| Grimes Field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: I74 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Urbana | ||
| Serves | Urbana, Ohio | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,068 ft / 326 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 4,400 | 1,341 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 23,480 | ||
| Based aircraft | 36 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Grimes Field (FAA LID: I74) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Urbana, a city in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.[1] Named for Warren G. Grimes, it is also known as Urbana Municipal Airport and it serves general aviation traffic.[2]
The airport is home to the Champaign Aviation Museum.[3] It also houses project to rebuild a World War II era B-17 Medium Bomber called the Champaign Lady. The B-17 Project website shows the progress and has a live web camera in the hangar where the aircraft is stored. Volunteers work on it Monday through Saturday.[4]
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Grimes Field covers an area of 329 acres (133 ha) at an elevation of 1,068 feet (326 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,400 by 100 feet (1,341 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 7, 2007, the airport had 23,480 aircraft operations, an average of 64 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% military and 2% air taxi, At that time there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 6% helicopter and 11% ultralight.[1]
Grimes Field is host airport to the Mid-Eastern Regional Fly In (MERFI) every September 10th and 11th.Planes from all over Ohio and Some parts of the nation fly in.Usually there is a WW2 bomber present.Some years it is a B-17 some years it is a B-25.The Official site for MERFI is http://www.merfi.com/ .