Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport is a joint use civil-military airport located five miles (8 km) south of the central business district of Springfield, a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the city of Springfield.Three units of the Ohio Air National Guard, including the 178th Fighter Wing are based at the co-located Springfield Air National Guard Base.Facilities and AircraftSpringfield–Beckley Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,516acre which contains two runways: Runway 6/24: 9,009 x 150 ft (2,746 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete Runway 15/33: 5,499 x 100 ft (1,676 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt For the 12-month period ending November 29, 2005, the airport had 62,000 aircraft operations, an average of 169 per day: 75% general aviation, 21% military and 4% air taxi. There are 81 aircraft based at this airport: 59% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1% ultralight and 25% military.Named after the Beckley family, a member of which knew the Wright Brothers, and witnessed and photographed their first flights.
