Seneca County Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Seneca County | ||||||||||
Serves | Seneca County | ||||||||||
Location | Tiffin, Ohio | ||||||||||
Opened | 1968 | ||||||||||
Built | 1967 | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 786 ft / 239.57 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°05′38″N 083°12′45″W / 41.09389°N 83.21250°W | ||||||||||
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The Seneca County Airport (FAA LID: 16G) is a county-owned public-use airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the central business district of Tiffin, a city in Seneca County, Ohio, United States.[1]
Planning for the airport began in 1944. The airport was originally intended to be a municipal airport for the city of Tiffin. Though an appointed committee decided there was need for an airport, no action was taken until 1954, when a firm was hired to develop a master plan for the airport.[2]
Land for the airport was not purchased until 1964, and the airport project was handed over to the City Council. It became a county project in 1965 when Ohio Governor Jim Rhodes sent funds to every county in the state without an airport.[2]
Airport construction began in 1967. The first jet landed at the airport in 1968. Airport infrastructure was greatly expanded in the 1970s: lighting, an airport radio frequency, and navigational equipment were installed.[2]
The airport received a grant in the 1990s to remove obstacles located at either end of the runway. Additional hangars were also built.[2]
As of 2024, the airport has updated its weather reporting system and is planning to update its master plan. The airport's federal funding has increased from $159,000 to nearly $300,000.[3][4]
Seneca County Airport has one runway designated as runway 6/24. It measures 4000 x 75 ft (1219.2 x 22.9 m) and is paved with asphalt.[1]
The airport received $230,000 in 2012 to upgrade its runway and pavement as well as to install guidance signage.[5]
The airport has a fixed-base operator, Tiffin Aire, that sells fuel. It has services such as aircraft maintenance, oxygen, hangars, and courtesy transportation; amenities such as internet, a conference room, pilot supplies, a crew lounge, showers, and more are available.[6] Triffin Aire is also a maintenance center specializing in propellers.[2][7]
For the 12-month period ending October 1, 2021, the airport had 60,225 aircraft operations, an average of 165 per day. This included 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi, and <1% military. For the same time period, 33 aircraft were based at the airport, including 22 single-engine and 10 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 jet airplane.[8]