Bolton Field

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Coordinates: 39°54′04″N 083°08′13″W / 39.90111°N 83.13694°W / 39.90111; -83.13694

Bolton Field
IATA: none – ICAO: KTZR – FAA LID: TZR
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Serves Columbus, Ohio
Elevation AMSL 905 ft / 276 m
Coordinates 39°54′04″N 083°08′13″W / 39.90111°N 83.13694°W / 39.90111; -83.13694
Website columbusairports.com/bolton/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 74,511
Based aircraft 82
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Bolton Field (ICAO: KTZR, FAA LID: TZR) is a public airport eight miles (13 km) southwest of Columbus, in Franklin County, Ohio.[1] It is a towered airport operated under the Columbus Regional Airport Authority. It is one of 12 general aviation reliever airports in Ohio recognized in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) and is a reliever airport for Port Columbus International Airport.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Bolton Field is TZR to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]

History

Bolton Field opened on October 24, 1970, a day after Franklin County Common Pleas Court rejected a move by a nearby private airport to stop it. The airport is named after long-time Port Columbus International Airport Superintendent Francis A. “Jack” Bolton, honored posthumously when the city dedicated the airfield to him at its opening. The airport was built to handle personal and business aviation, freeing Port Columbus for commercial traffic. In 1980 the operation of Port Columbus International Airport and Bolton Field Airport was transferred from the City of Columbus to the Columbus Airport Authority; in 2003 the Columbus Airport Authority and the Rickenbacker Port Authority merged to create the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which manages Port Columbus, Rickenbacker and Bolton Field airports.[3][4]

Facilities and aircraft

Facilities

Bolton Field covers 1,500 acres (607 ha) and has one asphalt runway (4/22) 5,500 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m).[1] Fuel is available; planes can use tiedowns or hangars for parking.

Capital City Jet provides flight instruction, Fixed Based Operations, as well as air charter services.[5] Columbus State Community College has an Aviation Maintenance Training Program.[6] Scioto Valley 99s and Central Ohio Balloon Club are aviation organizations located on the grounds.[7][8]

Aircraft

In the year ending June 21, 2011 the airport had 74,511 aircraft operations, average 204 per day: 57% local general aviation, 43% transient general aviation <1% air taxi and <1% military. 82 aircraft are based at this airport: 90% single engine, 6% multi-engine, 2% jet aircraft and 1% helicopters.[1]

Incidents and accidents

  • On June 18, 1993, upon approach for landing on Grass Runway 22, a Glasflügel H-101 glider registered N101AZ, encountered a powered airplane, which had entered the landing pattern. The pilot extended his base leg to the approach to accommodate the aircraft. He then decided that it would be difficult to complete the landing on the planned runway, so he switched to a site he was unfamiliar with. During this landing, the glider impacted a ditch. The ultra-light aircraft suffered damage to its tail section.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for TZR (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: KTZR - Columbus, Ohio (Bolton Field)
  3. ↑ "Columbus Regional Airport Authority-Our History". Columbus Regional Airport Authority. 
  4. ↑ "Columbus Mileposts: Oct. 24, 1970 Bolton Field takes pressure off Port Columbus". The Columbus Dispatch. 
  5. ↑ "Capital City Jet Center-FBO Services". Capital City Jet Center. 
  6. ↑ "Columbus State Community College-Aviation Maintenance". Columbus State Community College. 
  7. ↑ "Scioto Valley 99s". Scioto Valley 99s. 
  8. ↑ "Central Ohio Balloon Club-About Us". Central Ohio Balloon Club. 
  9. ↑ "Aircraft Incident/Accident Report Bolton Field Airport Columbus, Ohio 43228 Friday, June 18, 1993 2:00 PM EDT". National Transportation Security Board. 

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