Fostoria Metropolitan Airport

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Fostoria Metropolitan Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Fostoria
Serves Fostoria, Ohio
Time zone UTC−05:00 (-5)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation  AMSL 752 ft / 229 m
Coordinates 41°11′27″N083°23′40″W / 41.19083°N 83.39444°W / 41.19083; -83.39444
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FZI
Location of airport in Ohio
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FZI
FZI (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
9/275,0001,524Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations7,900
Based aircraft14

Fostoria Metropolitan Airport( ICAO : KFZI, FAA LID : FZI) is a city-owned public airport two miles northeast of Fostoria, Ohio, United States. [1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 classified it as a general aviation airport. [2]

Contents

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 acres (81 ha) 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. [1]

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. [1] [3]

An airport hangar was destroyed by a fire in 2018. [4]

The airport has a fixed-base operator with fuel and limited amenities. [5] The airport received a $600,000 grant in 2023 to reconstruct its terminal building. [6]

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.[ citation needed ]

Accidents and incidents

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for FZI PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective 17 December 2009.
  2. ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013
  3. ↑ "AirNav: KFZI - Fostoria Metro Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. ↑ "Fostoria airport hangar destroyed after fire". 13ABC. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  5. ↑ "Fostorio Metro Aviation FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Fostoria Metro (KFZI)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  6. ↑ "Findlay Airport, Others Getting Grant Money For Improvements - WFIN Local News". wfin.com. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  7. ↑ "Boeing Stearman E75L300 crash in Ohio (N65BH) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  8. ↑ "Boeing E75N1 crash in Ohio (N3840K) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  9. ↑ "Plane crash near Fostoria Airport". advertiser-tribune.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  10. ↑ "Patrol investigating non-injury plane crash near Fostoria". Richland Source. 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  11. ↑ "Accident Mooney M20K 231 N1152K,". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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