Wheeling Ohio County Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Wheeling Ohio County Airport


IATA = HLG
ICAO = KHLG
FAA = HLG
type = Public
owner = Ohio County Commission
operator =
city-served = Wheeling, West Virginia
location =
elevation-f = 1,195
elevation-m = 364
website =
r1-number = 3/21
r1-length-f = 5,001
r1-length-m = 1,524
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 16/34
r2-length-f = 4,497
r2-length-m = 1,371
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2004
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 52,832
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 64
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=HLG|use=PU|own=PU|site=26948.*A, effective 2007-07-05]

Wheeling Ohio County Airport Airport codes|HLG|KHLG|HLG is a public airport serving the city of Wheeling and Ohio County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located eight miles (13 km) northeast of the central business district of Wheeling and the northern portion of the airport situated in Brooke County, southeast of Short Creek and Windsor Heights. The airport is owned by the Ohio County Commission. [ [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=address&latlongtype=degrees&latdeg=40&latmin=10&latsec=30&longdeg=-80&longmin=38&longsec=47&zoom=9&title=Wheeling%20Ohio%20County%20Airport MapQuest map showing airport in both Ohio and Brooke counties] . Retrieved 2007-10-09.]

Facilities and aircraft

Wheeling Ohio County Airport covers an area of convert|1000|acre|ha|0|lk=on which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 5,001 x 150 ft. (1,524 x 46 m) and 16/34 measuring 4,497 x 150 ft. (1,371 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 15, 2004, the airport had 52,832 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 53% general aviation, 45% military and 2% air taxi. There are 64 aircraft based at this airport: 47% single engine, 19% ultralights, 19% military, 13% multi-engine and 3% jet aircraft.

References

External links

* [http://www.wvdot.com/1_airports/1c34_wheeling.htm Wheeling-Ohio County Airport] at West Virginia Airport Directory
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*US-airport-ga|HLG