Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport

Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport (IATA: SGH, ICAO: KSGH, FAA LID: SGH) is a joint use civil-military airport located five miles (8 km) south of the central business district of Springfield, a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the city of Springfield.[1] Named after the Beckley family, a member of which knew the Wright Brothers, and witnessed and photographed their first flights.

Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Springfield
ServesSpringfield, Ohio
LocationGreen Township, Clark County, near Springfield, Ohio
Elevation AMSL1,051 ft / 320 m
Websitewww.airparkohio.com/...
Map
SGH
Location of airport in Ohio/United States
SGH
SGH (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 9,009 2,746 Asphalt/Concrete
15/33 5,499 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations62,000
Based aircraft81

Three units of the Ohio Air National Guard, including the 178th Wing (formerly 178th Fighter Wing) are based at the co-located Springfield Air National Guard Base.

Facilities and Aircraft

Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,516 acres (614 ha) which contains two runways:[1]

  • Runway 6/24: 9,009 x 150 ft (2,746 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
  • Runway 15/33: 5,499 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

For the 12-month period ending November 29, 2005, the airport had 62,000 aircraft operations, an average of 169 per day: 75% general aviation, 21% military and 4% air taxi. There are 81 aircraft based at this airport: 59% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1% ultralight and 25% military.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for SGH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25


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