| Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | General aviation (GA) | ||||||||||
| Owner | Publicly owned Gallia Meigs Regnl A Auth | ||||||||||
| Serves | Gallipolis, Ohio, Pomeroy, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Location | Gallipolis, Ohio, United States | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 566 ft / 173 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°50′2.8″N 82°9′48.35″W / 38.834111°N 82.1634306°W / 38.834111; -82.1634306 | ||||||||||
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Gallia–Meigs Regional Airport (ICAO: KGAS, FAA LID: GAS) is a publicly owned, public use airport located in Gallipolis, Ohio, United States.
The airport is named after Gallia County and Meigs County.
Facilities and aircraft
The airport has one runway, designated as runway 5/23. It measures 3999 x 75 ft (1219 x 23 m) and is paved with asphalt. The airport received a $1 million grant in 2015 to rehabilitate its runway. The runway was re-surfaced, and the surrounding lawn's soil was replaced, seeded, and mulched.
The airport has a fixed-base operator that offers fuel and limited amenities.
For the 12-month period ending June 15, 2021, the airport had 18,615 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day. This included 98% general aviation, 1% military, and <1% air taxi. For the same time period, there were 16 aircraft based at the airport: 13 single- and 2 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 helicopter.
Accidents and incidents
- On July 23, 2021, a Cessna 152 was substantially damaged during take-off from Gallis-Meigs Regional Airport. The instructor and student onboard had completed successful takeoffs and landings before switching to the opposite runway. During a takeoff attempt, the aircraft hit a deer, and the instructor took control of the aircraft and brought it to a stop. Neither person onboard was injured. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the collision with a deer during the take-off roll.
- On October 2, 2023, a Piper PA-28 was damaged on landing at Gallia Meigs Regional Airport. The aircraft's nose gear collapsed on landing and the airplane veered off the runway, striking runway lights.
See also
References
- ^ "AirNav: KGAS - Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- "Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport (KGAS) begins runway rehab soon". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- "$1 Million Airport Rehabilitation Project Complete - Gallia County Economic Development". Gallia County Economic Development. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- "Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport Authority". FlightAware. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- "Cessna 152 crash in Ohio (N48228) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- "Accident Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee N7461W". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GAS
- AirNav airport information for GAS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for GAS
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