Shelby Community Airport
12G · Shelby, Ohio · Richland County · map
Shelby Community Airport is a public-use airport owned by Shelby Airport LLC, 2 miles wsw of Shelby, Ohio, 1,120 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 3,174 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Shelby Community Airport?
Its FAA code is 12G.
Where is Shelby Community Airport?
It is 2 miles wsw of Shelby, Ohio, 1,120 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Shelby Community Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 3,174 feet long.
Does Shelby Community Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Shelby Community Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Galion Air INC and Buffoon Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Shelby Community Airport?
10 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Shelby Community Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 12G
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Shelby Airport LLC
- Elevation
- 1,120 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,174 × 50 ft | Asphalt, poor | Non-standard lights |
| 03/21 | 1,890 × 125 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 36: crops 8 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 03: crops on the approach
- Runway 21: road 15 ft high 240 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 128.35 | |
| Mansfield and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Galion Municipal (7 nm south), Mansfield Lahm Regional (9 nm east), Port Bucyrus/Crawford County (14 nm southwest), Ashland County (20 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Galion Municipal (7 nm south), Mansfield Lahm Regional (9 nm east), Willard Airport (10 nm north), Port Bucyrus/Crawford County (14 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Ohio · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd bfr 1959.
- Prior cdn required for transient hngr.
- Ropes not provided for transient tiedown.
- Mailing ads.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights due to runway 18 threshold lights 220 feet from runway end; runway lights 62 feet from east edge and 47 feet from west edge.
- Road, 165 feet dist, 125 feet R.
- 0-8 feet seasonal crops, 75 feet L/R.
- Calm wind runway.
- Faded.
- Faded.
- +8 feet crops, 0 feet dist, 65 feet R, 0:1 obstruction clnc slp.
- +15 feet road, 201 feet dist, 10 feet L, 0:1 obstruction clnc slp.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Shelby from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Shelby, Ohio: 9 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Ohio.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Galion Air INC 4 aircraft · Galion, 8 miles away Galion Air Inc.
- Buffoon Flying Club 1 aircraft · Mansfield, 10 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 7 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Bradley Wayne Newman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tiffin, OH (27 nm) · (419) 357-0255 · [email protected]
- Stephen Duane Arnold private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Port Clinton, OH (39 nm) · (419) 566-1737 · [email protected]
- Christine Shumway Mortine private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Delaware Municipal Airport · Delaware, OH (40 nm) · (614) 205-3129 · [email protected]
- John Richard Cooper JR private pilot, commercial and instrument; helicopters · Delaware County Airport · Delaware, OH (40 nm) · (937) 209-0483 · [email protected]
- Angela Graziosi private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Galena, OH (41 nm) · (614) 746-4090 · [email protected]
- Andrew David Humphrey sport pilot; airplanes · Heavenbound Aviation · Johnstown, OH (43 nm) · (740) 644-4690 · [email protected]
- Stuart Thomas Cory private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Medina, OH (45 nm) · (330) 421-5902 · [email protected]
- Shannon Ruth Rote private pilot, sport pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Doylestown, OH (46 nm) · (330) 322-7679 · [email protected]
All 26 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Shelby 12 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Galion Air INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Buffoon Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,877 since 1982 · 246 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Ohio 149 landing places
- Ohio 8,522 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/12G.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.