Dayton International Airport – are all designated as primary commercial service in the NPIAS. Twenty of the 104 Ohio system airports experience more than 50,000 aircraft operations each year.
Table 2-5 Based Aircraft and Total Operation Estimates
Associated City Airport Name Total Based
Aircraft Total
Operations
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton 147 88,844
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l 33 180,944
Columbus Port Columbus International 83 129,190
Columbus Rickenbacker International 28 39,436
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l 31 109,653
Toledo Toledo Express 69 40,847
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional 55 37,276
General Aviation Akron Akron Fulton International 117 30,000
Ashland Ashland County 41 10,600
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional 27 16,886
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field 45 55,400
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield 9 10,150
Batavia Clermont County 120 38,100
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional 25 16,650
Bluffton Bluffton 24 74,480
Bowling Green Wood County 43 27,405
Bryan Williams County 26 12,010
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County 31 24,871
Cadiz Harrison County 28 11,900
Caldwell Noble County 8 5,950
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal 20 4,219
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson 30 34,600
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Table 2-5 Based Aircraft and Total Operation Estimates
Associated City Airport Name Total Based
Aircraft Total
Operations
Celina Lakefield 13 16,212
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark 40 41,910
Chillicothe Ross County 39 47,600
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field 193 65,511
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial 33 35,450
Cleveland Burke Lakefront 35 72,916
Cleveland Cuyahoga County 133 34,473
Columbus Ohio State University 167 68,226
Columbus Bolton Field 86 23,581
Coshocton Richard Downing 27 19,550
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional 87 38,900
Dayton Moraine Air Park 112 19,155
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers 102 89,045
Defiance Defiance Memorial 23 9,230
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field 83 39,300
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip 6 2,000
East Liverpool Columbiana County 29 31,156
Findlay Findlay 25 25,000
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan 22 6,700
Fremont Sandusky County Regional 11 5,616
Galion Galion Municipal 33 6,216
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional 57 20,600
Georgetown Brown County 19 8,212
Hamilton Butler County Regional 202 61,692
Harrison Cincinnati West 32 20,703
Hillsboro Highland County 21 14,000
Jackson James A. Rhodes 23 6,053
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal 5 25,495
Kent Kent State University 41 72,500
Kenton Hardin County 17 6,655
Lancaster Fairfield County 87 43,066
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field 119 31,500
Lima Lima Allen County 40 32,500
London Madison County 51 43,565
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional 83 19,621
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional 80 17,427
Marion Marion Municipal 54 42,650
Marysville Union County 71 28,000
McArthur Vinton County 14 5,225
McConnelsville Morgan County 8 5,625
Medina Medina Municipal 83 79,685
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport 1 6,500
Middlefield Geauga County 42 7,450
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field 90 40,050
Millersburg Holmes County 24 13,100
Mount Gilead Morrow County 21 22,608
Mount Vernon Knox County 96 20,150
Napoleon Henry County 21 15,637
New Lexington Perry County 9 4,550
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Table 2-5 Based Aircraft and Total Operation Estimates
Associated City Airport Name Total Based
Aircraft Total
Operations
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field 41 16,650
Newark Newark-Heath 68 12,457
North Bass Island North Bass Island 0 1,000
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County 25 10,100
Ottawa Putnam County 22 11,910
Oxford Miami University 8 4,160
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field 33 10,900
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field 51 22,150
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional 28 45,830
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay 3 10,504
Ravenna Portage County 58 9,621
Sidney Sidney Municipal 41 20,500
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal 39 11,213
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark 35 7,900
Tiffin Seneca County 32 60,165
Toledo Toledo Executive 51 90,700
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County 12 7,410
Urbana Grimes Field 32 23,480
Van Wert Van Wert County 35 20,516
Versailles Darke County 28 9,238
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal 80 15,325
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong 30 29,456
Washington Court House Fayette County 16 29,405
Wauseon Fulton County 35 26,223
Waverly Pike County 8 2,936
West Union Alexander Salamon 12 5,210
Willard Willard 1 2,715
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 75 45,085
Wilmington Clinton Field 31 27,860
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park 0 1,000
Woodsfield Monroe County 14 3,324
Wooster Wayne County 41 96,520
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal 18 33,312
Source: FAA Form 5010, Airport Inventory and Data Survey
Airports with Part 139 Certification Part 139 Airport Certification is issued to airports for air carrier operation. Certification is issued specifically to airports with scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 30 seats, and to those with scheduled air carrier aircraft with more than nine seats but less than 31 seats. Within Ohio, 13 airports have been granted Part 139 certification by the FAA, including all seven commercial service airports and six general aviation facilities. Table 2-6 lists these airports.
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Table 2-6 Ohio Airports with Part 139 Certification
Associated City Airport Name Part 139 Certified
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l
Columbus Port Columbus International
Columbus Rickenbacker International
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional
General Aviation
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Columbus Ohio State University
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
Airport Industrial Parks The presence of an industrial park, developed or undeveloped, at or near an airport can be greatly beneficial to both the airport and businesses on the industrial park. Businesses can utilize the airport for shipments of freight, business trips, and to bring clients to their site of operations. The airports can gain increases revenue through aircraft fuel sales and, if the industrial park is located on the airport property, lease revenue. Table 2-7 lists Ohio system airports that have an industrial park either on the airport property to near it. Currently, 11 system airports have an industrial park located on their property, and an additional 38 reported having an industrial park abutting or near to their site.
Through-the-Fence Activity Through-the-fence (TTF) activity includes that which originates from a property located outside of the airport property boundaries. This can include residential properties, often referred to as “hangar homes,” or commercial operations. Issues with commercial TTF operations often arise due to the TTF businesses not being held to the same airport minimum standards as on-airport businesses, through substandard building or pavement designs, or inadequate compensation of the airport sponsor for the benefits received from TTF operations. Airports typically develop their own written agreements with any persons or entities desiring to conduct TTF operations. General aviation airports are permitted by the FAA to enter into residential TTF agreements with surrounding properties. Table 2-7 lists Ohio system airports currently experiencing commercial or residential TTF operations.
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Table 2-7 Industrial Parks and Through-the-Fence Operations
Associated City Airport Name Industrial
Park
Through-the-Fence
Operations TTF Activity Type
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton On Airport
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l Near Airport
Columbus Port Columbus International Near Airport Non-Residential
Columbus Rickenbacker International On Airport
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l On Airport
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional Near Airport Non-Residential
General Aviation
Akron Akron Fulton International Near Airport
Ashland Ashland County Non-Residential
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield Near Airport
Batavia Clermont County Residential
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional Near Airport
Bluffton Bluffton Non-Residential
Bowling Green Wood County Near Airport
Bryan Williams County Near Airport Non-Residential
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
Cadiz Harrison County Near Airport
Caldwell Noble County Residential
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal Near Airport
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson Near Airport
Celina Lakefield Near Airport
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark Near Airport
Chillicothe Ross County
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial Near Airport
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Cuyahoga County On Airport Data Unavailable
Columbus Ohio State University Non-Residential
Columbus Bolton Field Near Airport
Coshocton Richard Downing
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional
Dayton Moraine Air Park Residential
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers
Defiance Defiance Memorial
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field Near Airport
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip
East Liverpool Columbiana County
Findlay Findlay
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan Near Airport
Fremont Sandusky County Regional
Galion Galion Municipal
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional
Georgetown Brown County Near Airport Residential
Hamilton Butler County Regional Near Airport
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Table 2-7 Industrial Parks and Through-the-Fence Operations
Associated City Airport Name Industrial
Park
Through-the-Fence
Operations TTF Activity Type
Harrison Cincinnati West Near Airport
Hillsboro Highland County
Jackson James A. Rhodes Residential & Non-Residential
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal Residential
Kent Kent State University
Kenton Hardin County Near Airport
Lancaster Fairfield County Near Airport
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field Non-Residential
Lima Lima Allen County
London Madison County
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional On Airport
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional On Airport
Marion Marion Municipal On Airport
Marysville Union County Near Airport
McArthur Vinton County
McConnelsville Morgan County
Medina Medina Municipal Near Airport
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport
Middlefield Geauga County Near Airport
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field Near Airport
Millersburg Holmes County
Mount Gilead Morrow County
Data Unavailable
Mount Vernon Knox County
Napoleon Henry County Residential
New Lexington Perry County
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field Near Airport
Newark Newark-Heath Near Airport
North Bass Island North Bass Island
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County Near Airport
Ottawa Putnam County
Oxford Miami University
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay Residential
Ravenna Portage County Residential
Sidney Sidney Municipal
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal On Airport
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark On Airport
Tiffin Seneca County Near Airport Non-Residential
Toledo Toledo Executive
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County
Urbana Grimes Field
Van Wert Van Wert County Near Airport
Versailles Darke County Residential & Non-Residential
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal Near Airport Non-Residential
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong Near Airport
Washington Court House Fayette County
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Table 2-7 Industrial Parks and Through-the-Fence Operations
Associated City Airport Name Industrial
Park
Through-the-Fence
Operations TTF Activity Type
Wauseon Fulton County On Airport Non-Residential
Waverly Pike County
West Union Alexander Salamon Near Airport Residential
Willard Willard Near Airport Non-Residential
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Near Airport
Wilmington Clinton Field
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park On Airport Non-Residential
Woodsfield Monroe County Near Airport
Wooster Wayne County
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal Near Airport
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
Landside Facilities During the inventory effort, airports were asked to report a number of factors about their airport’s landside facilities and buildings. This included detailed information on air traffic control towers, hangars, apron capacity, terminal buildings, and more. Much of this data will be summarized in the following sections, with special attention given to landside facilities at the Ohio system’s general aviation airports.
Air Traffic Control Towers Air traffic control, operated from control towers, aims to expedite the flow of aircraft traffic, prevent collisions, and provide support to pilots. In the U.S., the FAA operates the majority of air traffic control towers. However, private contractors and other entities also operate air traffic control towers. Fifteen Ohio system airports have an operational air traffic control tower. These airports include all commercial service facilities in the state, four NPIAS-designated relievers, and several general aviation airports. Table 2-8 details Ohio system airports that have an air traffic control tower in operation.
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Table 2-8 Ohio Airports with Air Traffic Control Towers
Associated City Airport Name ATCT
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l
Columbus Port Columbus International
Columbus Rickenbacker International
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional
General Aviation
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Cuyahoga County
Columbus Ohio State University
Columbus Bolton Field
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
Aircraft Parking and Storage Capacity Table 2-9 lists total t-hangars, conventional hangars, and apron tie-down spaces at all 104 Ohio system airports. Airports overwhelmingly reported having more capacity in t-hangars than in conventional hangars. However, many airports also reported that their current aircraft storage capacity is not adequate to meet demands. Of the system’s 97 general aviation airports, 56 reported having a hangar waiting list, while three airports have a waiting list for based apron space.
Table 2-9 Aircraft Parking and Storage Capacity
Associated City Airport Name T-Hangars Conventional
Hangars Apron
Tie-Downs
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton 82 1 10
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l 0 10 0
Columbus Port Columbus International 20 10 24
Columbus Rickenbacker International 0 6 18
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l 20 13 12
Toledo Toledo Express 28 12 51
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional 20 7 2
General Aviation
Akron Akron Fulton International 113 3 25
Ashland Ashland County 30 9 7
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional 46 5 13
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field 22 3 38
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield 8 1 4
Batavia Clermont County 111 3 100
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional 28 2 16
Bluffton Bluffton 10 4 20
Bowling Green Wood County 30 2 0
Bryan Williams County 12 7 14
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County 32 3 12
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Table 2-9 Aircraft Parking and Storage Capacity
Associated City Airport Name T-Hangars Conventional
Hangars Apron
Tie-Downs
Cadiz Harrison County 12 5 8
Caldwell Noble County 6 1 3
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal 10 3 8
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson 8 13 11
Celina Lakefield 19 0 12
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark 13 10 25
Chillicothe Ross County 40 1 40
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field 8 45 50
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial 27 3 28
Cleveland Burke Lakefront 0 2 40
Cleveland Cuyahoga County 82 12 45
Columbus Ohio State University 50 8 178
Columbus Bolton Field 90 2 40
Coshocton Richard Downing 118 3 28
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional 50 3 24
Dayton Moraine Air Park 91 4 15
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers 69 4 50
Defiance Defiance Memorial 22 6 10
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field 96 2 35
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip 0 5 8
East Liverpool Columbiana County 20 10 13
Findlay Findlay 20 6 6
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan 16 2 24
Fremont Sandusky County Regional 15 2 7
Galion Galion Municipal 30 3 14
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional 24 8 4
Georgetown Brown County 0 1 28
Hamilton Butler County Regional 11 20 28
Harrison Cincinnati West 48 3 10
Hillsboro Highland County 26 3 10
Jackson James A. Rhodes 17 6 9
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal 0 3 7
Kent Kent State University 14 2 39
Kenton Hardin County 15 4 9
Lancaster Fairfield County 80 5 50
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field 92 3 22
Lima Lima Allen County 35 9 27
London Madison County 22 3 23
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional 12 41 36
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional 44 21 37
Marion Marion Municipal 20 9 30
Marysville Union County 55 2 14
McArthur Vinton County 0 9 8
McConnelsville Morgan County 0 4 11
Medina Medina Municipal 76 0 4
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport 0 0 0
Middlefield Geauga County 20 3 13
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field 78 5 15
Millersburg Holmes County 20 2 10
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Table 2-9 Aircraft Parking and Storage Capacity
Associated City Airport Name T-Hangars Conventional
Hangars Apron
Tie-Downs
Mount Gilead Morrow County 8 2 11
Mount Vernon Knox County 49 3 5
Napoleon Henry County 18 2 2
New Lexington Perry County 14 1 0
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field 24 7 20
Newark Newark-Heath 38 6 12
North Bass Island North Bass Island 0 0 0
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County 13 5 5
Ottawa Putnam County 17 3 8
Oxford Miami University 0 3 18
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field 30 0 6
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field 46 1 31
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional 16 5 35
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay 4 1 26
Ravenna Portage County 9 13 10
Sidney Sidney Municipal 23 5 12
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal 62 4 11
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark 32 7 8
Tiffin Seneca County 0 16 8
Toledo Toledo Executive 48 6 15
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County 6 0 6
Urbana Grimes Field 22 9 12
Van Wert Van Wert County 29 4 6
Versailles Darke County 30 5 9
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal 56 63 12
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong 23 8 3
Washington Court House Fayette County 10 4 19
Wauseon Fulton County 24 3 14
Waverly Pike County 12 0 28
West Union Alexander Salamon 8 4 4
Willard Willard 0 4 0
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal 0 6 28
Wilmington Clinton Field 18 6 7
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park 0 19 0
Woodsfield Monroe County 12 1 8
Wooster Wayne County 28 13 12
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal 3 3 20
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
General Aviation Terminal Buildings One of the most basic amenities that an airport can provide is a terminal building/facility. Commercial airports, including those in the Ohio system, have large commercial terminals with full passenger amenities. These commercial terminals can be several hundred thousand square feet in total size, and serve millions of passengers each year. This study is concerned primarily with general aviation terminal facilities at the 97 general aviation airports. Such facilities are used by general aviation pilots for a variety of purposes. Many terminals typically include a phone, restroom facilities, a pilot’s lounge, and flight planning facilities. A general aviation terminal can be maintained by the airport owner/sponsor or by an FBO.
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Table 2-10 lists general aviation airports in the Ohio system with a terminal building, whether it has been constructed or renovated since 1992, (20 years before the data year of 2012), and its approximate area in square feet. Of the 97 general aviation airports in the Ohio system, 93 reported having a terminal building. Of these, 45 have been constructed new or renovated since 1992.
Table 2-10 Terminal Buildings at Ohio GA Airports
Associated City Airport Name
GA Terminal Building
Constructed/ Renovated Since 1992
Approximate Area (sq. ft.)
General Aviation
Akron Akron Fulton International 27,750
Ashland Ashland County
820
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
1,800
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field 6,500
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield
4,500
Batavia Clermont County 100,000
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional 4,000
Bluffton Bluffton
11,200
Bowling Green Wood County 3,000
Bryan Williams County
240
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
1,200
Cadiz Harrison County 350
Caldwell Noble County
1,500
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal 1,740
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson
Celina Lakefield
4,200
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark
800
Chillicothe Ross County
2,000
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
15,942
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial 1,200
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
54,435
Cleveland Cuyahoga County
17,334
Columbus Ohio State University
2,158
Columbus Bolton Field
8,380
Coshocton Richard Downing 2,400
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional
5,175
Dayton Moraine Air Park
1,500
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers
10,000
Defiance Defiance Memorial
3,800
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field
1,700
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip
East Liverpool Columbiana County 928
Findlay Findlay
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan
2,000
Fremont Sandusky County Regional 5,700
Galion Galion Municipal
9,200
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional
800
Georgetown Brown County 2,400
Hamilton Butler County Regional 7,000
Harrison Cincinnati West 2,300
Hillsboro Highland County
3,370
Jackson James A. Rhodes
580
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Table 2-10 Terminal Buildings at Ohio GA Airports
Associated City Airport Name
GA Terminal Building
Constructed/ Renovated Since 1992
Approximate Area (sq. ft.)
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal
540
Kent Kent State University
1,880
Kenton Hardin County 510
Lancaster Fairfield County 2,550
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field 4,000
Lima Lima Allen County 2,192
London Madison County
1,675
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional 4,800
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
5,254
Marion Marion Municipal 4,000
Marysville Union County 5,000
McArthur Vinton County 2,500
McConnelsville Morgan County 300
Medina Medina Municipal 2,827
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport 700
Middlefield Geauga County
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field 10,000
Millersburg Holmes County 1,200
Mount Gilead Morrow County
8,000
Mount Vernon Knox County
1,500
Napoleon Henry County 1,100
New Lexington Perry County
1,320
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field 1,700
Newark Newark-Heath
1,600
North Bass Island North Bass Island
50
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County
350
Ottawa Putnam County 2,250
Oxford Miami University
15,000
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field 672
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
19,200
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional 8,700
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay 1,700
Ravenna Portage County 6,750
Sidney Sidney Municipal
1,500
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal 3,400
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark 3,600
Tiffin Seneca County 2,400
Toledo Toledo Executive
2,800
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County
Urbana Grimes Field
7,340
Van Wert Van Wert County
600
Versailles Darke County
1,600
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal 3,200
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
1,500
Washington Court House Fayette County 5,000
Wauseon Fulton County 3,800
Waverly Pike County 3,000
West Union Alexander Salamon
5,600
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Table 2-10 Terminal Buildings at Ohio GA Airports
Associated City Airport Name
GA Terminal Building
Constructed/ Renovated Since 1992
Approximate Area (sq. ft.)
Willard Willard
450
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal
Wilmington Clinton Field
2,000
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park 80,000
Woodsfield Monroe County
1,200
Wooster Wayne County 3,000
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal 7,500
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
Utilities Having adequate utilities at an airport is important for several reasons. Commercial service and general aviation passengers rely on utilities for comfort and convenience while waiting for flights. Utilities can be a large determining factor when businesses are selecting an airport for regular use or for the location of a corporate flight department. Adequate available utilities can also be a determining factor for pilots when choosing an airport at which to base their aircraft.
During the inventory effort, Ohio system airports were asked to report the availability of several utilities, either at or near their airports. These utilities included electric, water, wastewater, storm water, natural gas, telephone, fiber optics or DSL, and wireless access. Airports were also asked to report on the quality of cellular phone coverage at their airport locations. Exhibit 2-6 summarizes available utilities at general aviation airports in the Ohio system, while Table 2-11 details utilities at each of the airports individually.
Exhibit 2-6 Percent of General Aviation Airports with Utilities
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
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Table 2-11 Availability of Utilities at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name Electric Water Waste- water
Storm- water
Natural Gas
Tele- phone
Fiber Optics/DSL Wireless
Adequate Cell
Coverage
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l
Columbus Port Columbus International
Columbus Rickenbacker International
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional
General Aviation Akron Akron Fulton International
Ashland Ashland County
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield
Batavia Clermont County
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional
Bluffton Bluffton
Bowling Green Wood County
Bryan Williams County
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
Cadiz Harrison County
Caldwell Noble County
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson
Celina Lakefield
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark
Chillicothe Ross County
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Cuyahoga County
Columbus Ohio State University
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Table 2-11 Availability of Utilities at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name Electric Water Waste- water
Storm- water
Natural Gas
Tele- phone
Fiber Optics/DSL Wireless
Adequate Cell
Coverage
Columbus Bolton Field
Coshocton Richard Downing
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional
Dayton Moraine Air Park
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers
Defiance Defiance Memorial
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip
East Liverpool Columbiana County
Findlay Findlay
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan
Fremont Sandusky County Regional
Galion Galion Municipal
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional
Georgetown Brown County
Hamilton Butler County Regional
Harrison Cincinnati West
Hillsboro Highland County
Jackson James A. Rhodes
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal
Kent Kent State University
Kenton Hardin County
Lancaster Fairfield County
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field
Lima Lima Allen County
London Madison County
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
Marion Marion Municipal
Marysville Union County
McArthur Vinton County
McConnelsville Morgan County
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Table 2-11 Availability of Utilities at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name Electric Water Waste- water
Storm- water
Natural Gas
Tele- phone
Fiber Optics/DSL Wireless
Adequate Cell
Coverage
Medina Medina Municipal
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport
Middlefield Geauga County
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field
Millersburg Holmes County
Mount Gilead Morrow County
Mount Vernon Knox County
Napoleon Henry County
New Lexington Perry County
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field
Newark Newark-Heath
North Bass Island North Bass Island
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County
Ottawa Putnam County
Oxford Miami University
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay
Ravenna Portage County
Sidney Sidney Municipal
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark
Tiffin Seneca County
Toledo Toledo Executive
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County
Urbana Grimes Field
Van Wert Van Wert County
Versailles Darke County
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
Washington Court House Fayette County
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Table 2-11 Availability of Utilities at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name Electric Water Waste- water
Storm- water
Natural Gas
Tele- phone
Fiber Optics/DSL Wireless
Adequate Cell
Coverage
Wauseon Fulton County
Waverly Pike County
West Union Alexander Salamon
Willard Willard
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal
Wilmington Clinton Field
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park
Woodsfield Monroe County
Wooster Wayne County
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
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Pilot and Passenger Services The level of services available at an airport has an impact on both the number and type of operations that typically occur. Airports with better services tend to attract greater numbers of transient or visiting aircraft, or higher levels of corporate and business activity. Airport services are traditionally provided by an FBO. At a minimum, these services include fuel and overnight storage rental. Many FBOs provide some form of ground transportation for visitors, ranging from car rental to a loaner or courtesy vehicle. The following sections detail pilot and passenger services at the 104 Ohio system airports, with special attention given to services provided at the system’s 97 general aviation airports.
Aircraft Fueling Along with terminal services, the availability of fuel is one of the most basic and essential services that an airport can provide its customers. Fuel sales represent an important, and sometimes the only, revenue source for a general aviation airport. Primary fuel for aviation activities includes 100LL (AvGas) and Jet A. The majority of piston engine aircraft in the general aviation fleet use AvGas while the larger turbo-prop and jet aircraft exclusively use Jet A. Fuel services at airports also varies by the hours of operation, payment methods, and availability of self-service.
Each of the seven commercial service airports in Ohio provide both AvGas and Jet A fueling. Of the system’s 97 general aviation airports, 71 provide both AvGas and Jet A, 18 provide only AvGas, and one airport, Wilmington Airpark, offers only Jet A. Table 2-12 details fuel availability at individual airports. Exhibit 2-7 maps fuel availability throughout Ohio.
Table 2-12 Aircraft Fuel Availability
Associated City Airport Name AvGas Jet A
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l
Columbus Port Columbus International
Columbus Rickenbacker International
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional
General Aviation Akron Akron Fulton International
Ashland Ashland County
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield
Batavia Clermont County
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional
Bluffton Bluffton
Bowling Green Wood County
Bryan Williams County
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
Cadiz Harrison County
Caldwell Noble County
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson
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Table 2-12 Aircraft Fuel Availability
Associated City Airport Name AvGas Jet A
Celina Lakefield
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark
Chillicothe Ross County
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Cuyahoga County
Columbus Ohio State University
Columbus Bolton Field
Coshocton Richard Downing
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional
Dayton Moraine Air Park
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers
Defiance Defiance Memorial
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip East Liverpool Columbiana County
Findlay Findlay
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan
Fremont Sandusky County Regional
Galion Galion Municipal
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional
Georgetown Brown County
Hamilton Butler County Regional
Harrison Cincinnati West
Hillsboro Highland County
Jackson James A. Rhodes
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal Kent Kent State University
Kenton Hardin County
Lancaster Fairfield County
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field
Lima Lima Allen County
London Madison County
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
Marion Marion Municipal
Marysville Union County
McArthur Vinton County
McConnelsville Morgan County
Medina Medina Municipal
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport Middlefield Geauga County
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field
Millersburg Holmes County
Mount Gilead Morrow County Mount Vernon Knox County
Napoleon Henry County
New Lexington Perry County
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Table 2-12 Aircraft Fuel Availability
Associated City Airport Name AvGas Jet A
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field
Newark Newark-Heath
North Bass Island North Bass Island Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County
Ottawa Putnam County
Oxford Miami University
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay Ravenna Portage County
Sidney Sidney Municipal
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark
Tiffin Seneca County
Toledo Toledo Executive
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County Urbana Grimes Field
Van Wert Van Wert County
Versailles Darke County
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
Washington Court House Fayette County
Wauseon Fulton County
Waverly Pike County
West Union Alexander Salamon
Willard Willard
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal
Wilmington Clinton Field
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park
Woodsfield Monroe County
Wooster Wayne County
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
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Exhibit 2-7 Aircraft Fuel Availability at Ohio Airports
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Fixed-Base Operators A fixed-base operator (FBO) is a business catering to the needs of general aviation pilots and aircraft. FBOs provide a range of services including fuel, storage, and maintenance of aircraft. Many FBOs also provide aircraft rental and/or charter and flight instruction. FBOs often operate general aviation terminals and the services therein, such as conference rooms, flight planning, catering, ground transportation, and arrangement of accommodations. The presence of FBOs at Ohio system airports is listed on Table 2-13 with many other pilot and passenger services. Of the system’s 97 general aviation facilities, 78 have an FBO.
Flight Instruction An on-site flight school can greatly increase activity at airports, while generating revenue and increasing community investment. Flight instruction may be provided by the FBO, an independent school, or through an airport partnership with an area higher education institution. Currently, based flight instruction is offered at 68 general aviation airports in the Ohio system.
Aircraft Maintenance During the survey effort, Ohio airports were asked to report the presence of aircraft maintenance services at their facilities. Maintenance can include airframe repairs, power plant repairs, and avionics (aviation electronics). In addition, many repair shops specialize in either turbine or piston maintenance and customization. Table 2-13 details the availability of aviation maintenance at Ohio airports. In total, 73 general airports provide airframe repairs, 72 provide power plant repairs, and 35 general aviation facilities offer avionics services.
Other Services The survey effort also inquired into various other airfield and pilot services. Airports were asked to report on the availability of snow removal on the airfield, aircraft de-icing, oxygen, and washrack services. Table 2-13 details the availability of these services at Ohio system airports. In total, 89 of the system’s 97 general aviation airports offer snow removal, 67 offer either chemical or radiant de-icing, 28 offer aircraft oxygen, and 19 offer aircraft washrack services.
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Table 2-13 Aviation Services at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name FBO
Based Flight
Instruction Airframe Repairs
Power Plant
Repairs Avionics Repairs
Snow Removal
Aircraft Deicing
Aircraft Oxygen
Aircraft Washrack
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l
Columbus Port Columbus International
Columbus Rickenbacker International
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional
General Aviation Akron Akron Fulton International
Ashland Ashland County
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield
Batavia Clermont County
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional
Bluffton Bluffton
Bowling Green Wood County
Bryan Williams County
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
Cadiz Harrison County
Caldwell Noble County Cambridge Cambridge Municipal
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson
Celina Lakefield
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark
Chillicothe Ross County
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Cuyahoga County
Columbus Ohio State University
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Table 2-13 Aviation Services at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name FBO
Based Flight
Instruction Airframe Repairs
Power Plant
Repairs Avionics Repairs
Snow Removal
Aircraft Deicing
Aircraft Oxygen
Aircraft Washrack
Columbus Bolton Field
Coshocton Richard Downing
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional
Dayton Moraine Air Park
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers
Defiance Defiance Memorial
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip
East Liverpool Columbiana County
Findlay Findlay
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan
Fremont Sandusky County Regional
Galion Galion Municipal
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional
Georgetown Brown County
Hamilton Butler County Regional
Harrison Cincinnati West
Hillsboro Highland County
Jackson James A. Rhodes
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal
Kent Kent State University
Kenton Hardin County
Lancaster Fairfield County
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field
Lima Lima Allen County
London Madison County
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
Marion Marion Municipal
Marysville Union County
McArthur Vinton County
McConnelsville Morgan County
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Table 2-13 Aviation Services at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name FBO
Based Flight
Instruction Airframe Repairs
Power Plant
Repairs Avionics Repairs
Snow Removal
Aircraft Deicing
Aircraft Oxygen
Aircraft Washrack
Medina Medina Municipal
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport
Middlefield Geauga County
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field
Millersburg Holmes County
Mount Gilead Morrow County
Mount Vernon Knox County
Napoleon Henry County
New Lexington Perry County
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field
Newark Newark-Heath
North Bass Island North Bass Island
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County
Ottawa Putnam County
Oxford Miami University
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay
Ravenna Portage County
Sidney Sidney Municipal
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark
Tiffin Seneca County
Toledo Toledo Executive
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County Urbana Grimes Field
Van Wert Van Wert County
Versailles Darke County
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
Washington Court House Fayette County
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Table 2-13 Aviation Services at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name FBO
Based Flight
Instruction Airframe Repairs
Power Plant
Repairs Avionics Repairs
Snow Removal
Aircraft Deicing
Aircraft Oxygen
Aircraft Washrack
Wauseon Fulton County
Waverly Pike County
West Union Alexander Salamon
Willard Willard
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal
Wilmington Clinton Field
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park
Woodsfield Monroe County
Wooster Wayne County
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
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Ground Transportation Another important service for both commercial and general aviation passengers is the availability of ground transportation. Rental car agencies are normally present at commercial service airports, but they are also important for general aviation airports that regularly serve transient activity. At airports where car rental is not available, a free-of-charge courtesy car or crew vehicle may be an alternate form of ground transportation services. Finally, intermodal options such as rail or bus service may serve aviation passengers.
During the survey effort, Ohio system airports were asked to report the availability of on-site car rental, a courtesy or crew car, and on-site intermodal transportation options. The latter may include public bus, light rail, or taxi. Table 2-14 details the availability of these ground transportation services at Ohio system airports. When looking specifically at the system’s 97 general aviation facilities, 22 offer on-site car rental, 69 offer a courtesy vehicle or crew car, and 57 are connected to some form of intermodal ground transportation.
Table 2-14 Ground Transportation Available at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name
On-Site Rental
Car
Courtesy Vehicle/Crew
Car
On-Airport Intermodal Ground
Transportation
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l
Columbus Port Columbus International
Columbus Rickenbacker International Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional
General Aviation Akron Akron Fulton International
Ashland Ashland County
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield Batavia Clermont County
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional
Bluffton Bluffton
Bowling Green Wood County
Bryan Williams County
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
Cadiz Harrison County
Caldwell Noble County Cambridge Cambridge Municipal
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson
Celina Lakefield
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark
Chillicothe Ross County
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Cuyahoga County
Columbus Ohio State University
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Table 2-14 Ground Transportation Available at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name
On-Site Rental
Car
Courtesy Vehicle/Crew
Car
On-Airport Intermodal Ground
Transportation
Columbus Bolton Field
Coshocton Richard Downing
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional
Dayton Moraine Air Park
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers
Defiance Defiance Memorial
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip East Liverpool Columbiana County Findlay Findlay
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan
Fremont Sandusky County Regional
Galion Galion Municipal
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional
Georgetown Brown County
Hamilton Butler County Regional
Harrison Cincinnati West Hillsboro Highland County
Jackson James A. Rhodes
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal Kent Kent State University
Kenton Hardin County
Lancaster Fairfield County
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field
Lima Lima Allen County
London Madison County
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
Marion Marion Municipal
Marysville Union County
McArthur Vinton County
McConnelsville Morgan County Medina Medina Municipal
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport
Middlefield Geauga County
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field
Millersburg Holmes County
Mount Gilead Morrow County Mount Vernon Knox County
Napoleon Henry County
New Lexington Perry County
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field
Newark Newark-Heath
North Bass Island North Bass Island Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County
Ottawa Putnam County
Oxford Miami University
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field
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Table 2-14 Ground Transportation Available at Ohio System Airports
Associated City Airport Name
On-Site Rental
Car
Courtesy Vehicle/Crew
Car
On-Airport Intermodal Ground
Transportation
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay
Ravenna Portage County
Sidney Sidney Municipal
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark Tiffin Seneca County
Toledo Toledo Executive
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County Urbana Grimes Field
Van Wert Van Wert County
Versailles Darke County
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
Washington Court House Fayette County Wauseon Fulton County
Waverly Pike County
West Union Alexander Salamon Willard Willard
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal
Wilmington Clinton Field
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park
Woodsfield Monroe County Wooster Wayne County
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
Airport Security and Access Table 2-15 offers a summary of airport security measures and access features that Ohio system airports were asked to report on during the survey effort. One of the most crucial and effective measures an airport can take to ensure airport security is controlling access to all operating areas through the use of keycard access or otherwise locked doors. This controlled access applies to all building doors or exterior gates that lead to operating areas. Currently, 57 Ohio system airports control the access to their operating areas, including 50 of the 97 general aviation airports in the system.
Ohio system airports also reported on the status of interior perimeter roads at each facility. A full perimeter road provides airport users and tenants with easy access to the airfield and other businesses, adding to the efficiency of operations, while also limiting unnecessary runway crossings. It also allows for easy access for emergency vehicles and personnel. Of the system’s 97 general aviation airports, four have a complete interior perimeter road, while 24 have a partial perimeter road.
Perimeter fencing is important to the safety and security of the airport as well as the safety and security of the surrounding community or natural environment. While it helps to keep potential intruders from gaining access to sensitive airport areas, it also prevents wildlife from wandering
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onto the airfield. Commercial service airports are required to have full security fencing surrounding the airport. Of the Ohio system’s 97 general aviation airports, 20 have complete perimeter fencing, and an additional 48 have partial fencing.
Currently, 27 Ohio system airports have complete perimeter fencing, while an additional 48 have partial fencing. The status of each airport’s perimeter fencing is detailed on Table 2-14. The status of each airport’s GA Security Plan (whether each airport has this plan or not) is detailed in Table 2-16 with other airport planning and documentation.
Table 2-15 Airport Security Measures and Access
Associated City Airport Name
Controlled Access to
Operating Areas
Interior Perimeter
Road Perimeter
Fencing
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton Complete
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l Partial Complete
Columbus Port Columbus International Complete Complete
Columbus Rickenbacker International Partial Complete
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l Complete Complete
Toledo Toledo Express Partial Complete
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional Complete
General Aviation
Akron Akron Fulton International Partial Partial
Ashland Ashland County
Partial
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field Complete
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield Partial Complete
Batavia Clermont County Partial Partial
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional Complete
Bluffton Bluffton
Bowling Green Wood County Partial
Bryan Williams County Partial
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
Partial
Cadiz Harrison County Partial
Caldwell Noble County
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson
Celina Lakefield
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark
Chillicothe Ross County
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field Complete Complete
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial Complete Partial
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Complete Complete
Cleveland Cuyahoga County Complete
Columbus Ohio State University Partial Complete
Columbus Bolton Field Partial Complete
Coshocton Richard Downing Partial
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional Partial
Dayton Moraine Air Park
Partial
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers Complete
Defiance Defiance Memorial Partial Partial
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field Partial
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Table 2-15 Airport Security Measures and Access
Associated City Airport Name
Controlled Access to
Operating Areas
Interior Perimeter
Road Perimeter
Fencing
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip
Partial
East Liverpool Columbiana County
Findlay Findlay
Partial Complete
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan Partial
Fremont Sandusky County Regional
Partial
Galion Galion Municipal
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional Partial
Georgetown Brown County Partial
Hamilton Butler County Regional Partial Complete
Harrison Cincinnati West
Partial
Hillsboro Highland County Partial
Jackson James A. Rhodes
Partial Partial
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal
Kent Kent State University
Partial
Kenton Hardin County
Lancaster Fairfield County Partial Partial
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field
Lima Lima Allen County
Partial Partial
London Madison County Partial
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional Complete Complete
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional Complete
Marion Marion Municipal Partial
Marysville Union County Partial
McArthur Vinton County
Partial
McConnelsville Morgan County
Medina Medina Municipal Partial
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport Partial Complete
Middlefield Geauga County
Partial Partial
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field Partial Partial
Millersburg Holmes County Partial Partial
Mount Gilead Morrow County
Mount Vernon Knox County
Napoleon Henry County
New Lexington Perry County Partial
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field Partial
Newark Newark-Heath Partial Complete
North Bass Island North Bass Island
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County
Partial
Ottawa Putnam County Partial
Oxford Miami University Partial
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
Partial
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional Partial
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay Partial
Ravenna Portage County Partial
Sidney Sidney Municipal
Partial
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal Partial Complete
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark
Partial Partial
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Table 2-15 Airport Security Measures and Access
Associated City Airport Name
Controlled Access to
Operating Areas
Interior Perimeter
Road Perimeter
Fencing
Tiffin Seneca County
Toledo Toledo Executive Complete
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County
Urbana Grimes Field Partial
Van Wert Van Wert County
Partial
Versailles Darke County
Partial
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal
Partial
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
Partial
Washington Court House Fayette County
Partial
Wauseon Fulton County
Partial
Waverly Pike County Complete
West Union Alexander Salamon
Partial
Willard Willard
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Complete
Wilmington Clinton Field
Partial
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park Partial Complete
Woodsfield Monroe County
Partial
Wooster Wayne County
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
Airport Planning and Documentation During the inventory process, Ohio system airports were asked to report their completion and adoption of a variety of planning documents and policy manuals. Such documents are recommended to ensure safe and efficient aircraft operations, in addition to preserving the safety of the surrounding community or natural environment. The types of plans and documents inventoried include the following:
Airport Master Plan: A detailed plan specific to one airport, defining blueprints for long-term development. A master plan aims to address all relevant issues and meet the airport’s goals while adhering to all local, state, and federal regulations.
Airport Layout Plan (ALP): A detailed engineer’s drawing of the airport’s airfield layout, NAVAIDs, buildings, and other facilities. An ALP is typically a component of an airport master plan, but may be updated independent of the master plan. In order for an airport to receive federal funding for a development project, that project must be included on the ALP.
General Aviation Security Plan: A plan containing the steps and measures to be taken to protect the airport. Security at airports includes ensuring only authorized access to aircraft operations areas, safeguarding aircraft, and preventing theft of property.
Airport Minimum Standards: Established by airport sponsors to create threshold criteria that must be met by any business wanting to provide commercial aeronautical services to the public at the airport. The development, updating, and enforcement of minimum standards can diminish complaints by potential or existing aviation businesses and assist in providing quality services to the airport users.
Airport Rules and Regulations: The airport sponsor of a federally obligated airport is responsible for establishing airport rules and regulations for the safe operation of the airport. Airport operators, acting in their government capacity, may exercise their police powers to regulate the operation of their airports in order to protect the public safety, health, and welfare.
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Spill Prevention, Control, Countermeasure Plan (SPCC): Required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be implemented at certain facilities with aboveground tanks. The SPCC aims to prevent oil discharges into navigable waters and adjoining shorelines.
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP): Required by the EPA to be implemented at facilities that could potentially pollute storm water runoff. A SWPPP applies to everyday airport activities as well as construction.
Pavement Maintenance Plan: A document outlining procedures for maintaining the quality and integrity of the airport’s pavement, including runways, taxiways, and apron areas.
Airspace Analysis/Obstructions Survey: An aeronautical study of obstructions to air navigation that determines their effect on the safe and efficient use of airspace.
The percentage of general aviation airports in the Ohio system with each of these plans and documents is shown on Exhibit 2-8. Tables 2-16 and 2-17 detail the adoption of these plans in the full system.
Exhibit 2-8 Percentage of General Aviation Airports with Plans and Documents
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
In addition to these plans and documents, airports reported on any inclusion in local and regional comprehensive or transportation plans. Inclusion in these plans is a strong indicator of community or regional support and compatibility with an airport. An airport’s inclusion and approval in these plans tends to increase that airport’s long term viability within its respective community. Table 2-17 details each Ohio system airport’s inclusion in these plans.
Finally, airports were also asked to report on the status of any leasing agreements at their facilities. They were specifically asked if such leasing agreements had been standardized. Table 2-17 details the status of each airport’s standardized leasing agreements.
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Table 2-16 Airport Planning and Documentation, 1 of 2
Associated City Airport Name Master
Plan ALP
GA Security
Plan Minimum Standards
Rules & Regulations
EPA SPCC Plan
EPA SWPPP
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l
Columbus Port Columbus International
Columbus Rickenbacker International
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional
General Aviation Akron Akron Fulton International
Ashland Ashland County
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield
Batavia Clermont County
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional
Bluffton Bluffton
Bowling Green Wood County
Bryan Williams County
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
Cadiz Harrison County
Caldwell Noble County
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson
Celina Lakefield
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark
Chillicothe Ross County
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Cuyahoga County
Columbus Ohio State University
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Table 2-16 Airport Planning and Documentation, 1 of 2
Associated City Airport Name Master
Plan ALP
GA Security
Plan Minimum Standards
Rules & Regulations
EPA SPCC Plan
EPA SWPPP
Columbus Bolton Field
Coshocton Richard Downing
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional
Dayton Moraine Air Park
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers
Defiance Defiance Memorial
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip East Liverpool Columbiana County
Findlay Findlay
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan
Fremont Sandusky County Regional
Galion Galion Municipal
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional
Georgetown Brown County
Hamilton Butler County Regional
Harrison Cincinnati West
Hillsboro Highland County
Jackson James A. Rhodes
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal
Kent Kent State University
Kenton Hardin County
Lancaster Fairfield County
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field
Lima Lima Allen County
London Madison County
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
Marion Marion Municipal
Marysville Union County
McArthur Vinton County
McConnelsville Morgan County
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Table 2-16 Airport Planning and Documentation, 1 of 2
Associated City Airport Name Master
Plan ALP
GA Security
Plan Minimum Standards
Rules & Regulations
EPA SPCC Plan
EPA SWPPP
Medina Medina Municipal
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport
Middlefield Geauga County
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field
Millersburg Holmes County
Mount Gilead Morrow County
Mount Vernon Knox County
Napoleon Henry County
New Lexington Perry County
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field
Newark Newark-Heath
North Bass Island North Bass Island
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County
Ottawa Putnam County
Oxford Miami University
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay
Ravenna Portage County
Sidney Sidney Municipal
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark
Tiffin Seneca County
Toledo Toledo Executive
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County
Urbana Grimes Field
Van Wert Van Wert County
Versailles Darke County
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
Washington Court House Fayette County
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Table 2-16 Airport Planning and Documentation, 1 of 2
Associated City Airport Name Master
Plan ALP
GA Security
Plan Minimum Standards
Rules & Regulations
EPA SPCC Plan
EPA SWPPP
Wauseon Fulton County
Waverly Pike County
West Union Alexander Salamon
Willard Willard
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal
Wilmington Clinton Field
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park
Woodsfield Monroe County
Wooster Wayne County
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
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Table 2-17 Airport Planning and Documentation, 2 of 2
Associated City Airport Name
Pavement Maintenance
Plan Airspace Analysis/
Obstructions Survey
Recognized in Local/ Regional Comprehensive/
Transportation Plans
Standardized Leasing
Agreements
Commercial Service
Akron Akron-Canton
Cleveland Cleveland-Hopkins Int'l
Columbus Port Columbus International
Columbus Rickenbacker International
Dayton James M. Cox Dayton Int'l
Toledo Toledo Express
Youngstown/Warren Youngstown-Warren Regional
General Aviation Akron Akron Fulton International
Ashland Ashland County
Ashtabula Northeast Ohio Regional
Athens/Albany Ohio University-Snyder Field
Barnesville Barnesville-Bradfield
Batavia Clermont County
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine Regional
Bluffton Bluffton
Bowling Green Wood County
Bryan Williams County
Bucyrus Port Bucyrus-Crawford County
Cadiz Harrison County
Caldwell Noble County
Cambridge Cambridge Municipal
Carrollton Carroll County-Tolson
Celina Lakefield
Chesapeake/Huntington, WV Lawrence County Airpark
Chillicothe Ross County
Cincinnati Cincinnati Municipal-Lunken Field
Circleville Pickaway County Memorial
Cleveland Burke Lakefront
Cleveland Cuyahoga County
Columbus Ohio State University
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Associated City Airport Name
Pavement Maintenance
Plan Airspace Analysis/
Obstructions Survey
Recognized in Local/ Regional Comprehensive/
Transportation Plans
Standardized Leasing
Agreements
Columbus Bolton Field
Coshocton Richard Downing
Dayton Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional
Dayton Moraine Air Park
Dayton Dayton-Wright Brothers
Defiance Defiance Memorial
Delaware Delaware Municipal-Jim Moore Field
Deshler Deshler Municipal Landing Strip
East Liverpool Columbiana County
Findlay Findlay
Fostoria Fostoria Metropolitan
Fremont Sandusky County Regional
Galion Galion Municipal
Gallipolis Gallia-Meigs Regional
Georgetown Brown County
Hamilton Butler County Regional
Harrison Cincinnati West
Hillsboro Highland County
Jackson James A. Rhodes
Kelleys Island Kelleys Island Municipal
Kent Kent State University
Kenton Hardin County
Lancaster Fairfield County
Lebanon Warren County/John Lane Field
Lima Lima Allen County
London Madison County
Lorain/Elyria Lorain County Regional
Mansfield Mansfield Lahm Regional
Marion Marion Municipal
Marysville Union County
McArthur Vinton County
McConnelsville Morgan County
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Associated City Airport Name
Pavement Maintenance
Plan Airspace Analysis/
Obstructions Survey
Recognized in Local/ Regional Comprehensive/
Transportation Plans
Standardized Leasing
Agreements
Medina Medina Municipal
Middle Bass Middle Bass Island Airport
Middlefield Geauga County
Middletown Middletown Regional/Hook Field
Millersburg Holmes County
Mount Gilead Morrow County
Mount Vernon Knox County
Napoleon Henry County
New Lexington Perry County
New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field
Newark Newark-Heath
North Bass Island North Bass Island
Norwalk Norwalk-Huron County
Ottawa Putnam County
Oxford Miami University
Piqua Piqua-Hartzell Field
Port Clinton Carl R. Keller Field
Portsmouth Greater Portsmouth Regional
Put-In-Bay Put In Bay
Ravenna Portage County
Sidney Sidney Municipal
Springfield Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Steubenville Jefferson County Airpark
Tiffin Seneca County
Toledo Toledo Executive
Upper Sandusky Wyandot County
Urbana Grimes Field
Van Wert Van Wert County
Versailles Darke County
Wadsworth Wadsworth Municipal
Wapakoneta Neil Armstrong
Washington Court House Fayette County
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Table 2-17 Airport Planning and Documentation, 2 of 2
Associated City Airport Name
Pavement Maintenance
Plan Airspace Analysis/
Obstructions Survey
Recognized in Local/ Regional Comprehensive/
Transportation Plans
Standardized Leasing
Agreements
Wauseon Fulton County
Waverly Pike County
West Union Alexander Salamon
Willard Willard
Willoughby Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal
Wilmington Clinton Field
Wilmington Wilmington Air Park
Woodsfield Monroe County
Wooster Wayne County
Zanesville Zanesville Municipal
Source: Airport Inventory and Data Survey
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Summary This chapter presented a summary of the inventory and data collections efforts of the Ohio Airports Focus Study. The Ohio airport system consists of 104 publicly-owned, public-use facilities, 97 of which are included in the NPIAS. Following is a brief list of some of the more pertinent information presented in this chapter:
Forty-three airports operate a primary runway which is at least 5,000 feet in length. Sixty-two airports have on-site weather reporting capabilities. Ninety-five airports have a published instrument approach. Ninety-three general aviation airports in the system have a terminal building, and 45 of those
terminals have been built or renovated since 1992. Ninety general aviation airports offer aircraft fueling. Seventy-eight general aviation airports have an FBO.
The information gathered during this phase will lead directly to the next steps of the study, including defining the airport role stratification and making recommendations on how to upgrade the Ohio airport system.