Safety-Approved Airports

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This list of approved airports is for part 141 students only. For aircraft renters or part 61 students, please refer to the airport requirements listed in our blanket aircraft rental agreement, which are as follows: land only at established, public airports, with hard surface of at least 3,000 feet. Renters or part 61 students do not have to abide by this approved airport list when choosing their destination.

Airports listed below without a hard surfaced runway may only be used on Dual flights with a Sporty’s Academy instructor in an approved aircraft.

AIRPORTS LESS THAN 25 NM FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER

  1. Cincinnati, OH – Lunken – LUK
  2. Covington, KY – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl – CVG
  3. Falmouth, KY – Gene Snyder – K62
  4. Georgetown, OH – Brown County – GEO
  5. Hamilton, OH – Butler County Regional – HAO
  6. Lebanon, OH – Warren County – I68
  7. Wayne Township, OH – Winemiller Farm – Private

AIRPORTS 25 NM OR GREATER, BUT LESS THAN 50 NM FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER

  1. Dayton, OH – Dayton-Wright Brothers – MGY
  2. Dayton, OH – James Cox International – DAY
  3. Dayton, OH – Greene County – I19
  4. Flemingsburg, KY – Fleming-Mason – FGX
  5. Harrison, OH – Cincinnati West – I67 (Dual flights only)
  6. Hillsboro, OH – Highland County – HOC
  7. Middletown, OH – Hook Field – MWO
  8. Oxford, OH – Miami University – OXD
  9. Springfield, OH – Springfield Beckley – SGH
  10. Washington Court House, OH – Fayette County – I23
  11. Waynesville, OH – Red Stewart Airfield – 40I
  12. West Union, OH – Alexander Salamon – AMT
  13. Wilmington, OH – Airborne Air Park – ILN
  14. Wilmington, OH – Clinton Field – I66
  15. Wilmington, OH – Hollister – 2B6

AIRPORTS 50 NM OR GREATER, BUT LESS THAN 100 NM FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER

  1. Anderson, IN – Anderson Municipal-Darlington Field – AID
  2. Ashland, KY – Ashland-Boyd County – DWU
  3. Athens/Albany, OH – Ohio University – UNI
  4. Chillicothe, OH – Ross County – RZT
  5. Circleville, OH – Pickway County – CYO
  6. Columbus, IN – Columbus Muni – BAK
  7. Columbus, OH – Bolton Field – TZR
  8. Columbus, OH – Port Columbus – CMH
  9. Columbus, OH – Ohio State University Airport – OSU
  10. Connersville, IN – Mettel – CEV
  11. Danville, KY – Stuart Powell Field Airport – DVK
  12. Frankfort, KY – Capital City – FFT
  13. Georgetown, KY – Georgetown Scott County-Marshall Field – 27K
  14. Hagerstown, IN – Hagerstown – I61
  15. Huntington, WV – Tri State Milton – HTS
  16. Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Executive Airport – TYQ
  17. Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis International Airport – IND
  18. Indianapolis, IN – Greenwood Muni – HFY
  19. Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Metro – UMP
  20. Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Regional Airport – MQJ
  21. Jackson, KY – Julian-Carroll – JKL
  22. Jackson, OH – Rhodes – I43
  23. Lancaster, OH – Fairfield County Airport – LHQ
  24. Lexington, KY – Bluegrass – LEX
  25. Lima, OH – Lima Allen County Airport – AOH
  26. Louisville, KY – Bowman – LOU
  27. Louisville, KY – Standiford Field – SDF
  28. Madison, IN = Madison Municipal Airport – IMS
  29. Morehead, KY – Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A Thomas Regional – SYM
  30. Mount Sterling, KY – Mt. Sterling-Montgomery Co. – IOB
  31. Muncie, IN – Delaware Co. Johnson Field – MIE
  32. Newark, OH – Newark-Heath – VTA
  33. New Castle, IN – New Castle-Henry Co Muni – UWL
  34. Portsmouth, OH – Greater Portsmouth Regional – PMH
  35. Richmond, IN – Richmond Muni – RID
  36. Urbana, OH – Grimes – I74
  37. Versailles, OH – Darke County – VES
  38. Wapakoneta, OH – Neil Armstrong Airport – AXV
  39. Winchester, IN – Randolph County – I22

AIRPORTS 100 NM OR GREATER, BUT LESS THAN 250 NM FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER

  1. Akron, OH – Akron Fulton International – AKR
  2. Akron, OH – Akron-Canton Regional – CAK
  3. Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor Municipal – ARB
  4. Asheville, NC – Asheville Regional – AVL
  5. Ashtabula, OH – Northeast Ohio Regional Airport – HZY
  6. Battle Creek, MI – W K Kellog – BTL
  7. Beckley, WV – Raleigh County Memorial – BKW
  8. Bedford, IN – Virgil Grissom Municipal – BFR
  9. Bloomington, IL – Bloomington-Normal Airport – BMI
  10. Bloomington, IN – Monroe County – BMG
  11. Bowling Green, KY – Bowling Green-Warren County – BWG
  12. Bowling Green, OH – Wood County Airport – 1G0
  13. Bristol, TN – Tri-Cities Regional – TRI
  14. Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL – Southern Illinois Airport – MDH
  15. Carrollton, OH – Carroll County-Tolson – TSO
  16. Champaign Urbana, IL – University of Illinois – CMI
  17. Charleston, WV – Yeager – CRW
  18. Chattanooga, TN – Lovell Field – CHA
  19. Chicago, IL – Chicago Midway International Airport – MDW
  20. Cleveland, OH – Burke Lakefront Airport – BKL
  21. Cleveland, OH – Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport – CLE
  22. Cleveland, OH – Cuyahoga County – CGF
  23. Decatur, IL – Decatur – DEC
  24. Elizabethtown, KY – Addington Field Airport – EKX
  25. Elkhart, IN – Elkhart Municipal – EKM
  26. Evansville, IN – Evansville Regional Airport – EVV
  27. Findlay, OH – Findlay – FDY
  28. Fort Wayne, IN – Fort Wayne – FWA
  29. Fort Wayne, IN – Smith Field – SMD
  30. Fostoria, OH – Fostoria Metropolitan – FZI
  31. Fremont, OH – Fremont – 14G
  32. Gary, IN – Gary/Chicago International – GYY
  33. Grand Rapids, MI – Gerald R. Ford International – GRR
  34. Hazard, KY – Wendell H. Ford – CPF
  35. Hickory, NC – Hickory Regional – HKY
  36. Holland, MI – West Michigan Regional – BIV
  37. Indianapolis, IN – Eagle Creek Airpark – EYE
  38. Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis International – IND
  39. Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Terry – TYQ
  40. Jackson, MI – Jackson Co-Reynolds Field – JXN
  41. Jamestown, KY – Russell County Airport – K24
  42. Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International – AZO
  43. Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Downtown Island Airport – DKX
  44. Knoxville, TN – Mc Ghee Tyson – TYS
  45. Lafayette, IN – Purdue University – LAF
  46. Latrobe, PA – Arnold Palmer Regional Airport – LBE
  47. Lewisburg, WV – Greenbrier Valley Airport – LWB
  48. London, KY – London-Corbin – LOZ
  49. Mansfield, OH – Mansfield Lahm Municipal – MFD
  50. Morgantown, WV – Morgantown Municipal Airport-Walter L. Bill Hart Field – MGW
  51. Morristown, TN – Moore-Murrell – MOR
  52. Mount Carmel, IL – Mount Carmel Municipal Airport – AJG
  53. Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County – 4I3
  54. Murray, KY – Kyle-Oakley Field Airport – CEY
  55. Nashville, TN – John C. Tune Airport – JWN
  56. Nashville, TN – Nashville International – BNA
  57. New Lexington, OH – Perry County – I86
  58. Owensboro, KY – Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport – OWB
  59. Parkersburg, WV – Wood Co. – PKB
  60. Pittsburgh, PA – Allegheny County – AGC
  61. Port Clinton, OH – Erie-Ottawa International – PCW
  62. Prestonsburg, KY – Big Sandy Regional Airport – SJS
  63. Roanoke, VA – Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field – ROA
  64. Sevierville, TN – Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge – GKT
  65. Sheridan, IN – Sheridan – 5I4
  66. Smyrna, TN – Smyrna Airport – MQY
  67. Somerset, KY – Lake Cumberland Regional Airport – SME
  68. South Bend, IN – South Bend Regional – SBN
  69. Steubenville, OH – Jefferson County Airpark – 2G2
  70. Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute International-Hulman Field – HUF
  71. Toledo, OH – Toledo Express Airport – TOL
  72. Tullahoma, TN – Tullahoma Regional Airport – THA
  73. Willoughby, OH – Lake County Executive Airport – LNN
  74. Zanesville, OH – Zanesville – ZZV

AIRPORTS 250 NM OR GREATER FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER

  1. Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque International Sunport – ABQ
  2. Alton/St Louis, IL – St Louis Regional Airport – ALN
  4. Appleton, WI – Outagamie County Regional – ATW
  5. Ashland, WI – John F. Kennedy Memorial – ASX
  6. Atlanta, GA – Dekalb-Peachtree – PDK
  7. Birmingham, AL – Birmingham International – BHM
  8. Bradenton, FL – Sarasota / Bradenton International Airport – SRQ
  9. Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Niagara International Airport – BUF
  10. Cahokia/St Louis, IL – St. Louis Downtown – CPS
  11. Cape Girardeau, MO – Cape Girardeau Regional Airport – CGI
  12. Charlotte, NC – Charlotte/Douglas International – CLT
  13. Charlottsville, VA – Charlottsville-Albermarle – CHO
  14. Chicago/Aurora, IL – Aurora Municipal – ARR
  15. Chicago/Waukegan, IL – Waukegan Regional – UGN
  16. Chicago/West Chicago, IL – DuPage – DPA
  17. Coatesville, PA – Chester County G O Carlson Airport – MQS
  18. Columbia, MO – Columbia Regional – COU
  19. Concord, NC – Concord Regional – JQF
  20. Daytona Beach, FL – Daytona Beach International – DAB
  21. De Kalb, IL – De Kalb Taylor Municipal – DKB
  22. Destin, FL – Destin Executive Airport – DTS
  23. Dodge City, KS – Dodge City Regional – DDC
  24. Elisabethtown, NC – Curtis L. Brown Jr. Field – EYF
  25. Erie, PA – Erie International/Tom Ridge Field- ERI
  26. Fredrick, MD – Fredrick Municipal – FDK
  27. Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Ft. Lauderdale Executive – FXE
  28. Gadsden, AL – Northeast Alabama Regional – GAD
  29. Garden City, KS – Garden City Regional Airport – GCK
  30. Green Bay, WI – Austin Straubel International – GRB
  31. Greensboro, NC – Piedmont-Triad International – GSO
  32. Greenville, SC – Greenville Downtown Airport – GMU
  33. Gulf Shores, AL – Jack Edwards National Airport – JKA
  34. Hagerstown, MD – Hagerstown Regional-Richard A. Henson Field – HGR
  35. Hilton Head Island, SC – Hilton Head Airport – HXD
  36. Homestead, FL – Homestead General Aviation – X51
  37. Huntingdon, TN – Carroll County Airport – HZD
  38. Islip, NY – Long Island MacArthur – ISP
  39. Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville International – JAX
  40. Janesville, WI – Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport – JVL
  41. Johnstown, PA – Johnstown-Cambria County – JST
  42. Lakeland, FL – Lakeland Linder Regional – LAL (not during SUN ‘n FUN)
  43. Lynchburg, VA – Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field – LYH
  44. Mackinac Island, MI – Mackinac Island – MCD
  45. Macon, GA – Middle Georgia Regional – MCN
  46. Madison, WI – Dane County Regional-Truax Field – MSN
  47. Manassas, VA – Manassas Regional Airport / Harry P. Davis Field – HEF
  48. Manteo, NC – Dare County – MQI
  49. Marathon, FL – The Florida Keys Marathon – MTH
  50. Martinsburg, WV – E. WV Regional/Shepherd Field – MRB
  51. Memphis, TN – Memphis International – MEM
  52. Minneapolis, MN – Flying Cloud – FCM
  53. Mt. Pleasant, MI – Mt. Pleasant Muni – MOP
  54. Muskegon, MI – Muskegon County Airport – MKG
  55. Niagara Falls, NY – Niagara Falls International Airport – IAG
  56. Norfolk, VA – Norfolk International – ORF
  57. Oak Island, NC – Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport – SUT
  58. Oshkosh, WI – Wittman Regional – OSH (not during AirVenture)
  59. Palm Springs, CA – Palm Springs International – PSP
  60. Panama City, FL – Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport – ECP
  61. Pensacola, FL – Pensacola International – PNS
  62. Peroia, IL – Greater Peroia Airport – PIA
  63. Prescott, AZ – Ernest A. Love Field – PRC
  64. Rockford, IL – Greater Rockford Airport – RFD
  65. Saginaw, MI – MBS International Airport – MBS
  66. Sarasota, FL – Sarasota / Bradenton International Airport – SRQ
  67. Sault Ste Marie, MI – Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport/Sanderson Field – ANJ
  68. Savannah, GA – Savannah International – SAV
  69. Shelby, NC – Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport – EHO
  70. Springfield, IL – Capitol Airport – SPI
  71. St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine – SGJ
  72. St. Louis, MO – Spirit of St. Louis – SUS
  73. Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA – Shenendoah Valley Regional – SHD
  74. Tallahassee, FL – Tallahassee Regional – TLH
  75. Tampa, FL – Tampa Executive Airport – VDF
  76. Traverse City, MI – Cherry Capital – TVC
  77. Vero Beach, FL – Vero Beach Municipal – VRB
  78. Warrenton, VA – Warrenton-Fauquier Airport – HWY
  79. Washington, D.C. – Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis Field – HEF
  80. West Palm Beach, FL – North Palm Beach County General Aviation – F45
  81. West Palm Beach, FL – Palm Beach International – PBI
  82. Wilmington, NC – Wilmington International – ILM
  83. Winchester, VA – Winchester Regional – OKV
  84. Winder, GA – Barrow County Airport – WDR
  85. Winter Haven, FL – Winter Haven’s Gilbert – GIF
  86. Zephyrhills, FL – Zephyrhills Municipal – ZPH

 

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