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1G3 Kent State University Airport
Kent, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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: 1150 ft. / 350.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (1990)
From city: 3 miles W of KENT, OH
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: 2000 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 .- -.-
ENGEL153/24.522607WEZE . --.. .
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.
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: 47 ft. trees, 937 ft. from runway, 320 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
RWY 01 APCH RATIO 23:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; +54 FT TREES 1221 FT FM RY END L/R.
52 ft. trees, 1610 ft. from runway, 235 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2400 x 165 ft. / 732 x 50 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Operational restrictions: CLSD INDEFLY.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 41-09.003333N41-09.253333N
Longitude: 081-25.306667W081-24.956500W
Elevation: 1150.0 ft.1150.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 100 ft. left of centerlinenone

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1170 x 55 ft. / 357 x 17 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Operational restrictions: CLSD INDEFLY.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 41-09.186667N41-09.186667N
Longitude: 081-25.156500W081-24.901833W
Elevation: 1150.0 ft.1150.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 097 magnetic, 090 true277 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees47 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 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: 50
Single engine airplanes: 48
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 08 November 2005

Additional Remarks

A70 1 SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL.
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 01   download (237KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 19   download (213KB)
VOR-A   download (192KB)
NDB RWY 01   download (187KB)

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)
 
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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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From to 1G3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4509:45
Sunrise06:1610:16
Sunset20:4800:48
Evening civil twilight21:1901:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 08:52:37
Local (UTC-4)  25-Jul-2008 04:52:37
 
METAR
KAKR 
7nm S 
250754Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01440122
KCAK 
14nm S 
250751Z 20003KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01610128
TAF
KCAK 
14nm S 
250524Z 250606 19003KT P6SM FEW090 SCT200 FM1400 20008KT P6SM FEW150 SCT200 FM1700 22010KT P6SM SCT060 FM0100 20004KT P6SM SCT250
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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
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100LL 
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Jet A 
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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 53-54
 

Other hotels near Kent State University Airport

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT AKRON-STOW 1.7 89-129
SHERATON SUITES AKRON CUYAHOGA FALLS 3.7 127-159
HAMPTON INN STOW OH 3.8 
COUNTRY INN STES CUYAHOGA FALL 4.1 88-119
HAMPTON INN KENT AKRON 4.5 
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN KENT, OH 4.5 49-90
ECONO LODGE KENT 4.6 90-91
SUPER 8 KENT AKRON AREA 4.7 43-60

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

2 in Stow
4 in Kent
2 in Cuyahoga Falls
1 in Hudson
8 in Streetsboro
16 in Akron
2 in Twinsburg
4 in Aurora
2 in Uniontown
4 in Macedonia
3 in Copley
4 in Richfield
2 in Solon
1 in Wadsworth
4 in North Canton
1 in Bedford Heights
11 in Independence
 

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Other Pages about Kent State University Airport

dept.kent.edu/airport
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