Greene County–Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport is a public use airport located in Xenia, a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. It is 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of the central business district of the city of Dayton. The Airport Manager is Dave Kushner.The airport is owned by the Greene County Regional Airport Authority. It underwent a significant expansion in 2005, adding runway and taxi length as well as service buildings and roads. The airport will undergo significant improvements in 2016, including runway resurfacing, a new run-up apron for runway 25, new 75,000 sq/ft ramp, and new corporate box hangars.Facilities and aircraftGreene County–Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport covers an area of 277acre at an elevation of 949 feet (289 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a 4,500 by 75 ft (1,372 x 23 m) asphalt pavement.For the 12-month period ending December 15, 2006, the airport had 38,900 aircraft operations, an average of 106 per day, all of which were general aviation. At that time there were 85 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine and 8% multi-engine.About Dr. Lewis A. JacksonThe Aviator Dr. Jackson was captivated by airplanes as a child. By his twenties, he was barnstorming across Indiana and Ohio to earn money for college. In 1939, Jackson earned his commercial license with instructor rating. Within a year he had joined forces with Cornelius Coffey to open Coffey and Jackson Flying School in Chicago. Later that year, Jackson completed advanced aerobatic training and moved to Tuskegee where he received additional aircraft training. Jackson became director of training at the Army Air Force 66th Flight Training Detachment, where, under his guidance, three groups of Tuskegee Airmen ranked first among the 22 schools in the Southeast Army Air Corps Training Command. After the war, Jackson moved to Ohio where he worked as an FAA Flight examiner for 13 years.
