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59OH Kelch Airport
Bethel, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 59OH
Lat/Long: 38-58-31.0000N 084-02-03.0000W
38-58.516667N 084-02.050000W
38.9752778,-84.0341667
(estimated)
Elevation: 905 ft. / 276 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 2 miles E of BETHEL, OH
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 45106

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1990
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at I69 (10 nm NW): 127.275 (513-732-6978)
WX ASOS at LUK (19 nm NW): PHONE 513-321-6291

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FLMr037/23.4FALMOUTH VOR/DME117.0004W
MXQr206/29.3MIDWEST VOR/DME112.9004W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SPORTYS130/10.424504WPWF .--. .-- ..-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 1900 x 75 ft. / 579 x 23 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: pline, marked, 400 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WENDELL KELCH
3727 STARLING RD
BETHEL, OH 45106
Phone 513-734-2501
Manager: WENDELL KELCH
3727 STARLING RD
BETHEL, OH 45106
Phone 513-734-2501

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CINCINNATI APCH AT 859-372-6440

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 59OH.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGEO - Brown County Airport (9 nm SE)
I69 - Clermont County Airport (10 nm NW)
KLUK - Cincinnati Municipal Airport/Lunken Field (19 nm NW)
KAMT - Alexander Salamon Airport (23 nm E)
K62 - Gene Snyder Airport (23 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5211:52
Sunrise07:2012:20
Sunset18:2023:20
Evening civil twilight18:4723:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Feb-2026 09:40:42
Local (UTC-5)  22-Feb-2026 04:40:42
 
METAR
KI69 
10nm NW 		220916Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM M02/M06 A3011 RMK AO1 T10201065
KLUK 
19nm NW 		220853Z AUTO 30010G16KT 10SM OVC025 M01/M07 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP208 T10111067 58012
TAF
KLUK 
19nm NW 		220528Z 2206/2306 30009KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 2206/2208 BKN028 FM220800 29007KT P6SM BKN028 FM221400 30012G20KT P6SM -SHSN BKN028 PROB30 2214/2216 5SM -SHSN FM221600 30014G22KT 4SM -SHSN BKN025 TEMPO 2216/2220 1 1/2SM -SHSN BKN018 FM222100 30015G25KT P6SM -SHSN BKN018 TEMPO 2302/2306 4SM -SHSN
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