Lebanon-Warren County Airport
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Lebanon-Warren County Airport is a public airport
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 three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district
Central business district
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 of Lebanon
Lebanon, Ohio
The population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...

, on Greentree Road, in Warren County
Warren County, Ohio
Warren County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 212,693 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Lebanon. Warren County was erected May 1, 1803, from Hamilton County, and named for Dr...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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It is a county owned public airport operated by the Warren County Airport Authority, a board of 9 members appointed by the County Commissioners. The runway, taxiway, and communication and navigation aids are County owned. The Airport Authority leases a terminal for public use on adjacent private property. The hangars, and other airport buildings are privately owned and operated. Daily airport management is handled under contract by fixed base operator
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...

 (FBO), Warren County Airport, Ltd.

Runway

There is one North-South Runway (01/19). The runway is 4502' x 65' asphalt paved with lighting for night operation. The runway has displaced threshold
Displaced threshold
A displaced threshold is a runway threshold located at a point other than the physical beginning or end of the runway. The portion of the runway so displaced may be used for takeoff but not for landing...

s on both ends to clear obstructions. Airport elevation
Elevation
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 is 898'. There is a taxiway
Taxiway
A taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with ramps, hangars, terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass....

 parallel to the runway.

Navigation and Communications aids

  • MIRL Runway & Taxiway lights
  • PCL
    Pilot Controlled Lighting
    Pilot Controlled Lighting , also known as Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting or Pilot Activated Lighting , is a system which allows aircraft pilots to control the lighting of an airport or airfield's approach lights, runway edge lights, and taxiways via radio. At some airfields, the...

     Pilot Controlled Lighting - Frequency 123.075
  • REIL - Runway End Identification Lights
  • Rotating beacon - White-Green
  • Wind sock near center of runway, between runway and taxiway
  • Segmented Circle - Near Windsock
  • Tower with obstruction light mid-field east of runway
  • 4 light PAPI
    Precision Approach Path Indicator
    Precision approach path Indicator is a visual aid that provides guidance information to help a pilot acquire and maintain the correct approach to an aerodrome or an airport. It is generally located beside the runway approximately 300 metres beyond the landing threshold of the runway...

  • AWOS Automated Weather Observation System - Frequency 120.550, By Phone 513-934-5500
  • Unicom
    Unicom
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     - Frequency 123.075
  • Online weather information service in terminal building

Privately operated airport services

  • Aviation Fuel
    Aviation fuel
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  • Hangar
    Hangar
    A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also sometimes used...

     Rental
  • Pilot training
  • Aircraft Rental
  • Aircraft Charters
    Air charter
    Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats...

  • Warren County Career Center - Aerospace Academy
  • Miami Valley Hospital
    Miami Valley Hospital
    Miami Valley Hospital is a large urban hospital located in Dayton, Ohio and is a member of the Premier Health Partners network. The hospital has a second location named Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, Ohio. It currently has the Dayton region's only level I trauma center and also has a...

     Careflight helicopter base and helipad
    Helipad
    Helipad is a common abbreviation for helicopter landing pad, a landing area for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can safely...

  • Home of the USU Wright Flyer replica built for the 100th anniversary of aviation held in 2003
  • Skydiving
  • 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...

     Training, rides, photo flights, and other helicopter services
  • Hot air ballooning
    Hot air ballooning
    Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet , the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view...


Aircraft

For the 12-month period ending December 19, 2006, the airport had 24,951 aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day: 99% 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...

, 1% 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 104 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 26% multi-engine (27) and 2% jet.

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