Lorain County Regional Airport

Lorain County Regional Airport (IATA: LPR[2], ICAO: KLPR, FAA LID: LPR) is a public airport in Lorain County, Ohio,[1] owned by the Lorain County Board of Commissioners[1] and located in New Russia Township.[3] The airport is about 7 miles south of Lorain[1] and 5 miles southwest of Elyria.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.[5]

Lorain County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerLorain County Board of Commissioners
ServesLorain / Elyria, Ohio
LocationNew Russia Township
Elevation AMSL793 ft / 242 m
Coordinates41°20′39.4″N 082°10′39.5″W
Map
LPR
Location of airport in Ohio / United States
LPR
LPR (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations42,610
Based aircraft88

Facilities and aircraft

Lorain County Regional Airport covers 1,149 acres (465 ha) at an elevation of 793 feet (242 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway, 7/25, 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m).[1]

In the year ending August 11, 2010 the airport had 42,610 aircraft operations, average 116 per day: 82% general aviation, 18% air taxi, and <1% military. 88 aircraft were then based at the airport: 82% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 6% helicopter, and 2% jet.[1]

Incidents

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LPR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "Lorain County Regional Airport (IATA: LPR)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. "Lorain County Regional Airport". Lorain County. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  4. "Distance and heading from Elyria (41°22'24"N 82°06'06"W) to LPR (41°20'39"N 82°10'39"W)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  5. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
  6. "Wife: Pilot husband among 3 killed in Ohio crash". Associated Press. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  7. "NTSB: No Signs of Trouble in Fatal Plane Crash". Fox 8 News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  8. "Pilot error caused plane crash that killed four". Lorain Morning Journal.
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