Darke County Airport | |||||||||||
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 Airport building, used as a waiting area | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Darke County Commissioners | ||||||||||
| Serves | Versailles, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,007 ft / 307 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°12′16″N 084°31′55″W / 40.20444°N 84.53194°W | ||||||||||
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  VES Location of airport in Ohio  VES VES (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Darke County Airport (ICAO: KVES, FAA LID: VES) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Darke County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Versailles.[1] It is along State Route 121 just south of Versailles. Midmark operates a private jet from this airport. The airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned VES by the FAA,[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3][4]
In 2007, light lenses were stolen from the airport. Officials said the theft could endanger pilots.[5]
The airport holds events such as fly-ins that feature old warbird aircraft, medical helicopters, and highway patrol aircraft.[6][7]
CareFlight Air & Mobile has a helicopter based at the airport, which serves as the company's northwest base. The helicopter was activated to respond to calls in early 2020.[8]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VES PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Darke County Airport (FAA: VES, ICAO: KVES, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Details on Darke County's Plans for State Route 242 and the Darke County Airport". Versailles, Ohio: The Columbus Dispatch. April 11, 2007. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Darke County Airport holds Fly-In – County News Online". 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Darke County Airport Fly-In". AllEvents.in. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "CareFlight adds fourth base of operations in Darke County". www.nationalaccountexecutives.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.