Wingfoot Lake Airship Operations Balloonport

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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 December 2025 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

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Approach:  CLEVELAND
125.5
125.5
CLEVELAND ARTCC
Departure:  CLEVELAND
125.5
125.5
CLEVELAND ARTCC

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 120.6/379.275 (MOUNT HOPE RCAG) WHEN CLEVELAND APCH CLSD.
   

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)
343 351 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, 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+
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)

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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 440-774-0223/0490.
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

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