Ogden-Hinckley Airport
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Ogden-Hinckley Airport is a public airport
located three miles (5 km) southwest of the city of Ogden
in Weber County
, Utah
, U.S.
It is billed as "Utah's Busiest Municipal Airport" and was a filming location for the 1997 film Con Air
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the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force. The airport serves general aviation aircraft consisting of private and business aircraft, charters, sight-seeing, air ambulance, and flight training. Although the airport is capable of handling larger passenger aircraft, the airport currently has no scheduled airline flights. The closest airport with scheduled airline flights is Salt Lake City International Airport
, located approximately 30 miles south. In the event the Salt Lake City International Airport closes or has to turn away aircraft due circumstances such as weather conditions below landing minimums, Ogden-Hinckley is capable of accepting diverted commercial flights.
The airport is served by an FAA control tower
with radar approach services provided by Salt Lake City TRACON.
B-29 Superfortress
scheduled to land at Hill Air Force Base
landed at Ogden Municipal Airport by mistake. One of the eight crew was killed when the aircraft crashed and caught fire.
May 28th, 2009
Jack Lowry, 49, took off from the Ogden-Hinckley airport just after 9 a.m. and crashed in a field near 1700 West and 3300 South moments later.
The 1975 Maule M-5-210C had just taken off from the airport when the pilot reported a power loss to the control tower.
"The pilot indicated he lost power of his plane and he was going to set it down in a field," said Weber County sheriff's Lt. Lonnie Eskelson. "At that point, the Ogden tower notified us, and EMS got us en route."
Airport manager Ed Rich said, "He was on the takeoff. The engine had a sudden engine stop."
When crews arrived on the scene, the pilot from Layton was still inside the plane. Emergency crews extricated him from the plane.
He was conscious and talking, but in serious condition. He was flown to McKay-Dee Hospital.
"He's very lucky," Rich said. "Looking at the plane, he's very lucky."
The plane slammed into a dirt embankment, shearing the wings off and crumpling the body. Rich said if the plane had been just a few feet higher, it would have landed differently. He said, "He was lucky but a little unlucky. If he'd been 3 or 4 feet higher, he would have just rolled out on a nice landing, but he hit the bank there."
Rich says something else probably saved his life. "He's just very lucky," he said. "He'd just installed some shoulder harnesses a couple of days ago; that probably paid in his survival."
The pilot was shuttling the plane to Alaska for the plane's owner when it crashed.
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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 three miles (5 km) southwest of the city of Ogden
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
in Weber County
Weber County, Utah
Weber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the population was 196,533, an increase of 24.1% over its population in 1990. By...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, U.S.
United States
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It is billed as "Utah's Busiest Municipal Airport" and was a filming location for the 1997 film Con Air
Con Air
Con Air is an Academy Award–nominated 1997 American action-thriller film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich...
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History
During World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force. The airport serves general aviation aircraft consisting of private and business aircraft, charters, sight-seeing, air ambulance, and flight training. Although the airport is capable of handling larger passenger aircraft, the airport currently has no scheduled airline flights. The closest airport with scheduled airline flights is Salt Lake City International Airport
Salt Lake City International Airport
Salt Lake City International Airport is a major public airport in Utah. A joint civil-military facility, it is located in western Salt Lake City, approximately four miles from the central business district...
, located approximately 30 miles south. In the event the Salt Lake City International Airport closes or has to turn away aircraft due circumstances such as weather conditions below landing minimums, Ogden-Hinckley is capable of accepting diverted commercial flights.
The airport is served by an FAA control tower
Control tower
A control tower, or more specifically an Air Traffic Control Tower , is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. Control towers are also used to control the traffic for other forms of transportation such...
with radar approach services provided by Salt Lake City TRACON.
Accidents and incidents
On 18 December 1953, a United States Air ForceUnited States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
B-29 Superfortress
B-29 Superfortress
The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States Air Forces in late-World War II and through the Korean War. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II...
scheduled to land at Hill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force Base located in northern Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and near the towns of Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, Sunset, and Layton. It is about north of Salt Lake City. The base was named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill of the U.S. Army Air...
landed at Ogden Municipal Airport by mistake. One of the eight crew was killed when the aircraft crashed and caught fire.
May 28th, 2009
Jack Lowry, 49, took off from the Ogden-Hinckley airport just after 9 a.m. and crashed in a field near 1700 West and 3300 South moments later.
The 1975 Maule M-5-210C had just taken off from the airport when the pilot reported a power loss to the control tower.
"The pilot indicated he lost power of his plane and he was going to set it down in a field," said Weber County sheriff's Lt. Lonnie Eskelson. "At that point, the Ogden tower notified us, and EMS got us en route."
Airport manager Ed Rich said, "He was on the takeoff. The engine had a sudden engine stop."
When crews arrived on the scene, the pilot from Layton was still inside the plane. Emergency crews extricated him from the plane.
He was conscious and talking, but in serious condition. He was flown to McKay-Dee Hospital.
"He's very lucky," Rich said. "Looking at the plane, he's very lucky."
The plane slammed into a dirt embankment, shearing the wings off and crumpling the body. Rich said if the plane had been just a few feet higher, it would have landed differently. He said, "He was lucky but a little unlucky. If he'd been 3 or 4 feet higher, he would have just rolled out on a nice landing, but he hit the bank there."
Rich says something else probably saved his life. "He's just very lucky," he said. "He'd just installed some shoulder harnesses a couple of days ago; that probably paid in his survival."
The pilot was shuttling the plane to Alaska for the plane's owner when it crashed.
Culture and media
The airfield was a filming location for the 1997 film Con AirCon Air
Con Air is an Academy Award–nominated 1997 American action-thriller film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich...
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