| Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MGY – ICAO: KMGY – FAA LID: MGY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Dayton | ||
| Serves | Dayton, Ohio | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 957 ft / 292 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 89,045 | ||
| Based aircraft | 90 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport (IATA: MGY, ICAO: KMGY, FAA LID: MGY) is a public airport located 10 miles (16 km) south of the central business district of Dayton, a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the City of Dayton.[1] The airport's identifying code, MGY, is a reference to its earlier name of Montgomery County Airport. The Airport is owned and operated by the City of Dayton and serves as the reliever airport for Dayton International Airport.[2]
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Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport covers an area of 541 acres (219 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (2/20) measuring 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m). The airport has instrument landing facilities, but does not have a control tower.[1]
For the 12-month period ending February 11, 2005, the airport had 89,045 aircraft operations, an average of 243 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% air taxi and <1% military. There are 90 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single engine, 26% multi-engine, 2% helicopter and 1% jet.[1]
The airport facilities also include a runway equipped with a partial precision approach consisting of a localizer (LOC), approach lighting system (MALS), runway lighting (MIRL) and a visual approach slope indicator (VASI), 68 T-hangars, 6 conventional hangars, 5,000 sq ft (460 m2). maintenance facility and 9,600 sq ft (890 m2) administration building.[3]
On the airport grounds is a replica of the Wright Brothers' Huffman Prairie hangar, containing a museum and replica Wright B Flyer. The museum is open to the public during limited hours.[4]