Newark–Heath Airport

Coordinates: 40°01′29″N 082°27′43″W / 40.02472°N 82.46194°W / 40.02472; -82.46194

Newark–Heath Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Licking County Regional Airport Authority
Serves Newark, Ohio
Location Heath, Ohio
Elevation AMSL 884 ft / 269 m
Website http://www.newarkheathairport.com/
Map
VTA
Location of airport in Ohio/United States
VTA
VTA (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 4,649 1,417 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 12,457

Newark–Heath Airport (ICAO: KVTA, FAA LID: VTA) is a public airport located in Heath, Ohio. It is three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Newark, a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Licking County Regional Airport Authority.[1] Newark-Heath was formerly the Newark Air Force Base once basing the 2802nd Inertial Guidance and Calibration Group now known as the Air Force Metrology and Calibration Program Office which moved there in April, 1962. The then 2802nd Inertial Guidance and Calibration Group, the primary calibration lab of the USAF and the Air Force Measurement Standards Laboratories was completed at the end of 1962. When completed the Newark Air Force base consisted of four levels of underground laboratory space measuring an area of 20,000 square feet. Privatization of Newark AFB began in the 90's and was officially closed in September, 1996 and the facilities were given to the Licking County Port Authority by October 1st, 1996.[2][3] Newark-Heath currently has a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II S.N. 64-0683 on static display.[4]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Newark–Heath Airport is assigned VTA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Newark–Heath Airport covers an area of 140 acres (57 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (9/27) measuring 4,649 x 75 ft (1,417 x 23 m) For the 12-month period ending March 20, 2007, the airport had 12,457 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% military and <1% air taxi.[1] Newark-Heath Airports FBO (Aviation Works) is owned by George H. Fackler III. Aviation Works offers hanger rental, aircraft rental, aircraft training, and a maintenance shop lead by Jeff Furay. Aviation Works also offers full service refueling with Jet-A, and 100LL fuel. Their operating hours are normally 0800-2000 EST.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for VTA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  2. ↑ "Newark AFB, Ohio - Weather & Electronics". www.strategic-air-command.com. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Newark". www.afcec.af.mil. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  4. ↑ [ Henniger, Mike. "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - McDonnell F-4C-22-MC Phantom II, s/n 64-0683 USAF, c/n 0917". www.aerialvisuals.ca. Retrieved 15 March 2018]
  5. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: KVTA – Newark, Ohio (Newark–Heath Airport)
  6. ↑ [Aviation Works. (n.d.). Retrieved March 16, 2018, from http://www.newarkheathairport.com/learn.htm Aviation Works


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