Toledo Express Airport
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| Toledo Express Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: TOL - ICAO: KTOL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Toledo - Lucas County Port Authority | ||
| Serves | Toledo, Ohio | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 684 ft (208.5 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 7/25 | 10,600 | 3,231 | Asphalt |
| 16/34 | 5,599 | 1,707 | Asphalt |
Toledo Express Airport (IATA: TOL, ICAO: KTOL) is a public airport located 10 miles (16 km) west of the city of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio, USA. As well as being a main airport for Toledo, it is also a secondary airport for Detroit, Michigan, and serves as a regional hub for smaller communities and rural areas in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The airport is operated by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.
The 180th Fighter Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard leases 135.4 acres at the airport, housing combat-ready F-16C fighter jets and their support units.
On October 29, 1960 a chartered plane carrying the Cal Poly football team, hours after a loss to Bowling Green State University, crashed on takeoff at the Toledo Express Airport. Eighteen of the forty-eight people on board were killed, including sixteen players, the team’s student manager, and a Cal Poly football booster.
On Friday, January 12, 2007, emergency crews responded to a bomb threat that was reported by a passenger aboard a plane at Toledo Express Airport. The threat was later revealed to be a hoax.
[edit] Facilities
Toledo Express Airport covers 2,345 acres and has two runways:
- Runway 7/25: 10,600 x 150 ft. (3,231 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 16/34: 5,599 x 150 ft. (1,707 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Allegiant Air Gate 2 (Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater)
- American Airlines Gate 3
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare)
- Continental Airlines Gate 5
- Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Cleveland)
- Delta Air Lines Gate 1A
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Northwest Airlines Gate 4
- Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit)
[edit] External links
- Toledo Express Airport (official site)
- Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (official site)
- 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard (official site)
- Toledo Express Airport (ANG) (GlobalSecurity.org)
- Fly Toledo
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KTOL
- ASN Accident history for KTOL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KTOL
- FAA current TOL delay information
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
