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
I23 is located in the United States
I23
I23
I23 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,097 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/20/2021)29,405
Based aircraft31

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 July 20, 2021, the airport had 29,405 aircraft operations, an average of 81 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military.

At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine and 1 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for I23 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
  3. ↑ "MedFlight Establishing Base in County | Fayette Advocate | Fayette County, Ohio | Washington Court House | Newspaper". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
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