Lebanon-Warren County Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Warren County Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Operator | Warren County Airport, Ltd. | ||||||||||
Serves | Warren County, Ohio | ||||||||||
Location | Lebanon, Ohio | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 898 ft / 274 m | ||||||||||
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I68 Location of airport in Ohio/United States I68 I68 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Lebanon-Warren County Airport (FAA LID: I68) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Lebanon, on Greentree Road, in Warren County, Ohio, United States.[1]
It is a county-owned public airport operated by the Warren County Airport Authority, a board of 9 members appointed by the County Commissioners. The runway, taxiway, and communication and navigation aids are County owned. The Airport Authority leases a terminal for public use on adjacent private property. The hangars, and other airport buildings are privately owned and operated. Daily airport management is handled under contract by fixed-base operator (FBO), Warren County Airport, Ltd.
Facilities
Runway
There is one North-South Runway (01/19). The runway is 4502' x 75' asphalt paved with lighting for night operation. The runway has displaced thresholds on both ends to clear obstructions. Airport elevation is 898'. There is a taxiway parallel to the runway.[1]
Navigation and Communications aids
- MIRL Runway & Taxiway lights
- PCL Pilot Controlled Lighting - Frequency 123.075
- REIL - Runway End Identification Lights
- Rotating beacon - White-Green
- Wind sock near center of runway, between runway and taxiway
- 4 light PAPI
- AWOS Automated Weather Observation System - Frequency 120.550, By Phone 513-934-5500
- UNICOM - Frequency 123.075
- Online weather information service in terminal building
Privately operated airport services
- Aviation Fuel
- Hangar Rental
- Pilot training
- Aircraft Rental
- Aircraft Charters
- Warren County Career Center - Aerospace Academy[2]
- Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight[3] helicopter base and helipad
- Home of the USU Wright Flyer replica built for the 100th anniversary of aviation held in 2003 [4]
- Skydiving
- Helicopter Training, rides, photo flights, and other helicopter services [5]
- Hot air ballooning[6]
Aircraft
For the 12-month period ending August 4, 2021, the airport had 31,550 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There was at that time 101 aircraft based at this airport: 86 single-engine, 9 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 4 helicopter. [1]
Accidents and incidents
- On 18 October 2020, a small plane made an emergency landing in a nearby cornfield while attempting to land at the airport.[7]
See also
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for I68 PDF, effective 2023-10-05
- http://www.wccareercenter.com/SecondaryEducation_course.aspx?clid=66&cgid=28&id=6
- "Miami Valley Hospital – CareFlight Air and Mobile Services". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- "Home". usuwrightflyer.org.
- "Vertical Advantage Helicopters: Serving Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio - Offline".
- "Home". gentlebreeze.com.
- "Plane crashes into field in Warren County, officials say". WLWT5. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links
- Airport FBO website
- Ohio Department of Transportation - Aviation Division
- Online AWOS display
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for I68
- AirNav airport information for I68
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for I68