Wood County Airport (Ohio)

Wood County Airport (FAA LID: 1G0) is a county-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district of Bowling Green, in Wood County, Ohio, United States on the campus of Bowling Green State University.[1][2] It is owned by the Wood County Airport Authority[1] and is also known as Wood County Regional Airport (WCRA).[3] As per the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[4]

Wood County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorWood County Airport Authority
ServesBowling Green, Ohio
Elevation AMSL673 ft / 205 m
Coordinates41°23′28″N 083°37′48″W
WebsiteWoodCountyAirport.us
Map
1G0
Location of airport in Ohio/United States
1G0
1G0 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 4,199 1,280 Asphalt
18/36 2,628 801 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations27,405
Based aircraft47

History

Bricker Field

The airport was established in 1939, and purchased by Bowling Green State University in 1942 for use in the V-12 Navy College Training Program.[5][6] On its acquisition it was named Bricker field after Ohio governor John W. Bricker.[7][8] After the war, traffic at the airport decreased well below capacity.[9] A Lockheed T-33 was added as a Gate guardian between 1965 and 1967.[10] Bricker Field was transferred from the university to the local government in 1970.[11]

Accidents and Incidents
  • A Stearman Biplane crashed in a nearby farm during an attempted emergency landing on July 31st 1946 at 6:35PM, killing its pilot.[12]
  • A Vultee BT-13 Valiant crashed during landing at 3:30PM on September 23rd, 1950, killing its pilot. The pilot was from Custar and not a student.[13]
  • A Cherokee 140 crashed into Frazee Apartments a half mile from the airport on May 1st 1982 at 10:40AM. 4 onboard the plane were killed, but there were no ground fatalities.[14] In the immediate aftermath, the crash was attributed to the plane being overloaded for a flight bound for Columbus.[15] The victims included the pilot, who was a BGSU junior, two people from Napoleon, Ohio, and a student of Northwest State Community College.[16]
  • The roof of a hangar was destroyed by a storm in July 2003. Several planes were damaged.[17]
  • $60,000 was stolen from the airport between May 2007 and March 2008.[18]
  • The right landing gear of a Piper PA-28R-201 collapsed while taxiing after landing on September 13th, 2016 at 8:40AM. The aircraft was damaged, but its two occupants were uninjured.[19]
  • An MD-369[20] helicopter performing power line inspection for FirstEnergy crashed at 11:36AM on January 15th, 2018, 78 minutes after take off, causing the deaths of the powerline inspector and the pilot. The cause of the crash was identified as a loss of engine power at a low altitude with winter weather being a factor.[21]

Facilities and aircraft

Wood County Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 673 feet (205 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 10/28 is 4,199 by 75 feet (1,280 x 23 m) and 18/36 is 2,628 by 50 feet (801 x 15 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending February 23, 2007, the airport had 27,405 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day: 98.5% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 0.5% military. At that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 9% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.[1]

The university fleet at this airport consisted of 19 aircraft in 2019, all either single or multi engine propeller aircraft.[22]

The airport has an AWOS IIIP/T in operation.[23]

The Bowling Green Flight Center is a 16,800 square foot aviation education facility at airport run as part of the Bowling Green State University aviation program.[24] It was opened on April 27th, 2015.[25]

  • The Bowling Green Flight Center at the Airport.
  • A full flight simulator in the Flight Center.
  • The Gate guardian of the airport.
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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 1G0 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
  2. "Aviation". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. Wood County Regional Airport
  4. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
  5. "Wood County Regional Airport". www.woodcountyairport.us. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. "Bee Gee News January 14, 1942". BG News (Student Newspaper). 14 January 1942. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. "Wood County Regional Airport". www.woodcountyairport.us. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. "Bee Gee News January 14, 1942". BG News (Student Newspaper). 14 January 1942. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. "The B-G News December 14, 1954". BG News (Student Newspaper). 14 December 1954. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  10. "Wood County Regional Airport". www.woodcountyairport.us. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. "The BG News January 21, 1970". BG News (Student Newspaper). 21 January 1970. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  12. "Bee Gee News August 7, 1946". BG News (Student Newspaper). 7 August 1946. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  13. "Bee Gee News September 26, 1950". BG News (Student Newspaper). 26 September 1950. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  14. "4 Die as Plane Hits Off-Campus House". The New York Times. 2 May 1982. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  15. "The BG News May 4, 1982". BG News (Student Newspaper). 4 May 1982. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  16. "The BG News May 4, 1982". BG News (Student Newspaper). 4 May 1982. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  17. Soder, Chuck. "Storm spares life, not property". BG Falcon Media. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  18. Steinke, Melissa (22 October 2014). [University student suspected in airport fund embezzlement "Magical Playscape - The Airport"] Check |url= value (help). MacEwan University Student eJournal. doi:10.31542/j.muse.185. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  19. "CEN16LA374: Full Narrative". www.ntsb.gov. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  20. "Two dead after helicopter crashes in Wood County". Toledo Blade. Toledo Blade. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  21. Patch, David. [toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2019/09/19/investigation-finds-snow-and-ice-caused-2018-fatal-wood-county-helicopter-crash/stories/20190919177 "Investigation finds snow and ice caused 2018 fatal Wood County helicopter crash"] Check |url= value (help). Toledo Blade. Toledo Blade. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  22. "Fleet Information". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  23. "Surface Weather Observation Stations – ASOS/AWOS". www.faa.gov. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  24. "Flight Center". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  25. "BGSU, BG Flight Center open new facility". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
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