Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport
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Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport is a public airport
located 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district
of Dayton
, a city in Montgomery County
, Ohio
, United States
. It is owned by the City of Dayton. The airport's identifying code, MGY, is a reference to its earlier name of Montgomery County Airport. The Airport is owned and operated by the City of Dayton and serves as the reliever airport for Dayton International Airport
.
paved runway
(2/20) measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). The airport has instrument landing facilities, but does not have a control tower.
For the 12-month period ending February 11, 2005, the airport had 89,045 aircraft operations, an average of 243 per day: 93% general aviation
, 7% air taxi
and <1% military. There are 90 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single engine, 26% multi-engine, 2% helicopter
and 1% jet.
The airport facilities also include a runway equipped with a partial precision approach consisting of a localizer
(LOC), approach lighting system
(MALS), runway lighting (MIRL) and a visual approach slope indicator (VASI), 68 T-hangars, 6 conventional hangars, 5000 sq ft (464.5 m²). maintenance facility and 9600 sq ft (891.9 m²) administration building.
' Huffman Prairie
hangar, containing a museum and replica Wright B Flyer
. The museum is open to the public during limited hours.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, a city in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Ohio
Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the City of Dayton. The airport's identifying code, MGY, is a reference to its earlier name of Montgomery County Airport. The Airport is owned and operated by the City of Dayton and serves as the reliever airport for Dayton International Airport
Dayton International Airport
James M. Cox Dayton International Airport , also referred to as simply Dayton International Airport, is a public airport located nine miles north of the central business district of Dayton, a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The airport is situated in Vandalia and it is owned and...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport covers an area of 541 acres (218.9 ha) which contains one asphaltAsphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
(2/20) measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). The airport has instrument landing facilities, but does not have a control tower.
For the 12-month period ending February 11, 2005, the airport had 89,045 aircraft operations, an average of 243 per day: 93% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, 7% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and <1% military. There are 90 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single engine, 26% multi-engine, 2% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
and 1% jet.
The airport facilities also include a runway equipped with a partial precision approach consisting of a localizer
Localizer
In aviation, a localizer is one of the components of an Instrument Landing System , and it provides runway centerline guidance to aircraft. In some cases, a course projected by localizer is at an angle to the runway . It is then called a Localizer Type Directional Aid...
(LOC), approach lighting system
Approach Lighting System
An approach lighting system, or ALS, is a lighting system installed on the approach end of an airport runway and consisting of a series of lightbars, strobe lights, or a combination of the two that extends outward from the runway end...
(MALS), runway lighting (MIRL) and a visual approach slope indicator (VASI), 68 T-hangars, 6 conventional hangars, 5000 sq ft (464.5 m²). maintenance facility and 9600 sq ft (891.9 m²) administration building.
Historic replicas
On the airport grounds is a replica of the Wright BrothersWright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903...
' Huffman Prairie
Huffman Prairie
Huffman Prairie, also known as Huffman Prairie Flying Field or Huffman Field is part of Ohio's Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park...
hangar, containing a museum and replica Wright B Flyer
Wright Model B
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. The museum is open to the public during limited hours.