North Bass Island Airport
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North Bass Island Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Put In Bay Township Port Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Put In Bay, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 594 ft / 181 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°43′04″N 082°49′16″W / 41.71778°N 82.82111°W | ||||||||||
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  3X5 Location of airport in Ohio  3X5 3X5 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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North Bass Island Airport (FAA LID: 3X5) is a public airport located on North Bass Island, Ohio, United States. It is owned and operated by the Put In Bay Township Port Authority.[1]
Approaches to the airport are challenging due to the airport's close proximity to the Canadian border. Canadian airspace is 2 miles from the runway's threshold.[2]
The airport is mainly used to bring mail to North Bass Island and to transport citizens to and from nearby islands as well as mainland Ohio.[2]
The airport received a $22,000 grant in 2021 to provide economic relief funds for costs related to operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and combating the spread of pathogens.[3]
The airport received $113,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration in late 2023.[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Griffing Flying Service | Charter: Kelleys Island, Middle Bass, Pelee Island, Put-in-Bay, Rattlesnake Island[5] |
Facilities and aircraft
North Bass Island Airport covers an area of 33 acres (13 ha) which contains one runway designated 01/19 with a 1,804 ft × 60 ft (550 m × 18 m) asphalt pavement.[6]
There is no fixed-base operator at the airport.[7]
For the 12-month period ending October 1, 2020, the airport had 1,716 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per week, including 58% general aviation and 42% air taxi. No aircraft are based at the airport.[1][6]