Cincinnati West Airport

Cincinnati West Airport (FAA LID: I67), formerly Harrison Airport, is a general aviation airport in Harrison, Ohio, United States. Cincinnati West is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Harrison's central business district and about 15 nautical miles (28 km) northwest of Downtown Cincinnati. It can be accessed from Interstate 74. The airport is owned by Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.[1] Its fixed-base operator is Whitewater Aviation.

Cincinnati West Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCincinnati State Technical and Community College
ServesHarrison, Ohio
Opened1947 (1947)
Elevation AMSL583.8 ft / 178 m
Coordinates39°15′33″N 84°46′28″W
WebsiteCincinnati West Airport
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Location of airport in Ohio/United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 2,803 854 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft operations30,197
Based aircraft36

History

Cincinnati West Airport began in 1939 when Orville and Alvin Jackson plowed an airstrip through a hayfield owned by Woiden Radcliffe.[2] It officially opened in 1947 as Harrison Airport.[3] Runway lights were installed in 1954.[2]

A 1969 proposal called for the privately owned Harrison Airport to be expanded for use as Cincinnati's executive airport, after plans to expand Blue Ash Airport into a reliever for Greater Cincinnati Airport were blocked by local opposition.[4] However, Harrison Airport's proximity to William Henry Harrison High School and Harrison Junior High School complicated any expansion plans.[5] Instead, the runway was reconfigured to avoid the schools.[2]

The Windecker Eagle, the first composite airplane to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, was designed and built at the airport in the late 1970s.[6]

Morton Rabkin purchased Harrison Airport in 1981. An adjacent property was developed as a residential subdivision, ending his plans to extend the runway to 3,500 feet (1,100 m). In 1986, he renamed the airport to Cincinnati West Airport and sold it to Bob McKenna.[7]

In 1995, the city of Harrison annexed Cincinnati West Airport.[8] That August, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College purchased the airport from McKenna Air Inc. to support its federally approved, two-year aviation maintenance technologies program.[9][10][11] It spent $4.14 million in state funds to purchase and renovate the facilities.[12] In 1998, the school opened a Cincinnati State West satellite campus next door.[13][14]

Facilities and aircraft

Cincinnati West Airport covers an area of 27 acres (11 ha) at an elevation of 583.8 feet (177.9 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt-paved runway: 01/19 is 2,803 by 60 feet (854 by 18 m). The airport operates an Automated Weather Observation System.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 1, 2014, the airport had 30,197 aircraft operations, an average of about 581 per week: 86% general aviation, 14% air taxi, and fewer than 1% military. In that time, there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 32 single-engine and four multi-engine. The airport is attended daily, year-round.[1]

Accidents

On August 8, 1981, a fire destroyed a hangar and four planes and seriously damaged two others.[15] On October 10, 2004, a Cessna 172 and a Cessna 152 practicing landings at the airport collided midair and landed in a gravel pit across the street, injuring two.[16][17]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for I67 PDF, effective October 15, 2015.
  2. Erardi, John (November 27, 1976). "Still Country Airport". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Melcer, Rachel (September 28, 1998). "Close to Home: Harrison". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  4. "Harrison Airport Eyed For Area Facility". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 5, 1968. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Proximity Of Two Schools Upsets Plan To Expand Harrison Airport". The Cincinnati Enquirer. February 12, 1969. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Windecker Eagle". Whitewater Aviation. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. Houston, Lynda (October 28, 1986). "Air Park to Airport". Extra. The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Moores, Lew (January 21, 1995). "Cincinnati State to buy Harrison airport". Suburbs/West. The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Berlier, Nancy (August 11, 1995). "Airport sold". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Moores, Lew (April 26, 1997). "Things looking up for aviation-maintenance program". The Cincinnati Enquirer – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Aviation Maintenance Technologies". Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. May 1, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  12. Green, Richard (October 5, 1994). "College plans to buy rural airport". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Stammen, Ken (July 27, 2001). "Cincinnati State is helping fill demand for aviation mechanics". The Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  14. "Cincinnati West Airport". Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. September 4, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  15. Miller, Alan (August 9, 1981). "Hangar, 4 Planes Lost In Harrison Airport Fire". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Hansel, Mark (October 11, 2004). "Planes Collide in Mid-Air; Two Hurt". The Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  17. Morse, Janice (October 11, 2004). "Two planes collide; 3 injured". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
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