Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 4,473 ft / 1,363 m 3/21 8,103 Elevation 1,363 m | Owner Ogden City Corporation Website FlyOgden.com Code OGD Phone +1 801-629-8251 | |
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Serves Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area Address 3909 Airport Rd, Ogden, UT 84405, USA Similar Salt Lake City Internatio, Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car, Ogden Utah Temple, Budget Car Rental, Greyhound Bus Lines | ||
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Ogden-Hinckley Airport (IATA: OGD, ICAO: KOGD, FAA LID: OGD) is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Ogden, a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport. Formerly known as Ogden Municipal Airport, it is billed as Utah's busiest municipal airport for private planes.
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- Plane watching at ogden hinckley airport
- B 17 at ogden hinckley airport
- History
- Facilities and aircraft
- Accidents and incidents
- References
The airport is served by an FAA control tower with radar approach services provided by Salt Lake City TRACON.
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History
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. The airport serves general aviation aircraft consisting of private and business aircraft, charters, sight-seeing, air ambulance, and flight training.
In September 2012, Allegiant Air commenced non-stop scheduled service to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Prior to this service, the closest airport with scheduled airline flights is Salt Lake City International Airport, located approximately 30 miles south. In the event the Salt Lake City International Airport closes or has to turn away aircraft due to circumstances such as weather conditions below landing minimums, Ogden-Hinckley is capable of accepting diverted commercial flights.
Facilities and aircraft
Ogden-Hinckley Airport covers an area of 720 acres (291 ha) at an elevation of 4,473 feet (1,363 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways with asphalt surfaces: 3/21 is 8,103 by 150 feet (2,470 x 46 m); 16/34 is 5,195 by 100 feet (1,583 x 30 m); 7/25 is 3,618 by 150 feet (1,103 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 72,043 aircraft operations, an average of 197 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% military, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 244 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 5% helicopter, 3% jet, 1% ultralight, and 1% glider.