AirNav: 4OH6 - Wingfoot Lake Airship Operations Balloonport

4OH6

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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

CLEVELAND APPROACH:	125.5
CLEVELAND DEPARTURE:	125.5
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)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 120.6/379.275 (MOUNT HOPE RCAG) WHEN CLEVELAND APCH CLSD.

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 440-774-0223/0490.

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-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:07	12:07
Sunrise	07:36	12:36
Sunset	17:42	22:42
Evening civil twilight	18:11	23:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Feb-2026 21:01:12
Local (UTC-5)	02-Feb-2026 16:01:12

METAR

KAKR 5nm W	022054Z AUTO 20008KT 4SM -SN SCT030 BKN037 OVC047 M06/M11 A3008 RMK AO2 SNB20 SLP207 P0000 60000 T10561106 55011
KCAK 7nm SW	022051Z 20009KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN030 OVC040 M06/M11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP211 P0000 60000 T10561111 55012 $
KPOV 13nm N	022055Z AUTO 22006KT 2 1/2SM -SN SCT012 SCT024 BKN030 M06/M09 A3009 RMK AO2 T10601091

TAF

KCAK
7nm SW

021740Z 0218/0318 20009KT P6SM OVC070 FM021900 20008KT 6SM -SN OVC035 FM022000 21007KT 4SM -SN OVC015 FM030200 21005KT P6SM OVC008 FM030800 25006KT P6SM OVC012

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