Romeo State Airport is a public

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owned and operated by the State of Michigan located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Romeo,

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. The airport is uncontrolled and is used for general aviation purposes. It is included in the

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for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local reliever airport facility.

Facilities & Aircraft

The airport has a single

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, designated as runway 18/36. Previously, the airport had an additional two runways: 15/33 and 9/27. These runways are currently closed and unusable, however a portion of the old 9/27 runway is currently used as a taxiway. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 15,000 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day. It consisted completely of

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. For the same time period, there are 30 aircraft based on the airport, all single-engine

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s. The airport has an FBO which offers fuel, hangars, a conference room, and other amenities.

Accidents & Incidents

*On April 5, 1990, a

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crashed near Romeo State Airport due to pilot incapacitation. *On November 22, 1991, a

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crashed on approach to Romeo State due to the pilot's improper inflight decisionmaking and descent below minimum descent altitude during an instrument approach. *On August 28, 2001, an American Champion Citabria sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after takeoff from Romeo State Airport. The aircraft experienced a loss of engine power after departing from Runway 33. The pilots tried to land on runway 9 but impacted the ground to the right of the runway. The reason for the loss of engine power is undetermined. *On June 27, 2003, a

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crashed while on the

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to Romeo State. The probable cause of the aircraft was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control nor a proper descent rate during the approach, with contributing factors including low clouds and moderate- to heavy rain. *On April 24, 2008, a Cessna 182 Skylane impacted terrain while attempting to land at Romeo State. The probable cause was found to be a misjudged landing flare by the pilot, and the inadequate landing gear inspection/repair procedure used by other maintenance personnel, resulting in the failure of the main landing gear strut during landing. *On September 15, 2021, an American Eurocopter AS350 operated by the Oakland County Sheriff was substantially damaged during a hard landing while training at Romeo State. The aircraft is reported to have lost power 20 feet above the ground and dropped down to the asphalt below. The aircraft's fuel control lever was not fully engaged at the time. *In July 2022, an aircraft crashed while attempting to take off from Romeo State Airport. The aircraft lifted off and attempted to climb but crashed into a nearby wooded area. *On September 1, 2022, an aircraft blew a tire while landing at Romeo State. The sole pilot onboard was unhurt.

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Facilities & Aircraft

Accidents & Incidents

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