Fayette County Airport (Ohio)

Fayette County Airport
Fayette County Airport
AMSL;	980 ft / 299 m
Coordinates	39°34′13″N 083°25′14″W / 39.57028°N 83.42056°W
Map
	I23 Location of airport in Ohio I23 I23 (the United States)
Runways
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/20/2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/20/2021)	29,405
Based aircraft	31
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Fayette County Airport (FAA LID: I23) is a county-owned, public-use airport located at 2770 State Route 38 two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Washington Court House, a city in Fayette County, Ohio, United States.^[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Fayette County Airport covers an area of 40 acres (16 ha) at an

mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,097 by 75 feet (1,554 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 20, 2021, the airport had 29,405 aircraft operations, an average of 81 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military.

At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.^[1]

Medical Helicopter Base

In October 2013,^[3] it was announced that MedFlight, a not-for-profit, air and ground critical care transportation company based in Columbus, Ohio would establish a base at the airport. Operations commenced at the airport on December 6, 2013 with MedFlight leasing a hangar from a private party.

On May 1, 2014 the helicopter's base relocated to a permanent helipad on Old Route 35, near Octa.