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KLHQ · Fairfield County Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KLHQ FAA LHQ Elev 868 ft Lat 39° 45.34' N Lon 82° 39.43' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 094° 5,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
28 274° 5,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

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).

Communications · 5 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.650
  • CTAF CTAF 122.725
  • A/D COLUMBUS APP/DEP 132.300
  • RDO DAYTON RDO 116.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 10 & 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 10 & 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10–28: H5003X75 (ASPH) S–25.5, D–38.5 MIRL RWY 10: REIL.…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 10 & 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 10 & 28; MIRL Rwy 10–28—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    deer, birds and other wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

  • Airport attended 1230–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1230–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·PAPI Rwy 10 & 28 opr consly.
  • ·Unattended Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
  • ·Tnst hangar storage, prior coord required.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 740-654-7001
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (740) 681–1097.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 APPLETON RCO 122.1R 116.7T (DAYTON RADIO) ®COLUMBUS APP/DEP CON 134.0 CLNC DEL 121.65
  • ·APPLETON (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.7 APE Chan 114 N40º09.06´ W82º35.30´ 194º 23.9 NM to fld. 1354/6W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 025º–030º TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 075º–095º 110º–115º DME unusable: 075º–080º LANSDOWNE (See YOUNGSTOWN on page 334) LAWRENCE CO AIRPARK (See CHESAPEAKE/HUNTINGTON WVA on page 270) LEBANON WARREN CO/JOHN LANE FLD (I68) 3 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N39º27.73´ W84º15.11´ 898 B NOTAM FILE I68 RWY 01–19: H4505X75 (ASPH–GRVD) MIRL 0.3% up N RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.2º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 35´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ OX 2, 4 LGT Actvt REIL Rwy 01 and 19, MIRL Rwy 01–19—7 clicks CTAF.
  • ·Hot air bln ops psbl at SR and 1–2 hrs prior to SS.
  • ·PAEW adjacent rwy and twy indef. 100LL full svc drng atndd hrs, avbl H24 self svc via credit card.
  • ·Jet A+ full svc drng atndd hrs.
  • ·Rwy 01 preferred calm wind less than 5 kts.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 513-932-7966
  • ·AWOS–3PT 120.55 (513) 934–5500.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 ®COLUMBUS APP/DEP CON 118.85 COLUMBUS CLNC DEL 119.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Columbus Apch at 614-338-8537.
  • ·MIDWEST (T) (T) VORW/DME 112.9 MXQ Chan 76 N39º25.78´ W83º48.07´ 279º 21.0 NM to fld. 1052/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 051º–200º 201º–244º byd 10 NM blo 10,000´ 245º–255º byd 20 NM blo 10,000´ 256º–297º byd 18 NM blo 10,000´ 298º–359º 300º–050º wi 3 NM 360º–022º blo 6,000´ 360º–022º byd 18 NM blo 10,000´ DME unusable: 003º–024º 282º–302º byd 18 NM blo 4,000´ 303º–309º 310º–320º byd 18 NM blo 6,000´ 335º–340º byd 18 NM blo 6,000´ LEE FLD (See ALLIANCE on page 262) CINCINNATI H–10G, L–29A IAP CINCINNATI L–27E IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 62,664 ops in 1990

2024 total

43,582

10-yr total

432,826

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

16.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=11

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-11-14 Piper PA28 · Engine failure · day →
2022-06-22 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day →
2022-05-21 EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS Sportstar · Stall / spin · day →
2021-09-24 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2018-08-31 CUBCRAFTERS CC11-160 · Weather · VMC · day →
2017-11-08 Piper PA 28-180 · Weather · day →
2016-06-21 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · day →
2014-05-06 Piper PA 32-300 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2002-08-27 Piper PA-38-112 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2000-04-23 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · day →
1997-04-30 Cessna 177 · Ground collision · VMC · 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
Patrick J Rooney Carroll OH 4 nm
Kenneth Ramos Pickerington OH 9 nm
Nandana Lalith Perera Logan OH 17 nm
Candi Jo Roby Columbus OH 20 nm
Paul Anthony Palmisciano Columbus OH 20 nm
Robert Headley Columbus OH 20 nm
Andrew David Humphrey Johnstown OH 24 nm
Angela Graziosi Galena OH 30 nm
John Ginley Dublin OH 31 nm
Christine Shumway Mortine Delaware OH 37 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
Leo Francis Engelman Lancaster OH 3 nm
Jeffrey George Gerken Lancaster OH 3 nm
John Stephen Smith Lancaster OH 3 nm
Thomas Richard Vines Lancaster OH 3 nm
Gregory Steven Watts Lancaster OH 3 nm
Alyssa Jeanette Cobb Lancaster OH 3 nm
Matthew William Miller Lancaster OH 3 nm
Jeffrey Ross Brinley Lancaster OH 3 nm
Nioclas Julian Allen Ryan Lancaster OH 3 nm
Patrick Carl Sullivan Carroll 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
Darrell Martin Loos Lancaster OH 3 nm
Thomas Richard Vines Lancaster OH 3 nm
Frank Dale Harris Lancaster OH 3 nm
Andrew Denver Lambert Lancaster OH 3 nm
Daniel Lee Hendricks Jr Lancaster OH 3 nm
James Aaron Shadd Lancaster OH 3 nm
Andrew Lee Hendrickson Lancaster OH 3 nm
William Albert Dickerson Lancaster OH 3 nm
Charles Edward Paul Lancaster OH 3 nm
Merritt Keith Thogmartin Lancaster 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
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
 17 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 18 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
 38 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 38 nm
Missionary Maintenance Services
Coshocton, OH
 50 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 55 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 55 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
 56 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 83 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 85 nm

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