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4OH6 · Wingfoot Lake Airship Operations Balloonport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 4OH6 Elev 1,164 ft Lat 41° 0.57' N Lon 81° 21.47' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

1 runway end on file. Longest: 1,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
B1 — 1,000 ft 1000 ft Turf No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·LARGE AIRSHIP HGR 140' X 800' X 100'.
  • ·PRIVATE USE PRIOR PERMISSION RQD FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND APCH AT 216-352-2323, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0223/0490. 1000' CIRCULAR PAD.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

The Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar in Suffield, Ohio, is the main hangar used by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for construction and maintenance of their fleet of blimps.

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1999-10-28 Loral Corp. GZ-22 · Other · day →

Designees in OH

CFI Flight Instructors 2,004 A&P Mechanics 6,227 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 47 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 14 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 17 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 45 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 48 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 35 ODA Organizational Designations 8 Schools Flight Schools 67 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 39 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 32

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Elton Dougherty Mogadore OH 3 nm
Martha Anne Gabriel Pickard Akron OH 9 nm
Timothy Palcho Stow OH 11 nm
David Alan Ciraci Canton OH 12 nm
Shannon Ruth Rote Doylestown OH 15 nm
Jedd Brian Sprunger Dalton OH 20 nm
Stuart Thomas Cory Medina OH 24 nm
John Gardner Dye Lisbon OH 30 nm
Paul Richard Mannion Mentor OH 41 nm
Martin Andrew Haski New Castle PA 46 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Rodney Devon Eby Hartville OH 3 nm
Akira Anthony Adams Hartville OH 3 nm
Anthony Michael Littleton Ii Hartville OH 3 nm
Chad Robert Bortell Mogadore OH 3 nm
Michael John Comyns Mogadore OH 3 nm
William James Fihe Uniontown OH 4 nm
Allen Leroy Jones Uniontown OH 4 nm
William Glenn Willingham Ii Uniontown OH 4 nm
Brian Lee Jones Uniontown OH 4 nm
Cory Nicole Kessler Uniontown OH 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Scott Alan Young Hartville OH 3 nm
Brian Matthew Behon Hartville OH 3 nm
Joshua Paul Elsass Hartville OH 3 nm
Brian Gary Ritenour Hartville OH 3 nm
Benjamin Carl Stanley Hartville OH 3 nm
Dale Allen Housley Mogadore OH 3 nm
Thomas Mark Hohmann Mogadore OH 3 nm
Joseph Gerard Gild Mogadore OH 3 nm
William James Weyrick Mogadore OH 3 nm
Timothy Clayton Hopkins Mogadore OH 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Quality Avionics
Zelienople, PA
 46 nm
Beaver Air Group LLC
Beaver Falls, PA
 46 nm
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
 48 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 78 nm
Advanced Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Belle Vernon, PA
 85 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
 91 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 91 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
 93 nm
Advanced AeroWorks and Avionics, LLC
Indiana, PA
 105 nm
Skymark Aviation & Avionics, LLC
Morgantown, WV
 105 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.