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Sandusky County Regional Airport
Airport in Clyde, Ohio From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandusky County Regional Airport (FAA LID: S24) is a county-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) southeast of the central business district of Fremont, a city in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States.[1]
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History
The airport sits on land owned by the county. However, the airport was privately managed, and all its facilities privately owned, until Sandusky County bought the airport in 2012 in an effort to keep it from closing.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Sandusky County Regional Airport covers 589 acres (238 ha) and has one runway designated 6/24 with a 5,500 by 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending September 16, 2021, the airport had 5,616 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 81% general aviation, 20% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 16 aircraft based at this airport: 13 single-engine airplanes, 1 multi-engine airplane, and 2 helicopters.[1][3][4]
The airport received a $1.6 million federal grant in 2023 to upgrade its parking apron in order to extend its useful life.[5]
The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells avgas and jet fuel as well as offering amenities such as general maintenance, catering, courtesy transportation, a conference room, a crew lounge, and showers.[6]
In May 2022, the airport received $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to reconstruct Apron A. Additional funding was provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation.[7]
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Accidents and incidents
- On February 9, 2002, a Piper PA-20 Pacer crashed while landing at the Sandusky County Regional Airport. The pilot was flying in the traffic pattern in a light crosswind. During one landing, the airplane began pulling right after touchdown, and the pilot could not maintain directional control despite applying full left rudder and brake. The airplane's right landing gear eventually contact mud off the side of the runway, causing a righthand pivot and lefthand tilt. A tear on the righthand tire was found after the landing, but the cause of the damage could not be identified; the pilot identified his preflight as normal.[8]
- On May 6, 2023, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee crashed after departing Sandusky Regional Airport. The plane had trouble after takeoff and was attempting to return to the airport. However, the pilot was forced to land in a field before making it back to the runway.[9][10][11]
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