Lima Allen County Airport is a public use airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located five nautical miles (9 km) southeast of the central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 of Lima

Lima, Ohio

Lima is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northwestern Ohio along Interstate 75 approximately north of Dayton and south-southwest of Toledo....

, a city in Allen County

Allen County, Ohio

Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Allen County Regional Airport Authority.

History

The current airport site is located near the corner of Hanthorn Road and SR 117 east of Lima. It moved to this site in 1963; prior to then, the airport was located northwest of Lima near the village of Elida

Elida, Ohio

Elida is a village in Allen County, Ohio, United States with a population of 1,917 as of the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Elida is located at ....

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Local television station WTLW

WTLW

WTLW is a religious and family-entertainment television station in Lima, Ohio. The station is owned by American Christian Television Services, and broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 44...

 has its studios located in a former hangar at the old airport site.

Facilities and aircraft

Lima Allen County Airport covers an area of 696 acres (281.7 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 975 feet (297 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s: 10/28 is 6,000 by 150 feet (1,829 x 46 m) with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface; 14/32 is 3,994 by 150 feet (1,217 x 46 m) with an asphalt and turf

Grass

Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...

 surface. Runway 14/32 closed in the winter.

For the 12-month period ending June 1, 2007, the airport had 32,500 aircraft operations, an average of 89 per day: 80% general aviation

General aviation

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, 18.5% air taxi

Air taxi

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, and 1.5% military

Military aviation

Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...

. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine

Aircraft engine

An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...

, 25% multi-engine and 4% jet

Jet aircraft

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External links

• Aerial photo from USGS The National Map