Clermont County Airport

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Clermont County Airport at Batavia, Ohio.
Clermont County Airport
Sporty's Airport
IATA: noneICAO: noneFAA LID: I69
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Clermont County Commissioners
Serves Clermont County, Ohio
Location Batavia, Ohio
Elevation AMSL 844 ft / 257 m
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Website www.flyeca.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 3,568 1,088 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 30,650
Based aircraft 120

Clermont County Airport (FAA LID: I69) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Batavia, a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Clermont County Commissioners.[1]

It is also known as Sporty's Airport. The fixed base operator is Eastern Cincinnati Aviation. The Tri-State Warbird Museum is located on the west side of the airport.

The airport is currently looking into the possibility of extending the runway with funding from the state.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Clermont County Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24 ha) at an elevation of 844 feet (257 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a 3,568 x 75 ft (1,088 x 23 m) asphalt surface.[1]

The airport is served by four instrument approaches, including an RNAV (GPS) approach to both runway 4 and 22.[3]

For the 12-month period ending December 19, 2007, the airport had 30,650 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 120 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 4% helicopter, 1% jet and 1% glider.[1]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 15 August 1998 a Beechcraft Bonanza crashed near the airport after an aborted approach, killing the pilot.[4][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for I69 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
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