Metcalf Field
| Toledo Executive Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Toledo–Lucas County Port Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Toledo, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Wood County, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 623 ft / 189.8 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°33′53″N 083°28′56″W / 41.56472°N 83.48222°W | ||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations | 90,600 |
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| Based aircraft | 51 |
Toledo Executive Airport (IATA: TDZ, ICAO: KTDZ, FAA LID: TDZ) is seven miles southeast of Toledo, in Wood County, Ohio. It is an FAA designated reliever to Toledo Express Airport (TOL), which is Toledo's primary airport. Toledo Executive Airport was renamed from Metcalf Field in 2010.
The airport began as a grand dream on June 22, 1927 with the establishment of The Toledo Airport Committee. A site was chosen and funds were quickly raised, and on June 3, 1928 the "The Transcontinental Airport of Toledo, Incorporated." was dedicated to a large crowd. The dream was soon realized, as the airport set records for air mail and became the second largest airport East of the Rocky Mountains.
The boom period did not last, however. Inadequate construction began to crumble, driving away business. The Great Depression hit. Ultimately, however, neighboring developments prevented the airport from expanding its runways to meet the needs of increasingly larger commercial aircraft. When the larger Toledo Express Airport was built in 1954, the field became redundant.
The field languished for over a decade, being used for things such as fireworks displays and drag racing. Finally, the influence of General Aviation and business jets in the late 1960s and early 1970s brought the field back into use as an airport. Private, business and charter flights continue to be the primary activities through the present.
Toledo Executive Airport covers 450 acres (180 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 4/22 measuring 3,799 x 75 ft (1,158.2 x 22.9 m), and 14/32 with a 5,829 x 100 ft (1,777 x 30.5 m).
Crow Executive Air, provides fixed-base operations.
Blue Horizons Flying Club operates from the field.
EAA Chapter 582 is located on the field.
In the year ending May 18, 2009 the airport had 90,600 aircraft operations, average 248 per day: 64% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 14% transient general aviation, and <1% military.
As of May 2009, 51 aircraft are based at this airport. These include 34 single-engine aircraft, 16 multi-engine, 1 jet and 0 helicopters.
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