Lorain County Regional Airport is a public

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in Lorain County, Ohio, owned by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners and located in New Russia Township. The airport is about 7 miles south of Lorain and 5 miles southwest of Elyria. The

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for 2011–2015 categorized it as a

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'' reliever airport''. The airport holds a regular Discover Aviation Day. The event features aircraft such as the Ford Tri-Motor, a

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-era B-25 bomber, gliders, and more. The airport is home to a chapter of the

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History

The airport was the center of controversy in 2005 when the Lorain County Commissioners met and voted on whether to take over the airport in private. The

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challenged the meeting's private nature, calling the action a violation of people’s right to information about decisions that affect them. The Commissioners eventually rescinded their vote and met again in public. The airport received $69,000 in federal stimulus from the CARES Act to help it weather the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the airport received another $500,000 grant from the

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to improve the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Lorain County Regional Airport covers 1,149

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s (465 ha) at an

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of 793 feet (242 m) above

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. It has one asphalt

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, 7/25, 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m). In the year ending September 28, 2020 the airport had 21,900 aircraft operations, average 60 per day: 94%

and 6%

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. This is down from 42,610 operations in 2010. 88 aircraft were then based at the airport in 2022: 70 single-engine and 7 multi-engine

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as well as 1

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and 1 glider. The airport has a

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that has

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, both

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and

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, as well as

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, hangars, courtesy transportation, a conference room, a crew lounge, and more.

Incidents

* On February 19, 2002, a Hughes 269C was substantially damaged during a takeoff attempt from a platform at the Lorain County Regional Airport. The pilot reported he lifted the helicopter off the platform "quickly." As the aircraft climbed, it began a turn to the right, and the pilot applied left pedal to counteract. As the pilot continued to increase the collective, the helicopter began a 360-degree "aggravated spin" to the right. The pilot then "chopped" the throttle and the collective, and the helicopter "dropped fast." He added a slight amount of collective before landing, and the spin to the right became more aggravated. The helicopter then impacted the platform and rolled over onto its side. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. * On September 1, 2005, a Dessault Falcon 20D operated by USA Jet Airlines on a cargo flight to Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport crashed while taking off from the Lorain County Regional Airport. The aircraft impacted a flock of birds while on its takeoff run, ingesting them into both

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and causing the first engine to fail. The aircraft climbed for 10 seconds when the stall warning sounded. The pilot flying adjusted the flight controls for landing, and the airplane contacted the runway straight-and-level 3,000 feet after rotation. The airplane overran the runway, struck a fence, crossed a road, and came to rest in a cornfield about 1,000 feet beyond the initial point of ground contact. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the ingestion of multiple birds in each engine at takeoff, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power. * On May 15, 2003, a Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster crashed after departure from Lorain County Regional Airport. When the pilot leveled off after departure, the low fuel pressure light illuminated, and the fuel flow was lower than normal. There was no change when the pilot turned on the boost pump and ignition, and the low fuel pressure light remained activated. The pilot advanced the power lever to full, but there was no response from the engine, and the pilot heard what he thought was a decreasing engine noise. The pilot subsequently performed a forced landing. The probable cause was found to be the pilot's failure to verify the position of the fuel selectors prior to takeoff, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel starvation. * On January 18, 2010, a

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turboprop crashed on approach, killing four. * On May 23, 2015, a Vans RV-6A was damaged while landing at the Lorain County Regional Airport During the landing flare, the left wing lifted up and the stall warning horn sounded. The airplane immediately descended, impacted the ground, and slid off the runway. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain airplane attitude control during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, and runway excursion. * On June 30, 2019, an aircraft crashed just outside the airport. * On November 17, 2019, a Navion aircraft landed gear-up at the Lorain County Regional Airport.

References

External links

Airport page
at Lorain County website
MRK Aviation
the

(FBO)
Aerial photo as of March 1994
from

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History

Facilities and aircraft

Incidents

See also

References

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