Ortner Airport
Ortner Airport (formerly Wakeman Airport) is an airfield located three miles northeast[1] of Wakeman, Ohio.[1] It has one runway measuring 3800 x 55 feet. The airport is famous as the origin point of the 1967 Lake Erie skydiving disaster. As of January 2024, there are 33 aircraft based at the airport.[2]
Ortner Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Location | Wakeman, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 848 ft / 258 m | ||||||||||
| Website | www.ortnerairport.com | ||||||||||
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History[edit]
After the end of World War II, Andrew Ortner founded the airfield, which originally featured a 2,250 foot grass runway.[3] At one point, the Ortner Air Service (based at the airport) operated C-46, C-47, DC-3, Beechcraft Twins, and a Bell helicopter.[3] The company owned hangars at Detroit International Airport and Cleveland Hopkins airports.[3] The airport was sold in the late 1970s, but returned to ownership by the family in 2011.
Accidents and incidents[edit]
On 27 August 1967, a B-25 carrying skydivers took off from the airport intending to conduct a parachute jump. See 1967 Lake Erie skydiving disaster.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AirNav: I64 - Ortner Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ "AOPA Airports". www.aopa.org. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Brady, Dan (2018-10-15). "Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia: Ortner's Airport Article – October 10, 1968". Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
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