Galion Municipal Airport (IATA: GQQ, ICAO: KGQQ, FAA LID: GQQ) is three miles northeast of Galion in Crawford County, Ohio.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 classified it as a general aviation airport.[2]
Galion Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Galion | ||||||||||
Serves | Galion, Ohio | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,224 ft / 373 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′12″N 082°43′26″W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
The airport covers 152 acres (62 ha) at an elevation of 1,224 feet (373 m). Its runway, 5/23, is 3,505 by 75 feet (1,068 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending June 29, 2009 the airport had 6,216 aircraft operations, average 17 per day: 99.7% general aviation and 0.3% military. 31 aircraft were then based at this airport, all single-engine.[1] Galion Municipal Airport had airline service in the 1960s,70s, and 80s. Fischer Brothers Aviation was an Allegheny Commuter based at Galion. They flew De Havilland Herons & Doves & then bought the larger Casa 212 airplanes in the early 1980s . The service was a very short, 5 minute flight to/from Mansfield (MFD) where they would continue on to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE). The airline continued to grow to Columbus (CMH), Detroit (DTW) & other Midwestern cities.[3]