Moraine Airpark is a public-use airport situated in the city of Moraine, Ohio, United States. 4 mi southwest of the city of Dayton in Montgomery County. The airpark is the first home base of the National Waco Club. It is also home to a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, which holds Young Eagles Days where young pilots are taken for airplane rides. The airport holds an annual fly-in in May.

History

The airport is on the site where the Wright Brothers tested seaplanes in 1907. The current airport is adjacent to the river the brothers used, which no longer houses the former seaplane base. The Airpark originally was called South Dayton Airport which was originally located on Stroop Rd and Lamme Rd in from 1941-1954. It's moved to its current location in 1955 and has been open to the public for the last 68 years (2023). In 2015, Ohio Governor John Kasich was accidentally flown to Dayton International Airport even though arrangements were made to fly him to the Moraine Airpark. Agents scrambled from Moraine to International to accommodate the mixup. In 2016, the airport was a stop for a light aircraft powered exclusively by biofuel. The pilots, a father and son duo, were flying across the United states in the aircraft.

Facilities and aircraft

Moraine Airpark covers an area of 155 acre, which contains one asphalt paved runway, designated as runway 8/26. The runway measures 3,500 x 65 ft (1,067 x 20 m). The airport has a fixed base operator that offers avgas and courtesy transportation. For the 12-month period ending September 8, 2022, the airport had 26,280 aircraft operations, an average of 72 per day: 79% general aviation, 20% air taxi, and <1% military. This is down from 87,263 at the airport, an average of 239 per day, in 2007. In 2022, there were 111 aircraft based at the airport: 104 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes, 3 ultralights, 1 helicopter, and 1 glider.

Accidents and incidents