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1G3 Kent State University Airport
Kent, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 1G3
Lat/Long: 41-09-04.9610N 081-24-54.4290W
41-09.082683N 081-24.907150W
41.1513781,-81.4151192
(estimated)
Elevation: 1134.5 ft. / 345.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07W (1990)
From city: 3 miles W of KENT, OH
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 44224

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1938
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CLE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0630-DUSK, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-DUSK
CLSD DEC 25 & JAN 1.
Pattern altitude: 1984.5 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; VASI RWY 02 & 20; MIRL RWY 02/20 - 122.9.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: no, RAMP FEE FOR MULTI-ENG ACFT - WAIVED WITH FUEL PURCHASE.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
WX AWOS-2: 119.15 (330-346-1497)
CLEVELAND APPROACH: 125.5
CLEVELAND DEPARTURE: 125.5
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 125.65
BRWNZ STAR: 126.55
WX ASOS at AKR (7 nm S): 126.825 (330-724-4237)
WX AWOS-3 at POV (8 nm NE): 118.675 (330-298-9353)
WX ASOS at CAK (14 nm S): PHONE 330-227-8682
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND APCH (CLE) 0600-0100. APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 120.6/379.275 (MOUNT HOPE RCAG) 0100-0600.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ACOr289/10.0AKRON VOR/DME114.4004W
BSVr006/24.7BRIGGS VOR/DME114.0504W
DJBr115/35.9DRYER VOR/DME113.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AKRON353/5.136207WAK .- -.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:AVBL ONLY WHEN ATNDD - SELF SVC UNAVBL.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 4000 x 60 ft. / 1219 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 41-08.757052N41-09.408310N
Longitude: 081-24.972092W081-24.842202W
Elevation: 1116.5 ft.1134.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 016 magnetic, 009 true196 magnetic, 189 true
Displaced threshold: 53 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 125 ft. trees, 1985 ft. from runway, 395 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear75 ft. trees, 1650 ft. from runway, 245 ft. both sides of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
4020 KENT RD
STOW, OH 44224-4200
Phone 330-672-2640
ADNL INFO: WWW.KENT.EDU/AIRPORT.
Manager: DAVID POLUGA
4020 KENT RD
STOW, OH 44224-4200
Phone 330-672-1943

Additional Remarks

A30A-20 CALM WIND RWY.
OCNL DEER, BIRDS, & OTR WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS CALL AMGR.
FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND APCH AT 216-352-2323, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0223/0490.
HVY STUDENT TRG ACT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BRWNZ FOUR (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (462KB)
BRWNZ FOUR (RNAV), CONT.2   download (239KB)
HUUVR ONE (RNAV)   download (174KB)
ZZIPS ONE (RNAV)   download (154KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (205KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (195KB)
VOR-A   download (190KB)
NDB RWY 02   download (199KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (495KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAKR - Akron Fulton International Airport (7 nm S)
KPOV - Portage County Airport (8 nm NE)
KCAK - Akron-Canton Regional Airport (14 nm S)
1G5 - Medina Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
3G3 - Wadsworth Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 1G3 (Kent State University Airport)
Photo taken 30-Sep-2005
taken from the North at 2500 ft AGL

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4010:40
Sunrise07:0811:08
Sunset19:3323:33
Evening civil twilight20:0100:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Sep-2026 13:53:17
Local (UTC-4)  16-Sep-2026 09:53:17
 
METAR
KAKR 
7nm S 
161324Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM BKN011 24/21 A3031 RMK AO2 T02390206
KPOV 
8nm NE 
161335Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/20 A3033 RMK AO2 T02150197
KCAK 
14nm S 
161251Z 23005KT 10SM BKN050 BKN070 BKN250 22/20 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP259 T02220200
TAF
KCAK 
14nm S 
161140Z 1612/1712 21005KT P6SM OVC050 FM162100 33005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM170100 03004KT P6SM OVC025 FM170500 00000KT P6SM OVC012 FM170800 14004KT 4SM -SHRA OVC008
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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Fuel Prices
 
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Kent State University Airport 330-672-2640
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100LL
FS $8.50 
 Updated 04-Sep-2026
 
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