Fayette County Airport (Ohio)

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Fayette County Airport entrance sign
Fayette County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFayette County Commissioners
ServesWashington Court House, Ohio
Elevation AMSL980 ft / 299 m
Coordinates39°34′13″N 083°25′14″W / 39.57028°N 83.42056°W / 39.57028; -83.42056
Map
I23 is located in Ohio
I23
I23
Location of airport in Ohio/United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,097 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations29,405
Based aircraft21

Fayette County Airport (FAA LID: I23) is a county-owned, public-use airport located at 2770 State Route 38 two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Washington Court House, a city in Fayette County, Ohio, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[2]

Facilities and aircraft[]

Fayette County Airport covers an area of 40 acres (16 ha) at an elevation of 980 feet (299 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,097 by 75 feet (1,554 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 28, 2009, the airport had 29,405 aircraft operations, an average of 80 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine and 5% multi-engine.[1]

Medical Helicopter Base[]

In October 2013,[3] it was announced that MedFlight, a not-for-profit, air and ground critical care transportation company based in Columbus, Ohio would establish a base at the airport. Operations commenced at the airport on December 6, 2013 with MedFlight leasing a hangar from a private party.

On May 1, 2014 the helicopter's base relocated to a permanent helipad on Old Route 35, near Octa.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for I23 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 17 December 2009.
  2. ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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