🇺🇸 Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport

Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport (SGH/KSGH) is a publicly-owned, civil-military airport located 5 miles south-southwest of Springfield, Ohio,. It serves commercial, military, and business development needs, functioning as a regional transportation hub for private pilots and businesses.

Notable Features and History:

• Renaming: The airport was renamed in 1985 for World War I aviator Henry A. Beckley, who had ties to the Wright Brothers.
• Research and Development Hub: Springfield-Beckley has become a hub for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and electric vertical takeoff/landing (eVTOL) aircraft research, development, and testing.
• National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE): The airport is home to NAAMCE, which supports research, development, and testing in advanced autonomous mobility technologies like package delivery and air taxi services.
• Ohio Air National Guard: The airport hosts the Ohio Air National Guard and has benefited from state-of-the-art amenities due to their pilot training activities,. It is also the general aviation center closest to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
• Runways: It has two asphalt runways: 06/24 measuring 9,010 x 150 ft and 15/33 measuring 5,498 x 100 ft,. Runway 06/24 has high-intensity edge lighting, while 15/33 has medium-intensity lighting.
• Services: The airport offers fuel (100LL and Jet A+), major airframe and powerplant services, and a fixed-base operator (FBO) with amenities such as rental car service, flight planning rooms, conference rooms, and aircraft maintenance,,.

Current Status: The airport is operational and open to the public, though it does not have a control tower,. It has an active construction notice. Attendance is typically Monday-Friday from 07:30 to 16:00.

*Sources researched: springfieldohio.gov, nfdc.faa.gov, airnav.com, en.wikipedia.org*