Lake County Executive Airport, formerly Lost Nation Airport, is a public use airport in Lake County, Ohio, United States. Located approximately 3 mi north-northeast of the central business district of the City of Willoughby, 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. 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. This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

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). For the 12-month period ending July 21, 2020, 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 90 aircraft based at this airport, up from 73 in 2011: 67 single-engine and 12 multi-engine airplanes, 9 jets, and 2 helicopters. The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel, both avgas and Jet A, and offers amenities such as general maintenance, avionics services, catering, courtesy transportation, a conference room, a crew lounge, showers, and more. In 2022, the aircraft got funding to remove a power pole obstruction in the runway protection zone as well as to redesign its main runway and taxiway.

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