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This is a list of airports in Ohio (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Ohio County Airport has one asphalt paved runway designated 3/21 which measures 5003 x 75 feet (1525 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending November 18, 2020, the airport had 8,175 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 94% general aviation , 4% air taxi , and 2% military. [ 2 ]
The airport was made possible when Ohio Governor James Rhodes passed a bill providing funding for each county in the state to have an airport. Land was donated in 1966 for the airport to be built. Operations began in 1968. [3] The airport's 50-year anniversary was celebrated in 2018. [3] The airport was celebrated with a re-dedication in 2019. [4]
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The airport received a new terminal in 2003 as well as a 1,000' runway extension in 2010. [ 3 ] The airport received a $2.1 million grant in 2021 to build a multipurpose hangar to store up to three medium jets as well as to reclaim abandoned mine land near the property by filling in 6,000 feet of highwall.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 9,125 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 98% general aviation, 3% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 16 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine airplanes. [1] [5] The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells avgas. [6]
On December 17, 1936, the airport opened as the "Dayton Municipal Airport" with three 3,600-foot (1,100 m) concrete runways and connecting taxiways. In 1952 the city named the airport " James M. Cox -Dayton Municipal Airport" in honor of the former Governor of Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States.
Defiance Memorial Airport (IATA: DFI, ICAO: KDFI, FAA LID: DFI) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) northwest of the central business district of Defiance, in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Board of County Commissioners.