Mad River Airport
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Mad River Airpark. LLC | ||||||||||
| Location | Tremont City, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 958 ft (292 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°01′12″N 83°49′48″W / 40.020087°N 83.830104°W | ||||||||||
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  I54 Location of airport in Ohio  I54 I54 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Mad River Airport (FAA LID: I54) is a private airport located in German Township,[2] Clark County, Ohio, United States[3] 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Tremont City. It is owned and operated by the Mad River Airpark. LLC.[1]
The Mad River Flying Association was founded in 2017 to serve the airport.[4] The airport has a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
Mad River Airport covers an area of 35 acres (14 ha) which contains one runway designated 09/27 with a 3,405 ft × 110 ft (1,038 m × 34 m) Turf surface.
The airport does not have a fixed-base operator, and no fuel is available.[6]
For the 12-month period ending August 5, 2013, the airport had 15,350 aircraft operations, all are general aviation. There is no control tower in the airport.[1]
Accidents and incidents
- On July 16, 1994, a Cessna 172 was destroyed while taking off from the Mad River Airport. A witness reported the initial takeoff and climb seemed normal; the pilot departing behind the accident airplane reported it leveled off at 200' before entering a descent. The right wing subsequently dropped, and the airplane went straight down into trees. The probable cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for I54" (PDF). FAA. , effective 2016-02-10
- ↑ Geography Division (April 13, 2021). 2020 Census - Census Block Map: German township, OH (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved 2026-08-17.
Mad River Incorporated Arprt
- ↑ Geography Division (April 13, 2021). 2020 Census - Census Block Map: German township, OH (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ "Our Club". Urbana RC Flying Association. Academy of Model Aeronautics. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ↑ "New face of Grimes Field". Urbana Daily Citizen. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ↑ "Mad River Airpark Airport Overview and FBOs (Tremont City, OH) [I54]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ↑ "Cessna K172R crash in Ohio (N1124V) | PlaneCrashMap.com". Plane Crash Map. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for I54
- AirNav airport information for I54
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for I54