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.
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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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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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.
The airport covers 1,516 acres (614 ha) and has two runways:[1]
In the year ending November 29, 2005 the airport had 62,000 aircraft operations, average 169 per day: 75% general aviation, 21% military and 4% air taxi. 81 aircraft are based at this airport: 59% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1% ultralight and 25% military.[1]
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