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1G3 Kent State University Airport
Kent, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 1G3
Lat/Long: 41-09-05.0000N / 081-24-54.4000W
41-09.083333N / 081-24.906667W
41.1513889 / -81.4151111
(estimated)
Elevation: 1134 ft. / 345.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (1990)
From city: 3 miles W of KENT, OH
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 44224

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1938
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CLE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0630-DUSK, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1984 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19; VASI & REIL RYS 01 & 19 - 122.9.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
AKRON-CANTON APPROACH: 118.6
AKRON-CANTON DEPARTURE: 118.6
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 125.65
WX ASOS at AKR (7 nm S): 126.825 (330-724-4237)
WX ASOS at CAK (14 nm S): PHONE 330-966-9545
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 120.775/298.95 (CHARDON RCAG) WHEN AKRON-CANTON APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ACOr289/10.0AKRON VOR/DME114.4004W
BSVr006/24.7BRIGGS VOR/DME112.4004W
CXRr212/24.7CHARDON VOR/DME112.7005W
LNNr190/32.0LOST NATION VOR/DME110.2008W
YNGr257/35.1YOUNGSTOWN VORTAC109.0005W
DJBr115/35.9DRYER VOR/DME113.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AKRON353/5.136207WAK .- -.-
BURKE LAKEFRONT161/25.341607WBKL -... -.- .-..
LAKELAND191/31.926308WLQL .-.. --.- .-..
TOLSON344/38.539507WTSO - ... ---
ASHLAND080/39.632907WAAU .- .- ..-
HUBBARD278/39.940808WHBD .... -... -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
SELF SERVE OTS INDEFLY.
SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 41-08.757002N41-09.408323N
Longitude: 081-24.972128W081-24.842205W
Elevation: 1116.4 ft.1134.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 016 magnetic, 009 true196 magnetic, 189 true
Displaced threshold: 49 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
RYS 01 & 19 REIL OTS INDEFLY.
yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 88 ft. trees, 1505 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
RWY 01 APCH RATIO 17:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +88 FT TREES 1505 FT FM RY END L.
68 ft. trees, 1443 ft. from runway, 235 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
4020 KENT RD
STOW, OH 44224
Phone 330-672-2640
Manager: THOMAS C. CLAPPER
4020 KENT RD
STOW, OH 44224
Phone 330-672-1943

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 42
Single engine airplanes: 40
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 198/day *
82% local general aviation
15% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 06 June 2008

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CONTACT AMGR ON 330-672-1943.
RAMP FEE FOR MULTI-ENGINE & TURBINE POWERED ACFT - WAIVED WITH FUEL PURCHASE.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download
VOR-A   download
NDB RWY 01   download

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAKR - Akron Fulton International Airport (7 nm S)
29G - Portage County Airport (8 nm NE)
KCAK - Akron-Canton Regional Airport (14 nm S)
1G5 - Medina Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
3G3 - Wadsworth Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
4G3 - Miller Airport (20 nm SE)
 
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Area around 1G3 (Kent State University Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 1G3 (Kent State University Airport)
Photo taken 30-Sep-2005
taken from the North at 2500 ft AGL

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Sectional chart

 
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From to 1G3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5911:59
Sunrise07:2812:28
Sunset17:5222:52
Evening civil twilight18:2123:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 06:14:45
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2010 01:14:45
 
METAR
KAKR 
7nm S 
100554Z AUTO 24012G18KT 3SM -SN BR BKN019 BKN027 OVC037 M04/M07 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP017 P0000 60005 T10441067 10006 21044 50007
KCAK 
14nm S 
100551Z 24011G17KT 1SM -SN BR BKN008 OVC014 M04/M06 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP020 60009 P0002 931010 8/6// T10391056 10000 21039 52009 RVRNO
TAF
KCAK 
14nm S 
100532Z 1006/1106 25012G20KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC006 TEMPO 1006/1008 3/4SM -SN OVC005 FM101000 25012KT 4SM -SHSN OVC008 FM101400 31012G22KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN SCT008 OVC012 TEMPO 1014/1018 2SM -SHSN OVC008 FM102000 32015G25KT 4SM -SHSN BLSN OVC015 FM110100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Kent State University Airport 330-672-2640
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $4.49 $3.98 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Kent State University Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Kent State University Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 1G3 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN AKRON KENT BRIMFIELD 4.7 53-69
 

Other hotels near Kent State University Airport

Miles Price ($)
SHERATON SUITES AKRON CUYAHOGA FALLS 3.7 119-189
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT AKRON-STOW 3.9 89-140
STAYBRIDGE SUITES AKRON STOW 4.0 89-210
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON CUYAHOGA FALLS 4.1 105-205
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES KENT STATE UNIVERSITY 4.5 94-145
COMFORT INN AND SUITES KENT 4.5 80-150
HAMPTON INN KENT-AKRON AREA, OH 4.6 84-99
ECONO LODGE KENT 4.6 45-130
SUPER 8 KENT AKRON AREA 4.7 45-59

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Kent State University Airport

6 in Kent
2 in Cuyahoga Falls
2 in Stow
9 in Streetsboro
19 in Akron
3 in Twinsburg
4 in Aurora
2 in Uniontown
4 in Macedonia
3 in Copley
5 in Richfield
3 in Solon
1 in Wadsworth
5 in North Canton
12 in Independence
 

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Other Pages about Kent State University Airport

dept.kent.edu/airport
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