Morgan County Airport (Ohio)

For similarly named airports, see Morgan County Airport (disambiguation).

Morgan County Airport
Western end of Runway 12
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMorgan County Airport Authority
ServesMorgan County, Ohio
LocationMcConnelsville, Ohio
Elevation AMSL1,000 ft / 305 m
Coordinates39°39′15″N 081°48′11″W / 39.65417°N 81.80306°W / 39.65417; -81.80306
Map
I71
Location of airport in Ohio
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,500 1,067 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations5,625
Based aircraft5

Morgan County Airport (FAA LID: I71) is a public use airport in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Morgan County Airport Authority and located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of McConnelsville, Ohio.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Morgan County Airport covers an area of 123 acres (50 ha) at an elevation of 1,000 feet (305 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,500 by 65 feet (1,067 x 20 m).[1]

The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel.[2]

Currently there are seven aircraft based at this airport: 6 single-engine airplanes and 1 helicopter.[1]

Accidents and incidents

  • On June 30, 2002, a Piper J3 Cub was substantially damaged while landing at Morgan County Airport. After touchdown during a touch-and-go landing, the airplane started drifting to the right, and the pilot reported he corrected with "too much" left rudder pedal input and with light braking. The aircraft began to turn and departed the runway, where it struck a runway light, traveled over rough terrain, and came to rest inverted. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for I71 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Morgan County Airport FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Morgan County (I71)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  3. ^ "Piper J3C-65 crash in Ohio (N35545) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
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