Bellefontaine Regional Airport Explained

Bellefontaine Regional Airport
Icao:KEDJ
Faa:EDJ
Type:Public
Owner:City of Bellefontaine
Location:Bellefontaine, Ohio
Elevation-F:1,123
Elevation-M:342
Coordinates:40.3722°N -83.8189°W
Website:https://www.ci.bellefontaine.oh.us/airport.html
Pushpin Map:USA Ohio#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Ohio
Pushpin Label:EDJ
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:7/25
R1-Length-F:5,000
R1-Length-M:1,524
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:8,395
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:28
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Utc:-5
Utcs:-4

Bellefontaine Regional Airport is a publicly owned, public use airport located three miles west of Bellefontaine, in Logan County, Ohio. It is a general aviation airport operated by Midwest Corporate Air under the auspices of the City of Bellefontaine and is accessible from State Route 47.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Bellefontaine Regional Airport is EDJ to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]

For the last several years, Bellefontaine Regional has hosted an annual "Airfest" in late summer.

History

The airport replaced an earlier airport, Bellefontaine Municipal Airport, which was previously four miles (6 km) northeast of the current airport (to the north of the city, near U.S. Route 68). According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the current Bellefontaine Regional was, at its opening in 2002, only the second new airport to open in Ohio in the last 30 years.[3]

In 2021, the airport received a $32,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to fund operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and funds to combat the spread of pathogens at the airport. The money was aimed to help the airport recover from the covid-19 pandemic.[4]

Facilities

The airport covers 300acres and has one asphalt runway (7/25) 4,999 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m) long.

The airport has fuel available. Planes can use tiedowns or hangars for parking.

In the year ending September 3, 2021 the airport had 8,395 aircraft operations, average 23 per day: 89% general aviation and 11% air taxi. For the same time period, 28 aircraft were based at the airport: 22 single-engine and 5 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 jet.[5] [6]

The airport is also home to a large flight school named Midwest Corporate Air.

Accidents and incidents

See also

Notes and References

  1. , effective 2007-07-05
  2. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KEDJ Great Circle Mapper: KEDJ - Bellefontaine, Ohio (Bellefontaine Regional Airport)
  3. http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2002/02-3-086x.html AOPA's Boyer takes part in Ohio airport grand opening
  4. Web site: Brown Announces $32,000 to Improve Safety at Bellefontaine Regional Airport U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio . 2023-07-10 . www.brown.senate.gov . en.
  5. Web site: AirNav: KEDJ - Bellefontaine Regional Airport . 2023-07-10 . www.airnav.com.
  6. Web site: EDJ - Bellefontaine Regional Airport SkyVector . 2023-07-10 . skyvector.com.
  7. Web site: 2021-08-18 . Pilots land plane after twin engines lose power leaving Bellefontaine airport . 2023-07-10 . ARFFWG ARFF Working Group . en-US.
  8. Web site: Accident Diamond DA42 Twin Star N215BN, 17 Aug 2021 . 2023-07-10 . aviation-safety.net.
  9. Web site: Diamond DA42 Twin Star, N198TS: Incident occurred February 26, 2022 at Bellefontaine Regional Airport (KEDJ), Logan County, Ohio . 2023-07-10 . Kathryn's Report.