Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Springfield | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Springfield, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Green Township, Clark County, near Springfield, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,051 ft / 320 m | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.airparkohio.com/... | ||||||||||||||
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Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (IATA: SGH, ICAO: KSGH, FAA LID: SGH) is a civil-military airport five miles (8 km) south of Springfield, in Clark County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the city of Springfield.[1] It is named after the Beckley family, a member of which knew the Wright Brothers, and witnessed and photographed their first flights.
Three units of the Ohio Air National Guard, including the 178th Wing (formerly 178th Fighter Wing) are based at the co-located Springfield Air National Guard Base.
Springfield had scheduled airline flights, on TWA in 1948-50 and on Lake Central in 1953-55.
Facilities
The airport covers 1,516 acres (614 ha) and has two runways:[1]
- 06/24: 9,010 x 150 ft (2,746 x 46 m), surface: asphalt/concrete
- 15/33: 5,498 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m), surface: asphalt
In the year ending November 8, 2022 the airport had 32,770 aircraft operations, average 90 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% military, and <1% air taxi. 30 aircraft were based at this airport: 19 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]
Accidents at SGH
- On February 9, 1988, a British Aerospace Jetstream operated by Jetstream International Airlines on a training flight yawed and rolled while executing a go around, pitched up, rolled and entered a vertical descent and impacted the ground. All 3 crew were killed.[2]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for SGH PDF, effective 2023-08-10
- Accident description for N823JS at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on August 10, 2023.
External links
- Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport
- Springfield Air National Guard Base (official site)
- Springfield Air National Guard Base (GlobalSecurity.org)
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 5, 2023
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SGH
- AirNav airport information for KSGH
- ASN accident history for SGH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures