Mad River Airport

Mad River Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: I54
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Mad River Airpark. LLC
Location	Tremont City, Ohio
Elevation  AMSL	958 ft / 292 m
Coordinates	40°01′12″N83°49′48″W / 40.020087°N 83.830104°W / 40.020087; -83.830104
Map
Mad River Airport Location in Ohio
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 3,405 1,038 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations 15,350
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Mad River Airport( FAA LID : I54) is a private airport located one mile northeast of Tremont City, Ohio, United States. 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. ^[2] The airport has a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

See also

• List of airports in Ohio

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for I54 PDF , effective 2016-02-10
2. "Our Club". Urbana RC Flying Association. Academy of Model Aeronautics. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
3. "New face of Grimes Field". Urbana Daily Citizen. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
4. "Mad River Airpark Airport Overview and FBOs (Tremont City, OH) [I54]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
5. "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