Brown County Airport

For information on the city, see Georgetown, Ohio.

Brown County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBrown County Commissioners
ServesGeorgetown, Ohio
Elevation AMSL958 ft / 292 m
Coordinates38°52′55″N 083°52′57″W / 38.88194°N 83.88250°W / 38.88194; -83.88250
Map
GEO
GEO
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,530 1,076 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations8,030
Based aircraft9
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Brown County Airport (ICAO: KGEO, FAA LID: GEO) is a mile north of Georgetown, in Brown County, Ohio.[1]

Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is GEO to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2] (IATA assigned GEO to Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Timehri, Guyana[3]).

History

The airport was built on 40 acres (16 ha) of land purchased from a local businessman named Forrest Wahl.[4] Construction was temporarily halted in early November 1968 due to poor soil conditions.[5] The airport was dedicated on 19 October 1969.[6][7]

Facilities

The airport covers 42 acres (17 ha) at an elevation of 958 feet (292 m). Its single runway, 18/36, is 3,530 by 65 feet (1,076 x 20 m) asphalt.[1]

The airport has a fixed-base operator with fuel and limited amenities.[8]

In the year ending June 23, 2023, the airport had 8,030 aircraft operations, average about 22 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 1% military. 9 aircraft were then based at this airport, all single-engine airplanes.[1]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 25 October 1989, a Piper Warrior was destroyed by fire while undergoing maintenance at the airport.[9]
  • On 12 June 1994, a gyrocopter crashed near the airport, killing the pilot.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GEO PDF, effective 2009-05-22.
  2. ^ "Brown County Airport (ICAO: KGEO, FAA: GEO)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Cheddi Jagan International Airport GEO (IATA: GEO)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Brown County Gets Airport Site Funds". Wilmington News-Journal. 17 November 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Work Halted". The Press Gazette. 1 November 1968. p. 23. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Unemployment Rapped as Inflation Answer". Coshocton Tribune. UPI. 20 October 1969. p. 5-B. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  7. ^ "State, U.S. Officials Help Dedicate Brown Airport". Cincinnati Post and Times-Star. 17 October 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Pilots Association FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Brown County (KGEO)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  9. ^ "Private Plane Burns at Airport". Cincinnati Post. 26 October 1989. p. 17A. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  10. ^ Bricking, Tanya (13 June 1994). "Gyrocopter Crashes; Pilot Dies". Cincinnati Enquirer. pp. A6, A8. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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