Hardin County Airport

Hardin County Airport is a public airport located three miles southwest of Kenton, Ohio, United States. It is owned and operated by the Hardin County Airport Authority.

Facilities and aircraft

Hardin County Airport covers an area of which contains one runway designated 04/22 with a asphalt pavement.
For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2022, the airport had 7,342 aircraft operations, average 20 per day: 91% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and <1% military.
The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel and offers basic amenities.
In 2021, the airport received a federal grant from the bipartisan infrastructure act to upgrade its facilities.

On September 22, 2001, a Piper PA-22 was damaged during a precautionary landing at the Hardin County Airport. The plane was being ferried from the Huntington Municipal Airport in Indiana to the Valley Point Airport in West Virginia when it diverted to Hardin for weather. The plane touched down normally, but the pilot applied the handbrake while decelerating, causing the airplane to pull from side to side. For fear of overrunning the runway, the pilot decided to force the airplane to a grassy area to the right of the runway, where the nose wheel struck a culvert. The nose wheel collapsed and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that the brakes were functioning but seemed to be activating from side to side; a mechanic reported that, while the airplane was in a hangar waiting transportation, he applied the handbrake and then tried to push the airplane, which did not move. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to stop the airplane within the available runway. Factors included the uneven braking and the pilot's lack of experience in airplane make and model.