AirNav: 4OH6 - Wingfoot Lake Airship Operations Balloonport

4OH6

Wingfoot Lake Airship Operations Balloonport
Akron/Suffield, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	4OH6
Lat/Long:	41-00-34.2040N 081-21-28.3920W 41-00.570067N 081-21.473200W 41.0095011,-81.3578867 (estimated)
Elevation:	1164 ft. / 355 m (estimated)
Variation:	08W (2005)
From city:	8 miles SE of AKRON SUFFIELD, OH
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	44260

Balloonport Operations

Balloonport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1948
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	CLEVELAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FDC (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Balloonport Communications

WX ASOS at AKR (5 nm W):	126.825 (330-724-4237)
WX ASOS at CAK (7 nm SW):	PHONE 330-227-8682
WX AWOS-2 at 1G3 (9 nm N):	119.15 (330-346-1497)
WX AWOS-3 at POV (13 nm N):	118.675 (330-298-9353)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ACOr234/9.2	AKRON VOR/DME	114.40	04W
BSVr016/16.5	BRIGGS VOR/DME	114.05	04W
CXRr201/31.7	CHARDON VOR/DME	112.70	05W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
AKRON		167/3.9		362		07W		AK	.- -.-

Balloonport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway B1

Dimensions:	1000 x 1000 ft. / 305 x 305 m 1000' CIRCULAR PAD.
Surface:	turf
Latitude:	41-00.570067N
Longitude:	081-21.473200W
Elevation:	1164.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Balloonport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AIRSHIP BASE, 200 INNOVATION WAY AKRON, OH 44316-0001 Phone 330-796-2121
Manager:	MICHAEL DOUGHERTY 841 WINGFOOT LAKE RD MOGADORE, OH 44260-8700 Phone 330-796-9090

Additional Remarks

A52-B1	RADAR TWR 125'
-	LARGE AIRSHIP HGR 140' X 800' X 100'.
-	PRIVATE USE PRIOR PERMISSION RQD
-	FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND APCH AT 216-352-2323, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0223.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4OH6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAKR - Akron Fulton International Airport (5 nm W)
KCAK - Akron-Canton Regional Airport (7 nm SW)
1G3 - Kent State University Airport (9 nm N)
KPOV - Portage County Airport (13 nm N)
3G6 - Tri-City Airport (17 nm E)
3G3 - Wadsworth Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
1G5 - Medina Municipal Airport (20 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:52	09:52
Sunrise	06:23	10:23
Sunset	20:40	00:40
Evening civil twilight	21:11	01:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Aug-2025 16:30:13
Local (UTC-4)	02-Aug-2025 12:30:13

METAR

KAKR 5nm W	021554Z AUTO 07010G16KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP267 T02170067
KCAK 7nm SW	021551Z 09010KT 10SM BKN250 21/08 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP270 T02060083 $
KPOV 13nm N	021615Z AUTO 10010KT 7SM CLR 22/09 A3034 RMK AO2 T02190091 PWINO

TAF

KCAK
7nm SW

021120Z 0212/0312 04006KT P6SM FEW050 FM021500 05010KT P6SM SCT050 FM030000 03005KT P6SM SKC

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