Clermont County Airport
| Clermont County Airport Sporty's Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: I69 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Clermont County Commissioners | ||||||||||
| Serves | Clermont County, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Location | Batavia, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 844 ft / 257 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°04′42″N 084°12′37″W / 39.07833°N 84.21028°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.flyeca.com | ||||||||||
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  I69  I69 Location of airport in Ohio/United States | |||||||||||
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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 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for I69 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ↑ Rover, Kristin (April 4, 2014). "County may receive funds for airport runway extension". The Clermont Sun. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "I69". AOPA Airports.
- ↑ Sanchez, Robert; McCain, Marie (August 16, 1998). "Plane crash kills surgeon". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "NTSB Identification: IAD98FA094". NTSB.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
External links
- Eastern Cincinnati Aviation
- Sporty's Pilot Shop
- Clermont County Airport on AOPA
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for I69
- AirNav airport information for I69
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for I69