| Stat1-Data: | 10,220 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft Movements |
| Stat-Year: | 2021 |
| Norwalk-Huron County Airport | |
| Faa: | 5A1 |
| Owner: | Huron County Commissioners |
| City-Served: | Norwalk, Ohio |
| Location: | Huron County, Ohio |
| Coordinates: | 41.2447°N -82.5511°W |
| Utc: | -5 |
| Utcs: | -4 |
| Elevation-F: | 853 |
| Elevation-M: | 260 |
| R1-Number: | 10/28 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,208 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,283 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Website: | http://airport.huroncounty-oh.gov |
The Norwalk-Huron County Airport is a publicly owned, public-use airport located 3 miles east of Norwalk, Ohio.[1] [2]
The airport is home to a flying club. The airport also hosts regular events such as food truck fly-ins, Young Eagles flights, and flight training scholarships.[3] [4]
Throughout the 2010s, the airport struggled with degrading facilities. Officials worried about poor pavement maintenance and substandard hazard removal. Low airport revenue was largely to blame for the issues.[5]
A new 10-year master plan for the Huron County Airport was approved in 2023. The plan will cost $6 million over the 10 years and includes funds to rehabilitate airport lighting; add an automatic weather reporting system; rehabilitate the runway, taxiways, and parking aprons; build new hangars; and install wildlife perimeter fencing.[6]
The airport has one runway, designated as Runway 10/28. The runway measures 4208 x 75 ft (1283 x 23 m) and is paved with asphalt.
The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel and offers limited services and amenities.[7] Airport leadership went to great lengths to make its fuel competitive with other nearby airports and attract new pilots and aircraft.[8]
In 2023, the airport received a federal grant to upgrade its runway. The renovation project involved sealing cracks and redoing striping.[9] [10]
For the 12-month period ending July 14, 2021, the airport had 10,220 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day. It included 99% general aviation and 1% military. For the same time period, 22 aircraft were based at the airport: 20 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes.