North Bass Island Airport

North Bass Island Airport (FAA LID: 3X5) is a public airport located on North Bass Island, Ohio, United States. It is owned and operated by the Put In Bay Township Port Authority.^[1]

North Bass Island Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 3X5
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Put In Bay Township Port Authority
Location	Put In Bay, Ohio
Elevation AMSL	594 ft / 181 m
Coordinates	41°43′04″N 082°49′16″W
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 1,804 550 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations 1,000
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Approaches to the airport are challenging due to the airport's close proximity to the Canadian border. Canadian airspace is 2 miles from the runway's threshold.^[2]

The airport is mainly used to bring mail to North Bass Island and to transport citizens to and from nearby islands as well as mainland Ohio.^[2]

The airport received a $22,000 grant in 2021 to provide economic relief funds for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens.^[3]

The airport received $113,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration in late 2023.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Griffing Flying Service	Charter: Kelleys Island, Middle Bass, Pelee Island, Put-in-Bay, Rattlesnake Island[5]

Facilities and aircraft

North Bass Island Airport covers an area of 33 acres (13 ha) which contains one runway designated 01/19 with a 1,804 ft × 60 ft (550 m × 18 m) asphalt pavement.^[6]

There is no fixed-base operator at the airport.^[7]

For the 12-month period ending October 1, 2020, the airport had 1,716 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per week, including 58% general aviation and 42% air taxi. No aircraft are based at the airport.^[1][6]

See also

• List of airports in Ohio