| Kent State University Airport | |
| Iata: | none |
| Icao: | none |
| Faa: | 1G3 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Kent State University |
| City-Served: | Kent, Ohio |
| Location: | Stow, Ohio |
| Elevation-F: | 1,134 |
| Elevation-M: | 345 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Ohio#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Ohio |
| Pushpin Label: | 1G3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 1/19 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,000 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,219 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 5/23 (Closed) |
| R2-Length-F: | 2,400 |
| R2-Length-M: | 732 |
| R2-Surface: | Turf |
| R3-Number: | 9/27 (Closed) |
| R3-Length-F: | 1,170 |
| R3-Length-M: | 357 |
| R3-Surface: | Turf |
| Stat-Year: | 2017 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 72,500 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 39 |
| Footnotes: | Sources: FAA,[1] airport website[2] |
| Utc: | -5 |
| Utcs: | -4 |
Kent State University Airport is a public airport in Stow, Ohio, United States owned by Kent State University. The airport is located along State Route 59 (Kent Road) approximately three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Kent.
Besides being a public airport, the Kent State University Airport is used by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering for its in-house Aeronautics program, which provides flight training and other professional aeronautical training, including Air Traffic Control, Airport Management studies, and air mobility, to enrolled Kent State University students. The airport also operates a Flight Clinic for the general public who are interested in attaining private pilot instruction. Kent State had a leading Pilot Training Bridge Program with United Express designed to help highly skilled and qualified students migrate as a pilot into the airline industry.[3]
In early 2019, the airport received a 5 million dollar grant from FedEx for expansion, including the creation of a new aeronautics center.[4] [5]
The airport was named Ohio's Airport of the Year in 2017 by the Ohio Aviation Association. The airport was commended for promoting aviation by providing access and availability to the exchange of ideas and new methods as well as information and experiences.[6]
Kent State University Airport covers an area of 320acres, which contains one runway. Designated as runway 1/19, the runway measures 4,000 x 60 ft (1,219 x 18 m) and is paved with Asphalt.[7]
The runway underwent a rehabilitation project in 2023.[8] [9]
Kent State University manages a fixed-base operator at the airport that sells fuel. It also offers services such as catering, courtesy transportation, wifi, conference rooms, pilot supplies, and more.[10]
For the 12-month period ending August 11, 2017, the airport had 72,500 aircraft operations, an average of 198 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. There are 39 aircraft based at this airport: 37 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes.
https://web.archive.org/web/20140826200040/http://www2.kent.edu/caest/undergraduate/aeronautics/index.cfm