Safety-Approved 141 Airports
Don’t see your desired airport listed? Ensure adequate safety margins/services and email your request to the Chief Pilot’s Office for potential approval.
This list of approved airports is for part 141 students only.
Renters or part 61 students do not have to abide by this approved airport list when choosing their destination. For aircraft renters or part 61 students, please refer to the airport requirements listed in our blanket aircraft rental agreement. You may only land only at:
- established
- public airports
- with a hard surface of at least 3,000 feet
Note: No one may use Sporty’s/ECA aircraft to fly to KOSH during AirVenture or KLAL during Sun ‘n Fun, regardless of renter/training status.
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
- Cincinnati, OH – Lunken – LUK
- Covington, KY – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl – CVG
- Falmouth, KY – Gene Snyder – K62
- Georgetown, OH – Brown County – GEO
- Hamilton, OH – Butler County Regional – HAO
- Lebanon, OH – Warren County – I68
- Wayne Township, OH – Winemiller Farm – Private
AIRPORTS 25 NM OR GREATER, BUT LESS THAN 50 NM FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER
- Dayton, OH – Dayton-Wright Brothers – MGY
- Dayton, OH – James Cox International – DAY
- Dayton, OH – Greene County – DGK
- Flemingsburg, KY – Fleming-Mason – FGX
- Harrison, OH – Cincinnati West – I67 (Dual flights only)
- Hillsboro, OH – Highland County – HOC
- Middletown, OH – Hook Field – MWO
- Oxford, OH – Miami University – OXD
- Springfield, OH – Springfield Beckley – SGH
- Washington Court House, OH – Fayette County – I23
- Waynesville, OH – Red Stewart Airfield – 40I
- West Union, OH – Alexander Salamon – AMT
- Wilmington, OH – Airborne Air Park – ILN
- Wilmington, OH – Clinton Field – I66
- Wilmington, OH – Hollister – 2B6
AIRPORTS 50 NM OR GREATER, BUT LESS THAN 100 NM FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER
- Anderson, IN – Anderson Municipal-Darlington Field – AID
- Ashland, KY – Ashland-Boyd County – DWU
- Athens/Albany, OH – Ohio University – UNI
- Chillicothe, OH – Ross County – RZT
- Circleville, OH – Pickway County – CYO
- Columbus, IN – Columbus Muni – BAK
- Columbus, OH – Bolton Field – TZR
- Columbus, OH – Port Columbus – CMH
- Columbus, OH – Ohio State University Airport – OSU
- Connersville, IN – Mettel – CEV
- Danville, KY – Stuart Powell Field Airport – DVK
- Frankfort, KY – Capital City – FFT
- Georgetown, KY – Georgetown Scott County-Marshall Field – 27K
- Hagerstown, IN – Hagerstown – I61
- Huntington, WV – Tri State Milton – HTS
- Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Executive Airport – TYQ
- Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis International Airport – IND
- Indianapolis, IN – Greenwood Muni – HFY
- Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Metro – UMP
- Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Regional Airport – MQJ
- Jackson, KY – Julian-Carroll – JKL
- Jackson, OH – Rhodes – I43
- Lancaster, OH – Fairfield County Airport – LHQ
- Lexington, KY – Bluegrass – LEX
- Lima, OH – Lima Allen County Airport – AOH
- Louisville, KY – Bowman – LOU
- Louisville, KY – Stanford Field – SDF
- Madison, IN = Madison Municipal Airport – IMS
- Morehead, KY – Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A Thomas Regional – SYM
- Mount Sterling, KY – Mt. Sterling-Montgomery Co. – IOB
- Muncie, IN – Delaware Co. Johnson Field – MIE
- Newark, OH – Newark-Heath – VTA
- New Castle, IN – New Castle-Henry Co Muni – UWL
- Portsmouth, OH – Greater Portsmouth Regional – PMH
- Richmond, IN – Richmond Muni – RID
- Urbana, OH – Grimes – I74
- Versailles, OH – Darke County – VES
- Wapakoneta, OH – Neil Armstrong Airport – AXV
- Winchester, IN – Randolph County – I22
AIRPORTS 100 NM OR GREATER, BUT LESS THAN 250 NM FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER
- Akron, OH – Akron Fulton International – AKR
- Akron, OH – Akron-Canton Regional – CAK
- Ann Arbor, MI – Ann Arbor Municipal – ARB
- Asheville, NC – Asheville Regional – AVL
- Ashtabula, OH – Northeast Ohio Regional Airport – HZY
- Battle Creek, MI – W K Kellog – BTL
- Beckley, WV – Raleigh County Memorial – BKW
- Bedford, IN – Virgil Grissom Municipal – BFR
- Bloomington, IL – Bloomington-Normal Airport – BMI
- Bloomington, IN – Monroe County – BMG
- Bowling Green, KY – Bowling Green-Warren County – BWG
- Bowling Green, OH – Wood County Airport – 1G0
- Bristol, TN – Tri-Cities Regional – TRI
- Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL – Southern Illinois Airport – MDH
- Carrollton, OH – Carroll County-Tolson – TSO
- Champaign Urbana, IL – University of Illinois – CMI
- Charleston, WV – Yeager – CRW
- Chattanooga, TN – Lovell Field – CHA
- Chicago, IL – Chicago Midway International Airport – MDW
- Cleveland, OH – Burke Lakefront Airport – BKL
- Cleveland, OH – Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport – CLE
- Cleveland, OH – Cuyahoga County – CGF
- Decatur, IL – Decatur – DEC
- Elizabethtown, KY – Addington Field Airport – EKX
- Elkhart, IN – Elkhart Municipal – EKM
- Evansville, IN – Evansville Regional Airport – EVV
- Findlay, OH – Findlay – FDY
- Fort Wayne, IN – Fort Wayne – FWA
- Fort Wayne, IN – Smith Field – SMD
- Fostoria, OH – Fostoria Metropolitan – FZI
- Fremont, OH – Fremont – 14G
- Gary, IN – Gary/Chicago International – GYY
- Grand Rapids, MI – Gerald R. Ford International – GRR
- Hazard, KY – Wendell H. Ford – CPF
- Hickory, NC – Hickory Regional – HKY
- Holland, MI – West Michigan Regional – BIV
- Indianapolis, IN – Eagle Creek Airpark – EYE
- Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis International – IND
- Indianapolis, IN – Indianapolis Terry – TYQ
- Jackson, MI – Jackson Co-Reynolds Field – JXN
- Jamestown, KY – Russell County Airport – K24
- Kalamazoo, MI – Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International – AZO
- Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Downtown Island Airport – DKX
- Knoxville, TN – Mc Ghee Tyson – TYS
- Lafayette, IN – Purdue University – LAF
- Latrobe, PA – Arnold Palmer Regional Airport – LBE
- Lewisburg, WV – Greenbrier Valley Airport – LWB
- London, KY – London-Corbin – LOZ
- Mansfield, OH – Mansfield Lahm Municipal – MFD
- Morgantown, WV – Morgantown Municipal Airport-Walter L. Bill Hart Field – MGW
- Morristown, TN – Moore-Murrell – MOR
- Mount Carmel, IL – Mount Carmel Municipal Airport – AJG
- Mount Vernon, OH – Knox County – 4I3
- Murray, KY – Kyle-Oakley Field Airport – CEY
- Nashville, TN – John C. Tune Airport – JWN
- Nashville, TN – Nashville International – BNA
- New Lexington, OH – Perry County – I86
- Owensboro, KY – Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport – OWB
- Parkersburg, WV – Wood Co. – PKB
- Pittsburgh, PA – Allegheny County – AGC
- Port Clinton, OH – Erie-Ottawa International – PCW
- Prestonsburg, KY – Big Sandy Regional Airport – SJS
- Roanoke, VA – Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field – ROA
- Sevierville, TN – Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge – GKT
- Sheridan, IN – Sheridan – 5I4
- Smyrna, TN – Smyrna Airport – MQY
- Somerset, KY – Lake Cumberland Regional Airport – SME
- South Bend, IN – South Bend Regional – SBN
- Steubenville, OH – Jefferson County Airpark – 2G2
- Terre Haute, IN – Terre Haute International-Hulman Field – HUF
- Toledo, OH – Toledo Express Airport – TOL
- Tullahoma, TN – Tullahoma Regional Airport – THA
- Willoughby, OH – Lake County Executive Airport – LNN
- Zanesville, OH – Zanesville – ZZV
AIRPORTS 250 NM OR GREATER FROM I69
CITY – NAME OF AIRPORT – IDENTIFIER
- Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque International Sunport – ABQ
- Alton/St Louis, IL – St Louis Regional Airport – ALN
- Appleton, WI – Outagamie County Regional – ATW
- Ashland, WI – John F. Kennedy Memorial – ASX
- Atlanta, GA – Dekalb-Peachtree – PDK
- Birmingham, AL – Birmingham International – BHM
- Bradenton, FL – Sarasota / Bradenton International Airport – SRQ
- Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Niagara International Airport – BUF
- Cahokia/St Louis, IL – St. Louis Downtown – CPS
- Cape Girardeau, MO – Cape Girardeau Regional Airport – CGI
- Charlotte, NC – Charlotte/Douglas International – CLT
- Charlottsville, VA – Charlottsville-Albermarle – CHO
- Chicago/Aurora, IL – Aurora Municipal – ARR
- Chicago/Waukegan, IL – Waukegan Regional – UGN
- Chicago/West Chicago, IL – DuPage – DPA
- Coatesville, PA – Chester County G O Carlson Airport – MQS
- Columbia, MO – Columbia Regional – COU
- Concord, NC – Concord Regional – JQF
- Daytona Beach, FL – Daytona Beach International – DAB
- De Kalb, IL – De Kalb Taylor Municipal – DKB
- Destin, FL – Destin Executive Airport – DTS
- Dodge City, KS – Dodge City Regional – DDC
- Elisabethtown, NC – Curtis L. Brown Jr. Field – EYF
- Erie, PA – Erie International/Tom Ridge Field- ERI
- Fredrick, MD – Fredrick Municipal – FDK
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Ft. Lauderdale Executive – FXE
- Gadsden, AL – Northeast Alabama Regional – GAD
- Garden City, KS – Garden City Regional Airport – GCK
- Green Bay, WI – Austin Straubel International – GRB
- Greensboro, NC – Piedmont-Triad International – GSO
- Greenville, SC – Greenville Downtown Airport – GMU
- Gulf Shores, AL – Jack Edwards National Airport – JKA
- Hagerstown, MD – Hagerstown Regional-Richard A. Henson Field – HGR
- Hilton Head Island, SC – Hilton Head Airport – HXD
- Homestead, FL – Homestead General Aviation – X51
- Huntingdon, TN – Carroll County Airport – HZD
- Islip, NY – Long Island MacArthur – ISP
- Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville International – JAX
- Janesville, WI – Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport – JVL
- Johnstown, PA – Johnstown-Cambria County – JST
- Lakeland, FL – Lakeland Linder Regional – LAL (not during SUN ‘n FUN)
- Lynchburg, VA – Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field – LYH
- Mackinac Island, MI – Mackinac Island – MCD
- Macon, GA – Middle Georgia Regional – MCN
- Madison, WI – Dane County Regional-Truax Field – MSN
- Manassas, VA – Manassas Regional Airport / Harry P. Davis Field – HEF
- Manteo, NC – Dare County – MQI
- Marathon, FL – The Florida Keys Marathon – MTH
- Martinsburg, WV – E. WV Regional/Shepherd Field – MRB
- Memphis, TN – Memphis International – MEM
- Minneapolis, MN – Flying Cloud – FCM
- Mt. Pleasant, MI – Mt. Pleasant Muni – MOP
- Muskegon, MI – Muskegon County Airport – MKG
- Niagara Falls, NY – Niagara Falls International Airport – IAG
- Norfolk, VA – Norfolk International – ORF
- Oak Island, NC – Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field Airport – SUT
- Oshkosh, WI – Wittman Regional – OSH (not during AirVenture)
- Palm Springs, CA – Palm Springs International – PSP
- Panama City, FL – Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport – ECP
- Pensacola, FL – Pensacola International – PNS
- Peoria, IL – Greater Peoria Airport – PIA
- Prescott, AZ – Ernest A. Love Field – PRC
- Rockford, IL – Greater Rockford Airport – RFD
- Saginaw, MI – MBS International Airport – MBS
- Sarasota, FL – Sarasota / Bradenton International Airport – SRQ
- Sault Ste Marie, MI – Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport/Sanderson Field – ANJ
- Savannah, GA – Savannah International – SAV
- Shelby, NC – Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport – EHO
- Springfield, IL – Capitol Airport – SPI
- St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine – SGJ
- St. Louis, MO – Spirit of St. Louis – SUS
- Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, VA – Shenandoah Valley Regional – SHD
- Tallahassee, FL – Tallahassee Regional – TLH
- Tampa, FL – Tampa Executive Airport – VDF
- Traverse City, MI – Cherry Capital – TVC
- Vero Beach, FL – Vero Beach Municipal – VRB
- Warrenton, VA – Warrenton-Fauquier Airport – HWY
- Washington, D.C. – Manassas Regional/Harry P. Davis Field – HEF
- West Palm Beach, FL – North Palm Beach County General Aviation – F45
- West Palm Beach, FL – Palm Beach International – PBI
- Wilmington, NC – Wilmington International – ILM
- Winchester, VA – Winchester Regional – OKV
- Winder, GA – Barrow County Airport – WDR
- Winter Haven, FL – Winter Haven’s Gilbert – GIF
- Zephyrhills, FL – Zephyrhills Municipal – ZPH
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