Gordon K. Bush Airport

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Gordon K. Bush Airport Snyder Field
IATA: UNI - ICAO: KUNI
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Ohio University
Serves		Athens, Ohio
Elevation AMSL		766 ft (233.5 m)
Coordinates		39°12′43″N, 82°13′45″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
7/25	5600	1707	Asphalt

Gordon K. Bush Airport (IATA:UNI, ICAO:KUNI), also known as Snyder Field, is a regional airport located in Albany, Ohio and about ten miles southwest of Athens, Ohio. This airport primarily serves Ohio University and Athens County, Ohio for general aviation. The airport offers fuel services, pilot snooze room, flight training, and mechanics on site.

[edit] History

Athens County's first airport was located just a few miles east of Athens on U.S. 50. The Rowland Family used to own that airport until Ohio University purchased it in 1943. The airport at the time was used for civilian aviation and the university's flying program. In the 1960s, the Athens Bypass was in planning stages and would have gone through the airport's land. With this, the university decided to look for a new location.

The university finally chose a location just west of Albany and the airport was constructed in the early 1970s and opened around 1972. The airport boasted a 4200 foot runway and a couple of hangars. The airport was renamed for university trustee and aviation supporter, Gordon K. Bush. In order to bring economic expansion to Athens County, major construction began on the airport in 2002 with the construction of the C. David Snyder Terminal and the extension of the runway to 5600 feet.