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Effingham County Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerEffingham County Board
LocationEffingham, Illinois
Elevation AMSL587 ft / 179 m
Websiteco.effingham.il.us/airport
Map
1H2 is located in Illinois
1H2
1H2
Location of airport in Illinois
1H2 is located in the United States
1H2
1H2
1H2 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,100 1,554 Concrete
1/19 3,400 1,036 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations25,000

Effingham County Memorial Airport (FAA LID: 1H2) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Effingham, a city in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Effingham County Board.[1][2][3]

The Experimental Aircraft Association has a presence at the airport and has offered local residents a variety of perks, including a recent program to offer children free flights.[4]

Facilities and Aircraft

Effingham County Memorial Airport covers an area of 651 acres (263 ha) which contains two runways: 11/29 with a 5,103 x 75 ft (1,555 x 23 m) concrete pavement and 1/19 with a 3,400 x 60 ft (1,036 x 18 m) asphalt surface.[2][3][5]

The airport has an FBO offering fuel and airframe and powerplant maintenance services. A lounge, restrooms, refreshments, and courtesy cars are also available.[6][7]

The airport has seen significant plans for expansion throughout 2022. It has a significant number of hangars for aircraft owners. Multiple new facilities were funded and constructed during 2022, most notably a new 112 x 100 foot hangar for private jets as well as a bay of t-hangars that could fit up to 10 aircraft. Plans to extend Runway 29 and its parallel taxiways by 900 feet are also underway, and plans to move the streets around the airport to accommodate are being considered. [8][9]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2019, the airport had 25,000 aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day: 80% general aviation, 20% air taxi and <1% military. For the same time period, there are 12 aircraft based on the field: 16 single engine airplanes, 1 multi engine airplane, and 1 jet.[1][2][5][10]

The Effingham County Airport is managed and operated by Jerry Tate.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 1H2 PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. 1 2 3 "AirNav: 1H2 – Effingham County Memorial Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. 1 2 "(1H2) Effingham County Memorial Airport". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. ↑ "Youth take to the sky over Effingham thanks to free program". Effingham Daily News. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  5. 1 2 "AirNav: 1H2 Effingham County Memorial Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Tate's Flying Service". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  7. ↑ "Tates Flying Service". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  8. ↑ "Progress continues on airport hangar". Effingham Daily News. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  9. ↑ "County earmarks $900K in ARPA funds for airport project". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  10. ↑ "EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEML AIRPORT (EFFINGHAM, IL) 1H2 OVERVIEW AND FBOS". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-08-05.


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