Findlay Airport

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Findlay Airport
Findlay Airport, Liberty Township, Hancock County, Ohio, United States.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Findlay
ServesFindlay, Ohio
Elevation AMSL813 ft / 248 m
Coordinates41°00′43″N 083°40′07″W / 41.01194°N 83.66861°W / 41.01194; -83.66861
Map
FDY is located in Ohio
FDY
FDY
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,499 1,981 Asphalt
7/25 5,883 1,793 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015)24,550
Based aircraft (2016)22

Findlay Airport (IATA: FDY, ICAO: KFDY, FAA LID: FDY) is 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Findlay, in Hancock County, Ohio.[2]

History[]

Lake Central Airlines scheduled flights to Findlay from 1961 until 1965-66.

Accidents and Incidents[]

  • On December 10th, 1963 a Douglas A-26 Invader stalled and crashed during a landing approach, killing 3 in the plane.[3]

Facilities[]

Findlay Airport covers 338 acres (137 ha) at an elevation of 813 feet (248 m). It has two runways: 7/25 is 5,883 by 100 ft (1,793 x 30 m) and 18/36 is 6,499 by 100 ft (1,981 x 30 m). In the year ending August 14, 2015, the airport had 24,550 aircraft operations, average 67 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. In November 2016, 22 aircraft were based at the airport: 17 single-engine, 4 jet and 1 helicopter.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ AirportIQ 5010
  2. ^ AirportIQ 5010
  3. ^ "Youngstown Vindicator - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Associated Press. December 11, 1963. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ AirportIQ 5010

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