Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport ( IATA : PMH , ICAO : KPMH , FAA LID : PMH ) (Scioto County Airport) is on State Route 335 in Minford, Ohio , 12 miles northeast of Portsmouth , in Scioto County, Ohio . It is owned by the Scioto County Airport Authority. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
3-519: The airport opened on June 27, 1957. The previous airport was Raven Rock Field, near the Ohio River at 38.715N 83.052W, a grass field with a 2200-foot run. Lake Central Airlines served the airport from its opening until it merged into Allegheny Airlines in 1968; Allegheny pulled out in 1971. The airport has had no airline service since. Tyme Airlines of Columbus provided scheduled service in 1968. Cleveland based Wright Airlines served Portsmouth for
6-477: A short time in the late 1960s. Service on the three airlines in the 1960s are as follows. Lake Central used Douglas DC-3 & Nord 262 aircraft to Cincinnati . After merging with Allegheny , the aircraft was upgraded to Convair 580 prop jets that flew to both Cincinnati and Parkersburg, WV . Tyme Airlines flew small Piper Aztec equipment to both Columbus and Huntington, WV . The fourth airline, Wright Airlines , used Beech 18 aircraft and also served
9-466: The Columbus and Huntington WV airports. The airport covers 246 acres (100 ha ) at an elevation of 663 feet (202 m). Its one runway, 18/36, measures 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) asphalt. The airport has a fixed-base operator that offers fuel services along with a small snack bar, a restaurant , a couple of hangars , mechanics , and a pilot snooze room. In the year ending July 26, 2023,
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