FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RZT |
| Lat/Long: | 39-26-25.5000N 083-01-23.0000W 39-26.425000N 083-01.383333W 39.4404167,-83.0230556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 725 ft. / 221.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles NW of CHILLICOTHE, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 45601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1965 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RZT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 UNATNDD NEW YEARS, JULY 4TH, THANKSGIVING, & CHRISTMAS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; PAPI RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - 123.0. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.225 (740-779-1364) |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 134.0 132.3 ;100-279 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 134.0 132.3 ;100-279 |
| CLASS C/S: | 132.3 ;100-279 |
| IC: | 134.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at EOP (17 nm S): | 121.45 (740-947-0035) |
| WX AWOS-3 at I23 (20 nm NW): | 118.775 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| XUBr207/(5.6) | | YELLOW BUD VOR | | 112.50 | | 05W |
| MXQr093/36.1 | | MIDWEST VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| COURT HOUSE | | 125/19.6 | | 414 | | 06W | | CSS | -.-. ... ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5405 x 100 ft. / 1647 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 39-26.096358N | | 39-26.753453N |
| Longitude: | 083-01.771055W | | 083-00.996345W |
| Elevation: | 724.9 ft. | | 704.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 042 true | | 227 magnetic, 222 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 1411 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 41 ft. trees, 1216 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ROSS COUNTY BOARD OF COMM 2 N PAINT ST STE H CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601-3109 Phone 740-702-3085 |
| Manager: | DANNY CASH, INTERIM AMGR 1296 STONE RD CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601-9739 Phone 740-773-4788 OR 800-764-3445. |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC COLUMBUS APCH AT 614-338-8537. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (262KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (143KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (164KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCYO - Pickaway County Memorial Airport (5 nm NE)
KEOP - Pike County Airport (17 nm S)
I23 - Fayette County Airport (20 nm NW)
KLCK - Rickenbacker International Airport (23 nm N)
KLHQ - Fairfield County Airport (25 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Nick Green
Photo taken 26-Dec-2011
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ross County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 07:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 23:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2026 07:56:49 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jan-2026 02:56:49 |
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| METAR |
| KRZT | 160715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M10/M12 A2994 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KI23 20nm NW | 160735Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR M09/M13 A2988 RMK AO1
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KLCK 23nm N | 160529Z 1606/1706 27008KT P6SM BKN035 FM161000 18008KT P6SM OVC100 FM161200 19008KT P6SM OVC060 PROB30 1612/1616 4SM -SN OVC035 FM161600 19012G23KT P6SM OVC045 PROB30 1616/1620 4SM -SN OVC035 FM170100 21010KT P6SM BKN035 FM170300 21008KT P6SM OVC025 PROB30 1703/1706 4SM -SN OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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