Wingfoot Lake Airship Operations Balloonport

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FAA: 4OH6

Location

Latitude: 
 41-00-34.2040N (41.009501)
Longitude: 
 081-21-28.3920W (-81.357887)
Elevation: 
 1164.0 feet MSL (355 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 8.5 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 08 N.M. SE of Akron Suffield, Ohio
Found On: 
 Detroit Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MICHAEL DOUGHERTY
841 WINGFOOT LAKE RD
MOGADORE, OH 44260-8700
330-796-9090		 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
AIRSHIP BASE, 200 INNOVATION WAY
AKRON, OH 44316-0001
330-796-2121

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Balloonport
Activation Date: 
 04/1948
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/DALGT
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2164 feet (660 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 FDC
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Multi Engine:  3

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 216
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Cleveland(CLE)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 4OH6

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    5.2 Akron Fulton International Airport
    (AKC KAKR AKR)    		 288 296 100LL, Jet A
    6.9 Akron-Canton Regional Airport
    (CAK KCAK CAK)    		 214 222 100LL, Jet A
    8.9 Kent State University Airport
    (1G3)    		 343 352 100LL
    12.0 Lee Field Airport
    (2D1)    		 101 110 100LL
    13.0 Portage County Airport
    (KPOV POV)    		 21 30 100LL, Jet A+
    17.4 Tri-City Airport
    (3G6)    		 110 119 100LL
    18.1 Wadsworth Municipal Airport
    (3G3)    		 268 276 100LL, Jet A-1+
    20.0 Weltzien Skypark Airport
    (15G)    		 273 281 100LL
    22.8 Salem Airpark Airport
    (38D)    		 99 108 100LL
    23.6 Gates Airport
    (7D8)    		 29 38 100LL
    25.4 Wayne County Airport
    (BJJ KBJJ BJJ)    		 251 259 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    29.7 Carroll County-Tolson Airport
    (KTSO TSO)    		 154 163 100LL, Jet A
    31.0 Youngstown Elser Metro Airport
    (4G4)    		 95 104 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    32.5 Harry Clever Field Airport
    (PHD KPHD PHD)    		 185 193 100LL, Jet A
    32.8 Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
    (CLE KCLE CLE)    		 317 325 100LL, Jet A-1+
    33.8 Cuyahoga County Airport
    (CGF KCGF CGF)    		 350 359 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    33.8 Burke Lakefront Airport
    (BKL KBKL BKL)    		 334 342 100LL, Jet A
    34.1 Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport
    (YNG KYNG YNG)    		 63 72 100LL, Jet A
    38.3 Columbiana County Airport
    (02G)    		 121 130 100LL
    39.3 Holmes County Airport
    (10G)    		 223 231 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

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    Remarks

    A110-2 LARGE AIRSHIP HGR 140' X 800' X 100'.
    A110-3 PRIVATE USE PRIOR PERMISSION RQD
    A110-4 FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND APCH AT 216-352-2323, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0223.
    A31-B1 1000' CIRCULAR PAD.
    A52-B1 RADAR TWR 125'
    E111 VFR ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: B1
    Longest Runway: B1 is 1000 ft (305 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    4OH6 Airport Runway Details

    Runway B1  1000 ft x 1000 ft (305 m x 305 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway B1
    Elevation: 
    		 1164.0
    Latitude: 
    		 41-00-34.2040N
    Longitude: 
    		 081-21-28.3920W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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    4OH6 Diagram


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