Bellefontaine Regional Airport (ICAO: KEDJ, FAALID: EDJ) is a publicly owned, public use airport located three miles west of Bellefontaine, in Logan County, Ohio. It is a general aviation airport operated by Midwest Corporate Air under the auspices of the City of Bellefontaine and is accessible from State Route 47.
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Bellefontaine Regional Airport is EDJ to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]
For the last several years, Bellefontaine Regional has hosted an annual "Airfest" in late summer.
The airport replaced an earlier airport, Bellefontaine Municipal Airport, which was previously four miles (6 km) northeast of the current airport (to the north of the city, near U.S. Route 68). According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the current Bellefontaine Regional was, at its opening in 2002, only the second new airport to open in Ohio in the last 30 years.[3]
In 2021, the airport received a $32,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to fund operations, personnel, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, debt service payments, and funds to combat the spread of pathogens at the airport. The money was aimed to help the airport recover from the covid-19 pandemic.[4]
Facilitiesedit
The airport covers 300 acres (120 ha) and has one asphaltrunway (7/25) 4,999 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m) long.[1]
The airport has fuel available. Planes can use tiedowns or hangars for parking.
In the year ending September 3, 2021 the airport had 8,395 aircraft operations, average 23 per day: 89% general aviation and 11% air taxi. For the same time period, 28 aircraft were based at the airport: 22 single-engine and 5 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 jet.[1][5][6]
Accidents and incidentsedit
On August 17, 2021, a Diamond DA42 Twin Star crashed after takeoff from the Bellefontaine Regional Airport when both of its engines lost power. The two pilots were able to stabilize the aircraft and brought it to a landing at the edge of airport property. Neither the flight instructor nor the student pilot onboard were injured. The aircraft was on its first flight since time-limited engine fuel feed pumps had been replaced on both engines; no maintenance check flight was completed after the replacements because none was required. After the accident, examination of the right engine revealed that the right engine fuel feed pump bolt was not seated and thus might have resulted in inadequate fuel pressure for proper engine operation. The cause of the left engine's power loss could not be determined. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the improper position of the right engine’s fuel feed pump bolt, which led to a total loss of power on the right engine, and the left engine's partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.[7][8]
On February 26, 2022, a Diamond DA42 Twin Star was substantially damaged on landing at the Bellefontaine Regional Airport. The aircraft's nose wheel collapsed during the landing sequence, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway and strike a taxiway light.[9]
^ abcFAA Airport Form 5010 for EDJ PDF, effective 2007-07-05
^Great Circle Mapper: KEDJ - Bellefontaine, Ohio (Bellefontaine Regional Airport)
^AOPA's Boyer takes part in Ohio airport grand opening May 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^"Brown Announces $32,000 to Improve Safety at Bellefontaine Regional Airport | U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio". www.brown.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
^"Pilots land plane after twin engines lose power leaving Bellefontaine airport". ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group. 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
^"Accident Diamond DA42 Twin Star N215BN, 17 Aug 2021". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
^"Diamond DA42 Twin Star, N198TS: Incident occurred February 26, 2022 at Bellefontaine Regional Airport (KEDJ), Logan County, Ohio". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
External linksedit
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for EDJ
AirNav airport information for EDJ
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for EDJ
January 01, 1970
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Bellefontaine Regional Airport ICAO KEDJ FAA LID EDJ is a publicly owned public use airport located three miles west of Bellefontaine in Logan County Ohio It is a general aviation airport operated by Midwest Corporate Air under the auspices of the City of Bellefontaine and is accessible from State Route 47 Bellefontaine Regional AirportIATA noneICAO KEDJFAA LID EDJSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of BellefontaineLocationBellefontaine OhioTime zoneUTC 05 00 5 Summer DST UTC 04 00 4 Elevation AMSL1 123 ft 342 mCoordinates40 22 20 N 083 49 08 W 40 37222 N 83 81889 W 40 37222 83 81889Websitehttps www ci bellefontaine oh us airport htmlMapEDJLocation of airport in OhioShow map of OhioEDJEDJ the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 7 25 5 000 1 524 AsphaltStatistics 2021 Aircraft operations8 395Based aircraft28Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Most U S airports use the same three letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA Bellefontaine Regional Airport is EDJ to the FAA and has no IATA code 2 For the last several years Bellefontaine Regional has hosted an annual Airfest in late summer Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Accidents and incidents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe airport replaced an earlier airport Bellefontaine Municipal Airport which was previously four miles 6 km northeast of the current airport to the north of the city near U S Route 68 According to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association the current Bellefontaine Regional was at its opening in 2002 only the second new airport to open in Ohio in the last 30 years 3 In 2021 the airport received a 32 000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to fund operations personnel cleaning sanitization janitorial services debt service payments and funds to combat the spread of pathogens at the airport The money was aimed to help the airport recover from the covid 19 pandemic 4 Facilities editThe airport covers 300 acres 120 ha and has one asphalt runway 7 25 4 999 x 100 ft 1 524 x 30 m long 1 The airport has fuel available Planes can use tiedowns or hangars for parking In the year ending September 3 2021 the airport had 8 395 aircraft operations average 23 per day 89 general aviation and 11 air taxi For the same time period 28 aircraft were based at the airport 22 single engine and 5 multi engine airplanes as well as 1 jet 1 5 6 Accidents and incidents editOn August 17 2021 a Diamond DA42 Twin Star crashed after takeoff from the Bellefontaine Regional Airport when both of its engines lost power The two pilots were able to stabilize the aircraft and brought it to a landing at the edge of airport property Neither the flight instructor nor the student pilot onboard were injured The aircraft was on its first flight since time limited engine fuel feed pumps had been replaced on both engines no maintenance check flight was completed after the replacements because none was required After the accident examination of the right engine revealed that the right engine fuel feed pump bolt was not seated and thus might have resulted in inadequate fuel pressure for proper engine operation The cause of the left engine s power loss could not be determined The probable cause of the accident was found to be the improper position of the right engine s fuel feed pump bolt which led to a total loss of power on the right engine and the left engine s partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence 7 8 On February 26 2022 a Diamond DA42 Twin Star was substantially damaged on landing at the Bellefontaine Regional Airport The aircraft s nose wheel collapsed during the landing sequence causing the aircraft to veer off the runway and strike a taxiway light 9 See also editList of airports in OhioReferences edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for EDJ PDF effective 2007 07 05 Great Circle Mapper KEDJ Bellefontaine Ohio Bellefontaine Regional Airport AOPA s Boyer takes part in Ohio airport grand opening Archived May 12 2006 at the Wayback Machine Brown Announces 32 000 to Improve Safety at Bellefontaine Regional Airport U S Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio www brown senate gov Retrieved 2023 07 10 AirNav KEDJ Bellefontaine Regional Airport www airnav com Retrieved 2023 07 10 EDJ Bellefontaine Regional Airport SkyVector skyvector com Retrieved 2023 07 10 Pilots land plane after twin engines lose power leaving Bellefontaine airport ARFFWG ARFF Working Group 2021 08 18 Retrieved 2023 07 10 Accident Diamond DA42 Twin Star N215BN 17 Aug 2021 aviation safety net Retrieved 2023 07 10 Diamond DA42 Twin Star N198TS Incident occurred February 26 2022 at Bellefontaine Regional Airport KEDJ Logan County Ohio Kathryn s Report Retrieved 2023 07 10 External links editResources for this airport FAA airport information for EDJ AirNav airport information for EDJ FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for EDJ Retrieved from https en 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