Wyandot County Airport is a public

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located northwest of

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. It is owned and operated by the County Airport Authority., effective 2014-11-13 In 2023, the airport received $57,600 to update its master plan.

Facilities and aircraft

Wyandot County Airport covers an area of which contains one

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, designated as runway 18/36, with a

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pavement. The airport does not have a

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. For the 12-month period ending June 12, 2023, the airport had 6,968 aircraft operations, an average of 134 per week: 99%

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and 1%

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. For the same time period, 10 aircraft were based at the airport, all single-engine

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Accidents and incidents

* On January 15, 2013, an

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crashed while practicing touch-and-go landings at the Wyandot County Airport. On his third approach, the pilot noticed that the

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had changed and was now favoring the opposite runway. Thus, the pilot performed a

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and performed an approach to the opposite runway. After touchdown, the plane's left wing started to rise and the tail swung to the right. The pilot applied left rudder, but the tail continued to the right. The right main gear buckled and the right wing struck the runway. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.

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Facilities and aircraft

Accidents and incidents

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