| Fayette County Airport | |
| Faa: | I23 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Fayette County Commissioners |
| City-Served: | Washington Court House, Ohio |
| Elevation-F: | 980 |
| Elevation-M: | 299 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5703°N -83.4206°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Ohio#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Ohio |
| Pushpin Label: | I23 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 5/23 |
| R1-Length-F: | 5,097 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,554 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2021 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (year ending 7/20/2021) |
| Stat1-Data: | 29,405 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 31 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Fayette County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located at 2770 State Route 38 two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Washington Court House, a city in Fayette County, Ohio, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
Fayette County Airport covers an area of 40acres at an elevation of 980 feet (299 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,097 by 75 feet (1,554 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 20, 2021, the airport had 29,405 aircraft operations, an average of 81 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military.
At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 30 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.
In October 2013,[3] it was announced that MedFlight, a not-for-profit, air and ground critical care transportation company based in Columbus, Ohio would establish a base at the airport. Operations commenced at the airport on December 6, 2013 with MedFlight leasing a hangar from a private party.
On May 1, 2014 the helicopter's base relocated to a permanent helipad on Old Route 35, near Octa.