Pickaway County Memorial Airport

Pickaway County Memorial Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KCYO FAA LID: CYO
Summary
Owner/Operator	Pickaway County Airport Authority
Serves	Circleville, Ohio
Location	Pickaway County, Ohio
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (-5)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation  AMSL	685 ft / 209 m
Coordinates	39°30′58″N082°58′56″W / 39.51611°N 82.98222°W / 39.51611; -82.98222
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 4,346 1,325 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft Operations 35,770

Pickaway County Memorial Airport (ICAO: KCYO, FAA LID: CYO) is a publicly-owned, public-use airport located 5 miles south of Circleville, Ohio. The airport sits on 61 acres at an elevation of 684 feet. ^{[1] [2]}

The airport is home to a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, which hosts a variety of events throughout the week and the year. ^[3] The airport also hosts a regular airplane fly-in that features historic airplanes, such as a World War 2 era B-25 Mitchell bomber. ^[4]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has one runway, designated as runway 1/19. It measures 4346 x 75 ft (1325 x 23 m) and is paved with asphalt. ^{[1] [2]}

For the 12-month period ending July 21, 2021, the airport had 35,770 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day. It included 96% general aviation and 4% military. For the same time period, 20 aircraft were based on the field: 19 single-engine and 1 multi-engine airplanes. ^{[1] [2]}

The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel. ^[5] Additional amenities are available, including restrooms and courtesy transportation. ^[6]

In 2021, the airport received $1.5 million in grants to improve infrastructure at the airport. ^[7] In 2022, the airport received an additional $1.4 million grant to rehabilitate its runway in order to maintain its pavement's structural integrity as well as to rehabilitate its existing lighting system. ^[8]

Accidents and incidents

• On September 29, 2002, a North American AT-6 Texan was destroyed when it impacted the ground while maneuvering at Pickaway County Memorial Airport. Witnesses reported that the airplane had previously made a pass as the lead of a four-ship echelon formation. When the airplane reached the end of the runway, it began a climbing turn, which seemed "noticeably slow." The airplane climbed, stalled, and pitched downwards about 75 degrees nose-low before impacting a cornfield. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the course reversal, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
• In June 2009, a Cessna Citation business jet on an instrument approach procedure to the Ross County Airport in Chillicothe mistakenly landed at the Pickaway County Memorial Airport, believing it to be his destination. ^[9]
• On January 14, 2018, an aircraft made an emergency landing at Pickaway County Memorial Airport because its nose landing gear would not extend properly. ^[10]
• On November 8, 2020, a Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six crashed after departure from the Pickaway County Memorial Airport. The airplane suddenly lost engine power after takeoff, and due to the aircraft's low altitude, the pilot performed a forced landing straight ahead, coming to rest in a field. ^{[11] [12]}

See also

• List of airports in Ohio

References

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2. "CYO - Pickaway County Memorial Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
3. "Young Eagle flights at Pickaway County Memorial Airport - Columbus on the Cheap". 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
4. Newman, Jeremy (2022-08-27). "FREE EVENT: Fly-In at Pickaway County Memorial Airport". Scioto Post. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
5. "Pickaway County Memorial Airport FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Pickaway County Meml (KCYO)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
6. "Pickaway County Airport Authority". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
7. "PICKAWAY – 1.5 Million Awarded to Pickaway County Memorial Airport for Improvements | U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio". www.brown.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
8. "Pickaway County granted $1.4 million to support county airport". Scioto Valley Guardian. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
9. "A corporate aircraft on a VOR runway 23 approach to rzt in IMC landed at cyo. The reporter stated th... - NASA ASRS". www.37000feet.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
10. "Small airplane makes emergency landing at Pickaway County Memorial Airport". 10tv.com. January 14, 2018. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
11. "Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six, N33DW: Accident occurred November 08, 2020 near Pickaway County Memorial Airport (KCYO), Circleville, Ohio". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
12. "Accident Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six N33DW,". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-30.