Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport is a civil-military airport five miles (8 km) south of Springfield, in

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, United States. It is owned by the city of Springfield. It is named after the Beckley family, a member of which knew the Wright Brothers, and witnessed and photographed their first flights. Three units of the

Ohio Air National Guard The Ohio Air National Guard (OH ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Ohio, United States of America. It is, along with the Ohio Army National Guard, an element of the Ohio National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the Ohio Air ...

, including the

178th Wing The 178th Wing is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport ANG complex, Springfield, Ohio. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Comma ...

(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.

Facilities

The airport covers and has two runways: * 06/24: 9,009 x 150 ft (2,746 x 46 m), surface: asphalt/concrete * 15/33: 5,499 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m), surface: asphalt In the year ending November 29, 2005 the airport had 62,000 aircraft operations, average 169 per day: 75%

general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...

, 21% military and 4%

air taxi An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand. In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) ...

. 81 aircraft are based at this airport: 59% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1%

ultralight Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with aile ...

and 25% military.

References

External links

Springfield–Beckley Municipal AirportSpringfield Air National Guard Base
(official site)

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