Butler County Regional Airport

Butler County Regional Airport (IATA: HAO, ICAO: KHAO, FAA LID: HAO) (Hogan Field) is at 2820 Airport Road East in Hamilton, Ohio. It is owned by the Butler County Board of Commissioners.[1]

Butler County Regional Airport

Hogan Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerButler County Board of Commissioners
ServesHamilton, Ohio
LocationHamilton, Ohio
Elevation AMSL633 ft / 193 m
Coordinates39°21′49.5″N 084°31′19″W
WebsiteButler County Regional Airport
Map
HAO is located in Ohio
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Location of airport in Ohio / United States
HAO is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations61,687
Based aircraft172
For the similarly named airport in Pennsylvania, see Butler County Airport.

History

A group of employees from General Electric Aircraft Engines founded the Jet Flyers' Club at the airport in the early 1950s.[2]

It was purchased by Hamilton, Fairfield and Butler Counties in 1984.[3] The runway was widened and lengthened in 1998.[4]

Prior to 2000, it was known as Hamilton-Fairfield Airport.[5]

Facilities

The airport covers 650 acres (2.6 km2); its asphalt runway (11/29) is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 m × 30 m). In the year ending June 2007, the airport had 61,687 aircraft operations, average 169 per day: 79.6% were general aviation, 20.4% were air taxi, and 0% were military. 172 aircraft are based at the airport; 138 are single-engine, 25 are multi-engine, 6 are jet, and 3 are helicopters.[1]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 15 May 2018, a small airplane crashed at the airport shortly after taking off.[6]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HAO PDF, effective 2007-10-25
  2. Stayman, Bob (31 August 1952). "Girl is Pilots' Boss". Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 6. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. Wright, Irene (14 March 1988). "Airport in Need of Funds". Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. A-7–A-8. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  4. Kemme, Steve (27 February 1999). "Small Airports Cater to Big Business". Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. A1, A10. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. Kemme, Steve (28 April 2000). "In Butler Co., Growth Taking Off". Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. "Small plane crashes at Butler County Regional Airport". WCPO. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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