Pickaway County Memorial Airport

Pickaway County Memorial Airport is a publicly-owned, public-use airport located 5 miles south of Circleville, Ohio. The airport sits on 61 acres at an elevation of 684 feet.
The airport is home to a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, which hosts a variety of events throughout the week and the year. The airport also hosts a regular airplane fly-in that features historic airplanes, such as a World War 2 era B-25 Mitchell bomber.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has one runway, designated as runway 1/19. It measures 4346 x 75 ft and is paved with asphalt.
For the 12-month period ending July 21, 2021, the airport had 35,770 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day. It included 96% general aviation and 4% military. For the same time period, 20 aircraft were based on the field: 19 single-engine and 1 multi-engine airplanes.
The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel. Additional amenities are available, including restrooms and courtesy transportation.
In 2021, the airport received $1.5 million in grants to improve infrastructure at the airport. In 2022, the airport received an additional $1.4 million grant to rehabilitate its runway in order to maintain its pavement's structural integrity as well as to rehabilitate its existing lighting system.

Accidents and incidents

On September 29, 2002, a North American AT-6 Texan was destroyed when it impacted the ground while maneuvering at Pickaway County Memorial Airport. Witnesses reported that the airplane had previously made a pass as the lead of a four-ship echelon formation. When the airplane reached the end of the runway, it began a climbing turn, which seemed "noticeably slow." The airplane climbed, stalled, and pitched downwards about 75 degrees nose-low before impacting a cornfield. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the course reversal, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
In June 2009, a Cessna Citation business jet on an instrument approach procedure to the Ross County Airport in Chillicothe mistakenly landed at the Pickaway County Memorial Airport, believing it to be his destination.
On January 14, 2018, an aircraft made an emergency landing at Pickaway County Memorial Airport because its nose landing gear would not extend properly.
On November 8, 2020, a Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six crashed after departure from the Pickaway County Memorial Airport. The airplane suddenly lost engine power after takeoff, and due to the aircraft's low altitude, the pilot performed a forced landing straight ahead, coming to rest in a field.