Sidney Municipal Airport (Ohio)



Sidney City Airport, formerly known as Sidney Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Sidney, a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities and aircraft
Sidney City Airport covers an area of 83 acres (34 ha) at an elevation of 1,044 feet (318 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 10/28 is 5,013 by 75 feet (1,528 x 23 m) and 5/23 is 2,981 by 50 feet (909 x 15 m).

The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel and offers limited amenities.

In 2021, the airport received funds to support operations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout 2023, the airport received nearly $6 million to be used to maintain facilities at the airport. Grants will help construct taxiways, logistics facilities, and new technological facilities.

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2021, the airport had 20,500 aircraft operations, an average of 56 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 25 single-engine airplanes, 5 jet, and 1 multi-engine airplane.

Accidents and incidents

 * On April 16, 2007, a Mooney M20C sustained substantial damage during a forced landing after departure from the Sidney Municipal Airport. The airport experienced a power loss on departure. The aircraft was being ferried to a new owner in Arizona; the pilot had already aborted a takeoff because the plane's acceleration seemed slow, and he completed a second engine runup, which was normal. On the second takeoff, the engine felt to be slowing down, but all gauges indicated normal, so the pilot continued. However, the engine subsequently lost power after liftoff. The pilot executed a landing in a field ahead. The probable cause of the accident was found to be oil starvation as a result of improper maintenance; contributing factors were the fixed base operator's failure to advise the pilot that the engine had been operated without oil in the engine and soft terrain.