Fostoria Metropolitan Airport is a city-owned public airport two miles northeast of Fostoria, Ohio, United States. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 classified it as a general aviation airport. Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is FZI to the FAA and has no IATA code.

Facilities

The airport covers 201 acre at an elevation of 752 feet (229 m) above sea level. Its one runway, 9/27, is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) asphalt. In the year ending October 04, 2018 the airport had 8,030 aircraft operations, average 22 per day: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi. 11 aircraft were then based at this airport: 9 single-engine airplanes, 1 multi-engine airplane, and 1 jet. An airport hangar was destroyed by a fire in 2018. The airport has a fixed-base operator with fuel and limited amenities. The airport received a $600,000 grant in 2023 to reconstruct its terminal building.

Awards

The fixed-base operator (FBO) David Sniffen III was recognized by the Ohio Aviation Association as the 2010 Airport Manager of the Year for the state of Ohio.

Accidents and incidents