Wyandot County Airport (FAA LID: 56D) is a public airport located four miles (6.4 km) northwest of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It is owned and operated by the County Airport Authority.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | County Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Upper Sandusky, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Opened | September 1955 [1] | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 829.8 ft / 253 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′00″N 083°18′52″W / 40.88333°N 83.31444°W | ||||||||||
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In 2023, the airport received $57,600 to update its master plan.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
editWyandot County Airport covers an area of 107 acres (43 ha) which contains one runway, designated as runway 18/36, with a 3,997 ft × 75 ft (1,218 m × 23 m) asphalt pavement.[2]
The airport does not have a fixed-base operator.[4]
For the 12-month period ending June 12, 2023, the airport had 6,968 aircraft operations, an average of 134 per week: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. For the same time period, 10 aircraft were based at the airport, all single-engine airplanes.[2][5]
Accidents and incidents
edit- On January 15, 2013, an Aviat Husky crashed while practicing touch-and-go landings at the Wyandot County Airport. On his third approach, the pilot noticed that the wind sock had changed and was now favoring the opposite runway. Thus, the pilot performed a go-around and performed an approach to the opposite runway. After touchdown, the plane's left wing started to rise and the tail swung to the right. The pilot applied left rudder, but the tail continued to the right. The right main gear buckled and the right wing struck the runway. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "56D Wyandot County". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 56D PDF, effective 2014-11-13
- ^ "Brown Announces More Than $1 Million For Airport Improvements In Northwest Ohio | U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio". www.brown.senate.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "Wyandot County Airport Overview and FBOs (Upper Sandusky, OH) [56D]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "AirNav: 56D - Wyandot County Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
External links
edit- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 56D
- AirNav airport information for 56D
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 56D
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