Grimes Municipal Airport - Urbana, OhioGrimes Municipal Airport is owned by the City of Urbana but is self-supporting.
Services offered include fuel sales, hangars, a full-service restaurant and several annual events. |
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Grimes Municipal Airport
Economic Impact
- Grimes Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport located one mile north of Urbana, Ohio on Route 68. Facilities include a 4,400’ runway with full parallel taxiway. Operations are supported by a GPS approach with vertical guidance and AWOS III weather reporting. Grimes Municipal Airport is owned by the City of Urbana, but the Airport is 100% self-supporting, receiving no money from the City’s General Operating Fund. Grimes Municipal Airport is managed by 1 full-time and 2 part-time associates.
- Grimes Municipal Airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems and a member of the National Aviation Heritage Area.
- Grimes Municipal Airport is home to several on-airport businesses including:
- Miami Valley Hospital’s Careflight
- Midwest Corporate Air Flight School – (360) 926-5464
- W & W Aviation Maintenance
- The Champaign Aviation Museum
- The Grimes Flying Lab Museum
- Mid America Flight Museum North
- The Airport Café
- Services include a General Aviation Terminal building, Fuel Sales, Hangar Rental, Flight Instruction, Charter Operations, and Aircraft Maintenance.
- Currently there are 64 aircraft based at Grimes Municipal Airport.
- The Champaign Aviation Museum continues to ‘re-build’ a B-17 bomber to flying condition. Approximately 75% of the parts are being built brand new from scratch, so they are actually building a new B-17.
- The Grimes Flying Lab Museum & Foundation preserves and maintains the legacy of Warren Grimes, who is widely considered the ‘Father of the Modern Aviation Lighting Industry.
- Urbana is home to Mid-America Flight Museum Restoration and is currently restoring multiple aircraft to flight worthy condition. Among these are fabric control surfaces for our B-17 Bomber, a Howard DGA-11, and the Gee Bee QED. Mid-America Flight Museum is based out of Mt Pleasant, TX.
- Grimes Municipal Airport is the only airport in the United States with 3 museums on site and is a member of the National Aviation Heritage Area (NAHA)
Economic Impact
- Grimes Municipal Airport, along with its related events has an Economic Impact equivalent to 56 full time jobs with an annual payroll of $1,038,600, equaling $3,407,500 in output. (data from 2013 ODOT aviation study – study will be updated in 2020/2021).
Airport Manager |
Hours of OperationAirport Office
Mon-Fri: 8a-4p Sat-Sun: Closed Major holidays: Closed |
Airport FuelAirport Fuel
Self-serve 24/7 Av Gas---$5.89 Jet A----$5.09 Airport Information (Weather, current fuel prices, etc.) 937-652-4319 |
Airport CafeMINDY’S AIRPORT CAFÉ
OWNER: MINDY ORAHOOD Phone: 937-652-2010 The Airport Café hours are: Monday: Closed Tuesday – Friday: 7:00am – 8:00pm Saturday: 6:30am – 8:00pm Sunday 8:00am – 2:30pm |
Champaign Aviation Museum |
