Kent State University Airport

Kent State University Airport (FAA LID: 1G3) is a public airport in Stow, Ohio, United States owned by Kent State University. The airport is located along State Route 59 (Kent Road) approximately three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Kent.[1]

Kent State University Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKent State University
ServesKent, Ohio
LocationStow, Ohio
Elevation AMSL1,134 ft / 345 m
Map
1G3
Location of airport in Ohio/United States
1G3
1G3 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
5/23 (Closed) 2,400 732 Turf
9/27 (Closed) 1,170 357 Turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations72,500
Based aircraft50
Sources: FAA,[1] airport website[2]

Besides being a public airport, the Kent State University Airport is used by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering for its in-house Aeronautics program which provides flight training and other professional aeronautical training including Air Traffic Control and Airport Management studies to enrolled Kent State University students. The airport also operates a Flight Clinic for the general public who are interested in attaining private pilot instruction. Kent State had a leading Pilot Training Bridge Program with United Express designed to help highly skilled and qualified students migrate as a pilot into the airline industry.[3]

In early 2019 the airport received a 5 million dollar grant from FedEx for expansion, including the creation of a new aeronautics center.[4][5]

Facilities and aircraft

Kent State University Airport covers an area of 298 acres (121 ha) which contains one runway.[1]

  • Runway 1/19: 4,000 x 60 ft (1,219 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt

For the 12-month period ending August 11, 2017, the airport had 72,500 aircraft operations, an average of 198 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 41 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine and 4% multi-engine.[1]


References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 1G3 PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. Kent State University Airport
  3. College of Technology's Aeronautics Program Archived 2007-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Bhatia, Kabir. "Kent State University Airport Expanding With New Classrooms and Simulators". www.wksu.org. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. Bamforth, Emily (9 May 2019). "FedEx donates $5 million to teach future pilots at Kent State University". cleveland. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140826200040/http://www2.kent.edu/caest/undergraduate/aeronautics/index.cfm


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