Metcalf Field
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| Metcalf Field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: TDZ – ICAO: KTDZ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority | ||
| Serves | Toledo, Ohio | ||
| Location | Perrysburg, Ohio | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 622 ft / 189.6 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 5,830 | 1,777 | Asphalt |
| 4/22 | 3,800 | 1,158 | Asphalt |
Metcalf Field (IATA: TDZ, ICAO: KTDZ) is a public airport located six miles southeast of the city of Toledo, Ohio in Wood County. Metcalf Field mainly serves general aviation traffic for the city of Toledo and Northwest Ohio. Although it does not have a control tower, TDZ handles an average of 248 aircraft movements per day.
[edit] Center for Emergency Preparedness
See also: Owens Community College Center for Emergency Preparedness
In addition to serving local general aviation, Metcalf Field is also used by Owens Community College as a hands-on training facility for their Emergency Preparedness Program. a Boeing 727 donated byFedEx is used for a mock airplane crash site on one of Metcalf's unused taxiways.
