Richard Downing Airport

The idea for a "Coshocton County Airport" began in 1964.^[4] However, the hilly topography of the area meant that by mid June 1967 the county was at risk of losing a $100,000 grant from the state because a site had not been selected.^[5] The approximately 325 acres (132 ha) of land for the airport was donated by the family of Richard Downing, a World War I aviator and coal company executive who had died just over a year before.^[a][6][7] The first plane to land at the airport was Governor Jim Rhodes's DC-3 on 8 July 1969 when he visited the area to survey flood damage.^[8][9] The airport opened on 19 September 1969 and by mid-January the following year a hangar had been completed.^[10][11] By late August, land was being cleared for a new Navion factory and a groundbreaking ceremony was held in late October.^[12][13] The airport was dedicated on 12 September 1971.^[7] A new access road and four unit t-hangar were completed in June and July 1972. respectively. In March 1973, the reclamation of 34.6 acres (14.0 ha) of land was in process.^[14] Missionary Maintenance Services, a faith-based aircraft maintenance shop founded by James Miller, moved to the airport in late 1978.^[15]

A taxiway extension was added by 1985.^[16] This was followed by a proposal to extend the runway to 5,000 ft (1,500 m) in 1992 and the installation of a satellite-based weather system in 1995.^[17][18]

Runway extension plans were announced in late August 2000.^[19] The old terminal building was torn down by early June 2003 to make room for a taxiway.^[20] Around the same time an enlarged apron was being built.^[21] A new 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m²) National Guard facility was under construction by early June 2004.^[22] By early September, a new 3,300 sq ft (310 m²) terminal building was nearly complete and a project to install a perimeter fence was getting underway.^[23][24] The airport announced it would receive federal funding for the runway extension in 2008.^[25] The extension was completed in 2010.^[3] The airport restaurant, Limburg's Patio Grill, became The Depot Patio Grill in 2013 when new owners took it over.^[26] It received additional federal funding in 2015 to resurface the south parallel taxiway.^[27]

The airport received a $2.1 million grant in 2021 to build a 7,040-square-foot (654 m²) multipurpose hangar to store up to three medium jets as well as to reclaim abandoned mine land near the property by filling in 6,000 feet (1,800 m) of highwall.^[28][29]

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