Clermont County Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Clermont County Commissioners | ||||||||||
Serves | Clermont County, Ohio | ||||||||||
Location | Batavia, Ohio | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 844 ft / 257 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°04′42″N 084°12′37″W / 39.07833°N 84.21028°W | ||||||||||
Website | www.flyeca.com | ||||||||||
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Clermont County Airport (FAA LID: I69) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Batavia, a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Clermont County Commissioners.[1]
It is also known as Sporty's Airport. The fixed-base operator is Eastern Cincinnati Aviation. The Tri-State Warbird Museum is located on the west side of the airport. The 279th Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is headquartered at the airport as well.[2] The Experimental Aircraft Association, which has a chapter at the airport, operates Young Eagles rides at the airport, where volunteer pilots give kids ages 8-17 free rides in airplanes.[3][4]
Dedicated on October 13, 1968, the airport was managed by the husband and wife team of Randolph and Rosalie Burchett from the early 1970s through 1986.[5][6] In 1971, Sporty's Pilot Shop moved from its previous location to the airport.[7] The Clermont General and Technical College opened in 1972 on land one-half mile from the airport.[8][9] Plans for a 10,150 sq ft (943 m2) hangar were announced that same year, and by June, a new taxiway had been constructed.[10][11] Sporty's became the new fixed base operator in 1987.[12]
In 1990, Sporty's built a new facility at the airport.[13] Consideration was given to extending the airport runway in 1994.[14][15] In 1995, the radio station WNWC began broadcasting from the airport.[16] By 2010, a number of "hangar homes" had been constructed at the airport.[17]
In early 2011, the owner of the airport's fixed base operator proposed extending the airport's runway.[18] In mid-2013, discussions were ongoing regarding the possibility of extending the runway.[19] By early 2014, the county was attempting to buy the land necessary for the runway extension.[20] The Clermont County Transportation Improvement District board voted to approve the runway extension on January 15, 2016.[21] In early 2017, the runway extension plan needed approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.[22] However, by February 2018 the runway extension had been cancelled.[23]
Clermont County Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24 ha) at an elevation of 844 feet (257 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a 3,568 x 75 ft (1,088 x 23 m) asphalt surface.[1]
The airport is served by four instrument approaches, including an RNAV (GPS) approach to both runway 4 and 22.[24]
For the 12-month period ending August 24, 2021, the airport had 36,865 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. This is up from 30,650 in 2007. In 2021, there were 97 aircraft based at the airport: 85 single-engine and 8 multi-engine airplanes, 3 helicopters, and 1 jet.[1][25][26]
Local television station WCPO operates a doppler weather radar at the airport.[27] An airport viewing area is located at the southwest edge of the airport.[28] The aircraft upholstery shop Air Mod is based at the airport.[29]