🇺🇸 Wheeling Ohio County Airport

The Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG) is a public general aviation facility located eight miles northeast of downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, near the Ohio River,. It serves communities in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania,.

Type of Facility and Operations:

• It is classified by the FAA as a Nonprimary – Regional airport.
• The airport accommodates emergency medical operations, corporate/business and recreational operations, mail and cargo transportation, remote access, military exercises/training, search and rescue/civil air patrol, and career training/flight instruction,.
• It has an air traffic control tower,.
• In the year ending July 8, 2022, the airport had 16,496 aircraft operations, with 90% being general aviation and 9% air taxi.

Notable Features or History:

• The airport covers 1,000 acres (405 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 3/21 (5,002 ft x 150 ft) and 16/34 (4,499 ft x 150 ft),.
• It has a local aviation history museum highlighting the region's contributions during World War II, its past commercial service, and visits from famous political figures.
• Commercial airline service began in 1947 with TWA and Capital DC-3s, and continued with various carriers until the late 1970s.

Current Status:

• The airport is publicly owned by the Ohio County Commission,.
• It is open to the public and operational,.
• Russell Escue is the General Manager,.
• As of July 8, 2022, 33 aircraft were based at the airport, including single-engine, multi-engine, jet, helicopters, and military aircraft.

*Sources researched: ohiocountywv.gov, transportation.wv.gov, en.wikipedia.org, skyvector.com, airnav.com*