Airport
Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (IATA: PMH, ICAO: KPMH, FAA LID: PMH) (Scioto County Airport) is on State Route 335 in Minford, Ohio, 12 miles northeast of Portsmouth, in Scioto County, Ohio. It is owned by the Scioto County Airport Authority.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
History
The airport opened on June 27, 1957.[3] The previous airport was Raven Rock Field, near the Ohio River at 38.715N 83.052W, a grass field with a 2200-foot run.
Lake Central Airlines served the airport from its opening until it merged into Allegheny Airlines in 1968;[3] Allegheny pulled out in 1971.[4] The airport has had no airline service since.[3] Tyme Airlines of Columbus provided scheduled service in 1968.[5] Cleveland based Wright Airlines served Portsmouth for a short time in the late 1960s.[6]
Service on the three airlines in the 1960s are as follows. Lake Central used DC-3 & Nord 262 aircraft to Cincinnati. After merging with Allegheny, the aircraft was upgraded to Convair 580 prop jets that flew to both Cincinnati & Parkersburg, WV. Tyme Airlines flew small Piper Aztec equipment to both Columbus & Huntington WV. The fourth airline, Wright Airlines, used Beech 18 aircraft and also served the Columbus & Huntington WV airports.
Facilities
The airport covers 246 acres (100 ha) at an elevation of 663 feet (202 m). Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) asphalt.[1]
The airport offers fuel services along with a small snack bar, a restaurant, a couple of hangars, mechanics, and pilot snooze room.
In the year ending August 24, 2011 the airport had 45,830 aircraft operations, average 125 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and 1% military. 30 aircraft were then based at the airport: 77% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 7% ultralight, and 3% jet.[1]
