Morgan County Airport (Ohio)

For similarly named airports, see Morgan County Airport (disambiguation).

Airport in McConnelsville, Ohio

Morgan County Airport

Western end of Runway 12

* IATA: none
* ICAO: none
* FAA LID: I71

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Morgan County Airport Authority
Serves| Morgan County, Ohio
Location| McConnelsville, Ohio
Elevation AMSL| 1,000 ft / 305 m
Coordinates| 39°39′15″N 081°48′11″W﻿ / ﻿39.65417°N 81.80306°W﻿ / 39.65417; -81.80306
Map

I71

Location of airport in Ohio

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
12/30  | 3,500  | 1,067  | Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
| Aircraft operations| 5,625

|

Based aircraft| 5

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Morgan County Airport (FAA LID: I71) is a public use airport in Morgan County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Morgan County Airport Authority and located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of McConnelsville, Ohio.[1]

## Facilities and aircraft

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Morgan County Airport covers an area of 123 acres (50 ha) at an elevation of 1,000 feet (305 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,500 by 65 feet (1,067 x 20 m).[1]

The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel.[2]

Currently there are seven aircraft based at this airport: 6 single-engine airplanes and 1 helicopter.[1]

## Accidents and incidents

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* On June 30, 2002, a Piper J3 Cub was substantially damaged while landing at Morgan County Airport. After touchdown during a touch-and-go landing, the airplane started drifting to the right, and the pilot reported he corrected with "too much" left rudder pedal input and with light braking. The aircraft began to turn and departed the runway, where it struck a runway light, traveled over rough terrain, and came to rest inverted. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.[3]

## See also

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* List of airports in Ohio

## References

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1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for I71 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
2. ^ "Morgan County Airport FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Morgan County (I71)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
3. ^ "Piper J3C-65 crash in Ohio (N35545) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2025-03-11.

## External links

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* Aerial image as of April 1994 from USGS The National Map
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for I71
* AirNav airport information for I71
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* SkyVector aeronautical chart for I71