Defiance Memorial Airport

Defiance Memorial Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Defiance, in Defiance County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Board of County Commissioners.

Facilities and aircraft

Defiance Memorial Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 707 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,199 by 72 feet.
For the 12-month period ending June 14, 2023, the airport had 9,420 aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day: 84% general aviation, 16% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 15 single-engine, and 3 multi-engine airplanes.

On March 19, 1994, a Cessna 414 crashed while on approach to Defiance Airport. Witnesses reported the aircraft was flying erratically and low to the ground on approach, causing a crash. The probable cause of the crash was found to be the pilot's inadequate inflight decision and planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power.
On September 17, 2021, a Cirrus SR 20 airplane crashed on approach to Defiance Airport. The airport was coming in for landing when it departed from the side of the runway. The sole pilot onboard was uninjured.