Youngstown Elser Metro Airport
4G4 · Youngstown, Ohio · Mahoning County · map
Youngstown Elser Metro Airport is a public-use airport, 8 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio, 1,070 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 4,012 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
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What is the airport code for Youngstown Elser Metro Airport?
Its FAA code is 4G4.
Where is Youngstown Elser Metro Airport?
It is 8 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio, 1,070 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Youngstown Elser Metro Airport?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 4,012 feet long, asphalt.
Does Youngstown Elser Metro Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Youngstown Elser Metro Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Youngstown Elser Metro Airport?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including 507 Flying Club INC and Comanche Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Youngstown Elser Metro Airport?
9 pilot examiners and 21 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 Youngstown Elser Metro Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4G4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,070 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 4,012 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 348 ft, trees 85 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 259 ft, trees 85 ft high 280 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Clearance delivery | 119.25 | |
| Approach and departure | 133.95 | |
| Mount Hope Center (remote transmitter) Low | 120.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Beaver County (17 nm southeast), Youngstown/Warren Regional (18 nm north), Zelienople Municipal (25 nm east).
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.
- Tower 1085'AGL /2118'MSL/ located 7-1/2 NM nne.
- Prior cdn required for transient hngr.
- Unatndd easter, thanksgiving, and christmas.
- 40-80 feet trees, 200 feet dist, 135 feet L/R.
- 30 feet fone poles, 200 feet dist, 140 feet L and 190 feet R; 18 feet road, 160 feet dist, 250 feet L/R; 6 feet fence, 140 feet dist, 100 feet L/R; 25 feet hngrs, 45-100 feet dist, 207 feet L.
- Calm wind runway.
- Obstruction clnc slp 0:1 to dthr ovr 40-80 feet trees, 0-200 feet dist, 135 feet L/R.
- Obstruction clnc slp 0:1 to dthr ovr 85 feet tree, 215 feet dist, 240 feet R; 30 feet fone poles, 200 feet dist, 140 feet L and 190-FT R; 18 feet road, 160 feet dist, 250 feet L/R; 6 feet fence, 140 feet dist, 100 feet L/R; 25 feet hngrs, 45-100 feet dist, 207 feet L.
- Large transverse control cracks spaced down runway.
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 Youngstown from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Youngstown, Ohio: 21 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 2 business jets, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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:
- 507 Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Leetonia, 7 miles away
- Comanche Flyers INC 2 aircraft · East Palestine, 11 miles away
- Youngstown Flight School INC 1 aircraft · Youngstown, 12 miles away
- Jaycee Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Mineral Ridge, 13 miles away
- Pea Patch Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Girard, 14 miles away
- Western Reserve Flight Center INC 1 aircraft · Mc Donald, 14 miles away Western Reserve Flight Club is a non-profit, non-equity flying club based at Portage County Regional Airport in Ohio.
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
9 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, 1 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 21 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 4 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Martin Andrew Haski private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Haski Aviation, Inc. · New Castle, PA (13 nm) · (724) 651-0860 · [email protected]
- Charles Edward Sargent private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Beaver Falls, PA (17 nm) · (724) 513-7274 · [email protected]
- Eric Carl Stormfels private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Beaver County Airport · Beaver Falls, PA (17 nm) · (412) 974-9334 · [email protected]
- David Alan Ciraci private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Canton, OH (30 nm) · (330) 495-7275 · [email protected]
- Martha Anne Gabriel Crum private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Akron Fulton Airport, KAKR · Akron, OH (35 nm) · (585) 727-0215 · [email protected]
- Michael Kenneth Cahill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Moon Township, PA (35 nm) · (412) 592-5776 · [email protected]
- Timothy Palcho private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kent State University Airport · Stow, OH (37 nm) · (330) 256-5132 · [email protected]
- Shannon Ruth Rote private pilot, sport pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Doylestown, OH (46 nm) · (330) 322-7679 · [email protected]
All 46 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- 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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- 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 · 10 since 1982, 3 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 Youngstown 26 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 2 business jets
- Youngstown Warren Development Partners 2 aircraft in town
- Joe Koch Construction INC 2 aircraft in town
- Airscrew Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- 507 Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Comanche Flyers INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Youngstown Flight School INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 3 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 8,529 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/4G4.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 30, 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.