Gates Airport

Gates Airport (FAA LID: 7D8) is a public use airport in Geauga County, Ohio, United States.[1][2] It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) north of the central business district of Garrettsville,[1] a village in Portage County, Ohio. The airport is privately owned by the Cleveland Parachute Center and managed by Robert Gates.[1]

Gates Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 7D8
Summary
Airport type	Public use
Owner	Cleveland Parachute Center
Serves	Garrettsville, Ohio
Elevation AMSL	1,110 ft / 338 m
Coordinates	41°21′04″N 081°05′58″W
Map
7D8 Location of airport in Ohio
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 2,800 853 Turf/Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 4,200
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Gates Airport covers an area of 146 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 1,110 feet (338 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with a turf and gravel surface measuring 2,800 by 100 feet (853 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending September 9, 2010, the airport had 4,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day.[1]

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 7D8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 31, 2012.
2. "Map showing airport location in Geauga County, north of Garrettsville in Portage County". MapQuest. Retrieved November 18, 2012.

External links

• Cleveland Parachute Center
• Aerial image as of April 1994 from USGS The National Map

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 7D8
  • AirNav airport information for 7D8
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 7D8