Galion Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Galion | ||||||||||
Serves | Galion, Ohio | ||||||||||
Location | Crawford County, Ohio | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,224 ft / 373 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°45′12″N 082°43′26″W / 40.75333°N 82.72389°W | ||||||||||
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Galion Municipal Airport (IATA: GQQ, ICAO: KGQQ, FAA LID: GQQ) is three miles northeast of Galion in Crawford County, Ohio.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 classified it as a general aviation airport.[2]
The airport is home to a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, which hosts social and educational activities for its members. Some activities include Young Eagles rallies, fly-ins, building seminars, and more.[3] The chapter hosts a regular All About Aviation Day, where visitors can meet pilots, instructors, and other personnel and see aircraft, drones, and RC Aircraft.[4]
Galion Municipal Airport had airline service in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Fischer Brothers Aviation was an Allegheny Commuter based at Galion. They flew De Havilland Herons and Doves, and they bought the larger Casa 212 airplanes in the early 1980s.
The service was a very short, 5 minute flight to/from Mansfield (MFD), where they would continue on to Cleveland Hopkins (CLE). The airline continued to grow to Columbus (CMH), Detroit (DTW), and other Midwestern cities.[5]
The airport received a $22,000 federal grant in 2021 to relieve costs for operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, debt services, and combating the spread of pathogens.[6]
The airport also received a $1.35 million grant to maintain the structural integrity of its main runway.[7]
The airport covers 152 acres (62 ha) at an elevation of 1,224 feet (373 m). Its runway, designated as runway 5/23, measures 3,504 by 75 feet (1,068 x 23 m).[1]
The airport has a fixed-base operator that provides fuel and limited amenities.[8]
For the 12-month period ending September 1, 2021, the airport had 6,188 aircraft operations, an average of 119 per week. This was nearly 100% general aviation and <1% military. For the same time period, 13 aircraft were based at the airport, all single-engine airplanes.[9]