Geauga County Airport

Geauga County Airport
Geauga County Airport
	Airplanes on the runway at Geauga County Airport.
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: 7G8;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Geauga County
Serves	Middlefield, Ohio
Location	Middlefield
Elevation AMSL	1,174.2 ft / 358 m
Coordinates	41°27′03″N 081°04′15″W / 41.45083°N 81.07083°WCoordinates: 41°27′03″N 081°04′15″W / 41.45083°N 81.07083°W
Website
Map
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Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	About 20/day
Based aircraft	42
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Geauga County Airport (FAA LID: 7G8), is a public use airport in southern Geauga County, Ohio, United States.^[2] Owned and operated by Geauga County since 1968,^[3] it serves all of Geauga County. The airport is located 40 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) east of downtown Cleveland.

The airport was built in 1968 as part of a statewide initiative for each county to have its own airport.^[4] It serves as the area base for University Hospitals' AirMed 1 medical helicopter,^[5] as well as for The Cleveland Soaring Society, a glider club.^[6] It is home to Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 5.^[7]

Facilities and aircraft[]

For the 12-month period ending August 26, 2011, the airport had an average of 20 aircraft movements per day: 97% general aviation, and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 32 single-engine, 6 gliders, 3 ultralight and 1 helicopter.^[2]

Gliders taking off at Geauga County Airport

References[]

^ "Airport Authority". Co.geauga.oh.us. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c Geauga County AirNav Info. effective August 26, 2011.
^ "Geauga County Airport General Information". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
^ "Airport hangars on hold in Geauga". News-herald.com. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "UH MedEvac | Middlefield Village". Middlefieldohio.com. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "home". Clevelandsoaring.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 5". 5.eaachapter.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

External links[]

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[1] "Airport Authority". Co.geauga.oh.us. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[Airnav-2] Geauga County AirNav Info. effective August 26, 2011.

[3] "Geauga County Airport General Information". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

[4] "Airport hangars on hold in Geauga". News-herald.com. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[5] "UH MedEvac | Middlefield Village". Middlefieldohio.com. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[6] "home". Clevelandsoaring.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[7] "Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 5". 5.eaachapter.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

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