Brown County Airport

Brown County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBrown County Commissioners
ServesGeorgetown, Ohio
Elevation AMSL958 ft (292 m)
Coordinates38°52′55″N 083°52′57″W / 38.88194°N 83.88250°W / 38.88194; -83.88250
Map
GEO is located in Ohio
GEO
GEO
Location within Ohio
GEO is located in the United States
GEO
GEO
Location within the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,530 1,076 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations8,030
Based aircraft9
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Brown County Airport (ICAO: KGEO, FAA LID: GEO)[a] is a mile north of Georgetown, in Brown County, Ohio.[1]

Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is GEO to the FAA and has no IATA code.[3] (IATA assigned GEO to Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Timehri, Guyana[4]).

History

The airport was built on 40 acres (16 ha) of land purchased from a local businessman named Forrest Wahl.[5] Construction was temporarily halted in early November 1968 due to poor soil conditions.[6] The airport was dedicated on 19 October 1969.[7][8]

Facilities

The airport covers 42 acres (17 ha) at an elevation of 958 feet (292 m). Its single runway, 18/36, is 3,530 by 65 feet (1,076 x 20 m) asphalt.[1]

The airport has a fixed-base operator with fuel and limited amenities.[9]

In the year ending June 23, 2023, the airport had 8,030 aircraft operations, average about 22 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 1% military. 9 aircraft were then based at this airport, all single-engine airplanes.[1]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 25 October 1989, a Piper Warrior was destroyed by fire while undergoing maintenance at the airport.[10]
  • On 12 June 1994, a gyrocopter crashed near the airport, killing the pilot.[11]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The airport formerly used the FAA location identifier I63.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for GEO" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Part 2: Airport Directory". Airman's Information Manual. Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation. Autumn–Winter 1971. p. 2-143. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Brown County Airport (ICAO: KGEO, FAA: GEO)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Cheddi Jagan International Airport GEO (IATA: GEO)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Brown County Gets Airport Site Funds". Wilmington News-Journal. 17 November 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Work Halted". The Press Gazette. 1 November 1968. p. 23. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Unemployment Rapped as Inflation Answer". Coshocton Tribune. UPI. 20 October 1969. p. 5-B. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "State, U.S. Officials Help Dedicate Brown Airport". Cincinnati Post and Times-Star. 17 October 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Pilots Association FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Brown County (KGEO)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  10. ↑ "Private Plane Burns at Airport". Cincinnati Post. 26 October 1989. p. 17A. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Bricking, Tanya (13 June 1994). "Gyrocopter Crashes; Pilot Dies". Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. A6, A8. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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