Clermont County Airport


Clermont County Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Batavia, a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Clermont County Commissioners.
It is also known as Sporty's Airport. The fixed-base operator is Eastern Cincinnati Aviation. The Tri-State Warbird Museum is located on the west side of the airport. The 279th Composite Squadron of the Civil Air patrol is headquartered at the airport as well.

History

The airport was managed by the husband and wife team of Randolph and Rosalie Burchett from the early 1970s through 1986.
In early 2011 the owner of the airport's fixed base operator proposed extending the airport's runway. In mid-2013 discussions were ongoing regarding the possibility of extending the runway. By early 2014 the county was attempting to buy the land necessary for the runway extension. The Clermont County Transportation Improvement District board voted to approve the runway extension on 15 January 2016. In early 2017 the runway extension plan needed approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. However, by February 2018 the runway extension had been cancelled.

Facilities and aircraft

Clermont County Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 844 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a 3,568 x 75 ft asphalt surface.
The airport is served by four instrument approaches, including an RNAV approach to both runway 4 and 22.
For the 12-month period ending December 19, 2007, the airport had 30,650 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 120 aircraft based at this airport:
88% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 4% helicopter, 1% jet and 1% glider.

Accidents and incidents