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. Named after the Beckley family, a member of which knew the Wright Brothers, and witnessed and photographed their first flights.
Three units of the Ohio Air National Guard, including the 178th Fighter Wing are based at the co-located Springfield Air National Guard Base.
Video Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport
Facilities and Aircraft
Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,516 acres (614 ha) which contains two runways:
- 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.
Maps Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport
References
External links
- Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport
- Springfield Air National Guard Base (official site)
- Springfield Air National Guard Base (GlobalSecurity.org)
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective June 21, 2018
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SGH
- AirNav airport information for KSGH
- ASN accident history for SGH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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