Dahio Trotwood Airport , also known as Dayton-New Lebanon Airport, is a public-use airport

Airport

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 located seven miles (11 km) west of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Dayton

Dayton, Ohio

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, in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. It is privately owned by Gary Ridell. The airport is situated between Trotwood

Trotwood, Ohio

Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,431 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is served by the Trotwood-Madison City School District...

 to the northeast and New Lebanon

New Lebanon, Ohio

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 to the southwest.

Facilities and aircraft

Dahio Trotwood Airport covers an area of 132 acres (53.4 ha) which contains one asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

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 measuring 2,900 x 52 ft (884 x 16 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 29, 2007, the airport had 1,853 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per day, 100% which were general aviation

General aviation

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. There are 27 aircraft based at this airport:
16 single-engine, 10 ultralight and 1 multi-engine.