Ogden-Hinckley Airport is a public airport four miles southwest of
Ogden, in
Weber County, Utah
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The
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023
categorized it as a commercial service–primary nonhub airport. Formerly Ogden Municipal Airport,
it is billed as Utah's busiest municipal airport for private planes.
The airport has an FAA
control tower
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with radar approach service by Salt Lake City
TRACON
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History
During
World War II
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the airfield was used by the
United States Army Air Forces
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Western Airlines arrived in 1944 and United Airlines in 1946; both pulled out in 1959. West Coast Airlines replaced them until it pulled out in 1961.
In September 2012 Allegiant Air began non-stop flights to
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
On May 4, 2021 Avelo Airlines commenced service between Salt Lake City’s Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD) and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR). Flight XP107 departs BUR daily at 11:10 arriving OGD at 14:00 local time; flight XP108 departs OGD at 14:40, arriving BUR at 15:40 local time
In April 2022, Allegiant Air announced that they would be stopping flights to Ogden citing a shortage of pilots as a main reason.
In June 2022, Avelo announced that they would be stopping flights to Ogden as well.
Avelo stated that the high price of fuel was a major factor in their decision to leave Ogden.
The two airlines departing allowed the City to accelerate the previously scheduled renovation work, including constructing a new control tower and expanding the airport several thousand square feet.
Facilities
Ogden-Hinckley Airport covers 720 acres (291 hectare, ha) at an elevation of 4,473 feet (1,363 m). It has three asphalt runways: 3/21 is 8,103 by 150 feet (2,470 x 46 m); 16/34 is 5,195 by 100 feet (1,583 x 30 m); 7/25 is 3,618 by 150 feet (1,103 x 46 m).
In 2010 the airport had 72,043 aircraft operations, average 197 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% military, and <1% airline. 244 aircraft were then based at the airport: 80% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 5% helicopter, 3% jet, 1% ultralight, and 1% glider.
Accidents and incidents
* On December 18, 1953, a United States Air Force B-29 Superfortress intending to land at Hill Air Force Base landed at Ogden Municipal Airport by mistake.
One of the eight crew was killed when the aircraft crashed and caught fire.
*On January 16, 2020, a twin-engined Cessna approaching the airport clipped a house and crashed, killing the pilot.
See also
* Utah World War II Army Airfields
References
External links
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Ogden-Hinckley Airport at City of Ogden website
Aerial image as of October 1997from USGS ''The National Map''
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Airports in Utah
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