Lake County Executive Airport

Coordinates: 41°41′02″N 081°23′23″W / 41.68389°N 81.38972°W / 41.68389; -81.38972
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Lake County Executive Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorLake County, Ohio
ServesWilloughby, Ohio
Elevation AMSL626 ft / 191 m
Coordinates41°41′02″N 081°23′23″W / 41.68389°N 81.38972°W / 41.68389; -81.38972
Websitelcport.org/lake-county-executive-airport
Map
LNN is located in Ohio
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Location of airport in Ohio/United States
LNN is located in the United States
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LNN (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,028 1,533 Asphalt
10/28 4,272 1,302 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations45,085
Based aircraft73

Lake County Executive Airport (IATA: LNN[2], ICAO: KLNN, FAA LID: LNN), formerly Lost Nation Airport, is a public use airport in Lake County, Ohio, United States.[1] Located approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-northeast of the central business district of the City of Willoughby,[1][3][4] it was owned and operated by that city until October 8, 2014, when it was transferred to Lake County and the Lake County Port and Economic Development Authority.[5] The airport's name was changed from Lost Nation Airport to Lake County Executive Airport, alternately "Lake County Executive Airport at Lost Nation Field", in March 2020.[6][7][8]

This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport[9] for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Lake County Executive Airport covers an area of 400 acres (162 ha) at an elevation of 626 feet (191 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 5/23 is 5,028 by 100 feet (1,533 x 30 m) and 10/28 is 4,272 by 100 feet (1,302 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 28, 2011, the airport had 45,085 aircraft operations, an average of 123 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 73 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 19% multi-engine, and 1% jet.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for LNN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (LNN: Willoughby / Lost Nation)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (KLNN)". City of Willoughby. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  4. ^ "Distance and heading from Willoughby (41°38'45"N 81°24'35"W) to LNN (41°41'03"N 81°23'23"W)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Hutchison, John Arthur (October 9, 2014). "Lost Nation Airport ownership transferred to Lake County and Port Authority". The News-Herald. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  6. ^ "Lake County Executive Airport". Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development Authority. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Felton, Chad (January 3, 2020). "Port Authority officials reflect on 2019 accomplishments, prepare for 2020". The News-Herald. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Felton, Chad (June 26, 2019). "Willoughby Lost Nation Airport ready to meet the future with improvements, modernizations". The News-Herald. Retrieved August 28, 2020. Right now we are preparing the paperwork to submit for a name change — 'Lake County Executive Airport at Lost Nation Field.' The 'at Lost Nation Field' part will not be part of the formal name, but we will include signage with that displayed.
  9. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.

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