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. |
Grimes Municipal Airport
Grimes Municipal Airport Events For 2022:
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
- Mad River Air Flight Instruction, Charter and Maintenance
- W & W Aviation Maintenance
- The Champaign Aviation Museum
- The Grimes Flying Lab Museum
- The Mid America Flight Museum of Texas “Restoration Wing”
- 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’.
- The Mid America Flight Museum of Texas Restoration Facility currently is working on 2 projects, a 1929 Travel Air 6000 and a Stinson Model A Tri-Motor (The only existing one in the world).
- 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)
Grimes Municipal Airport Events For 2022:
- April 30: Champaign Aviation Museum Gala
- July 23: Grimes Flying Lab Fish Fry & Twin Tail Beech Fly-In
- POSTPONED TO 2023 - August 12, 13, 14: Grimes Field host Vietnam Wall & Military Appreciation Fly-In
- The Traveling Vietnam Wall will be here Sept. 21 thru Sept. 25, 2023, Vietnam Military Appreciation Fly-In will be that Saturday, Sept 23, 2023.
- August 20: MERFI (Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In
- September 9, 10: Champaign County Hot air Balloon Festival
- October 8: Champaign Aviation Museum Remembrance Day
- December 17: Grimes Flying Lab Christmas party (w/Santa Fly-In)
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).
Vector PLANEPASS® Billings and Collection Service
Effective May 1, 2024, landing and aircraft parking fees are managed by Vector Airport Systems via their PLANEPASS® service on behalf of Grimes Field.
If applicable, any fees paid to FBO(s) are separate from fees billed and collected by Vector.
Operator Self-Service Portal Click Here: Vector’s self-service payment portal allows operators to do the following:
Credit Cards Accepted: AVCARD, American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted. There is a service provider processing fee of 3% of the total amount paid.
Checks can be mailed to the remittance address shown in the upper left corner of any Vector invoice and must include the Invoice Number or Operator ID. Since Vector handles the billing for multiple airports, please make sure your payment is mailed to the airport payment address shown on the invoice.
ACH/Wire Payments – Please email billing@vector-us.com to get banking details. Remittance information should also be sent to this email address.
Contact PLANEPASS®
1-888-588-0028 (Option 1)
billing@vector-us.com.
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm EST
Click here to view Vector’s Authorization to Bill letter.
Effective May 1, 2024, landing and aircraft parking fees are managed by Vector Airport Systems via their PLANEPASS® service on behalf of Grimes Field.
If applicable, any fees paid to FBO(s) are separate from fees billed and collected by Vector.
Operator Self-Service Portal Click Here: Vector’s self-service payment portal allows operators to do the following:
- View current invoices, download invoices to Excel
- View account history
- Enroll in electronic invoicing
- Update contact information
- Process credit card payments
Credit Cards Accepted: AVCARD, American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted. There is a service provider processing fee of 3% of the total amount paid.
Checks can be mailed to the remittance address shown in the upper left corner of any Vector invoice and must include the Invoice Number or Operator ID. Since Vector handles the billing for multiple airports, please make sure your payment is mailed to the airport payment address shown on the invoice.
ACH/Wire Payments – Please email billing@vector-us.com to get banking details. Remittance information should also be sent to this email address.
Contact PLANEPASS®
1-888-588-0028 (Option 1)
billing@vector-us.com.
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm EST
Click here to view Vector’s Authorization to Bill letter.
Grimes Field Landing and Parking Fees - Signed | |
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Airport Manager |
Hours of OperationAirport Office
Mon-Fri: 8a-4p (Subject to change) Sat: By appointment only Sun: Closed |
Airport FuelAirport Fuel
Self-serve 24/7 Av Gas---$5.95 Jet A----$5.16 Airport Information (Weather, current fuel prices, etc.) 937-652-4319 |
Airport CafeMINDY’S AIRPORT CAFÉ
OWNER: MINDY ORAHOOD Phone: 937-652-2010 Tue. - Sat: 7:00 AM to 8:30 PM Sun: 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM Closed Monday |
Champaign Aviation Museum |