Grimes Field

Grimes Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Urbana
ServesUrbana, Ohio
Built1933
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (-5)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation AMSL1,068 ft / 326 m
Coordinates40°07′57″N 083°45′13″W / 40.13250°N 83.75361°W / 40.13250; -83.75361
Websitewww.urbanaohio.com/info-for-pilots.html
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I74 is located in Ohio
I74
I74
Location of airport in Ohio
I74 is located in the United States
I74
I74
I74 (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 4,400 1,341 Asphalt
01/19 3,000 914 Grass
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations59,130
Based aircraft48

Grimes Field (FAA LID: I74) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Urbana, a city in Champaign County, Ohio, United States.[1] The airport is named after Warren G. Grimes, a forefather in the field of aviation lighting, and his Grimes Manufacturing Company operated the airport until 1987. It primarily serves general aviation traffic.[2] Although it is owned by the City of Urbana, Grimes Field is self-supporting.

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for I74 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 13 Sept 2016.
  2. ^ History of Warren Grimes and Grimes Field