Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport

Coordinates: 40°49′17″N 82°31′0″W / 40.82139°N 82.51667°W / 40.82139; -82.51667

Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport

MFD Airport Diagram
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Mansfield
Serves Mansfield, Ohio
Location Mansfield, Ohio
Elevation AMSL 1,297 ft / 395 m
Website http://www.ci.mansfield.oh.us/index.php/lahm-airport
Map
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Location of airport in Ohio/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,001 2,744 Asphalt
5/23 6,795 2,071 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H2 24 7 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 19,345
Based aircraft 72

Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (IATA: MFD, ICAO: KMFD, FAA LID: MFD) is a city-owned and operated, civil-military airport three miles (5 km) north of Mansfield, in Richland County, Ohio. By car the airport is an hour away from Cleveland and Columbus, near Interstate I-71, US Rt 30, State Route 13.[2]

Control Tower (ATCT) at Mansfield

Facilities

The airport covers 2,340 acres (950 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 9,001 x 150 ft (2,744 x 46 m) and 5/23 is 6,795 x 150 ft (2,071 x 46 m). It has one helipad, 24 x 24 ft (7 x 7 m) asphalt. The airport adjoins several industrial parks.

Terminal building at MFD

The airport is home to the Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base and the 179th Airlift Wing (179 AW), an Ohio Air National Guard unit operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC). The unit has about 1000 personnel, of which about 300 are full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician (ART) personnel and the remaining 760 are traditional part-time air national guardsmen. The wing has been active at Mansfield Lahm since its establishment in 1948, operating a variety of fighter aircraft until 1976 when it transitioned to an airlift mission with C-130 Hercules aircraft. The wing has performed service during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Retiring their C-130's in 2009, the 179th flew the C-27 Spartan until 2013, at which time it began transitioning back to the C-130.[5]

The airport has the capability to handle large aircraft including the USAF C-5 and the Antonov 124-100.

In 2011 the airport had 19,345 aircraft operations, average 53 per day: 51% transient general aviation, 3% air taxi, 26% military and <1% airline. 72 aircraft are based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 1% jet and 6% military.[1]

Commercial Air Service

No scheduled airlines, but charter services are available. The first airline flights were TWA DC-3s in 1947.

Events

Each year the airport hosts Mansfield Airport Day: aircraft tours, fly-ins, airplane and helicopter rides, as well as food, historical lectures, various exhibits/vendors, kid’s activities area, and a car show.[6]

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport". AirNav.
  2. ↑ "Airport (Lahm)". The City of Mansfield.
  3. ↑ "U-Vary Aire". U-Vary Aire.
  4. ↑ "Spectra Jet". Spectra Jet.
  5. ↑ "179th Airlift Wing". United States Military.
  6. ↑ "Mansfield Airport Day". Mansfield Airport Day.
  7. ↑ "Aircraft Incident/Accident Report Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport Mansfield, Ohio 44903 Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:30 PM EDT". Aircraft One.
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