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4OH6 Wingfoot Lake Airship Operations Balloonport
Akron/Suffield, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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
ACOr234/9.2AKRON VOR/DME114.4004W
BSVr016/16.5BRIGGS VOR/DME114.0504W
CXRr201/31.7CHARDON VOR/DME112.7005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AKRON167/3.936207WAK .- -.-

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: leftleft

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 21-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3109:31
Sunrise06:0310:03
Sunset20:4100:41
Evening civil twilight21:1301:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-May-2025 03:30:23
Local (UTC-4)  21-May-2025 23:30:23
 
METAR
KAKR 
5nm W 		220321Z AUTO 25014G23KT 10SM BKN015 OVC032 13/11 A2968 RMK AO2 T01280111
KCAK 
7nm SW 		220316Z 27016G28KT 10SM SCT006 BKN013 OVC032 13/11 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 25028/0307 RAE13 P0002 T01280111 $
KPOV 
13nm N 		220315Z AUTO 25011G14KT 10SM OVC012 13/11 A2968 RMK AO2 T01300110 PWINO
TAF
KCAK 
7nm SW 		211729Z 2118/2218 23010KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN018CB TEMPO 2118/2122 VRB20G30KT 2SM -TSRA BR OVC008CB FM212300 25010KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC012 FM220200 26012KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM221200 25012G20KT 3SM BR OVC003 FM221500 25015G25KT 5SM BR OVC008
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