Bluffton Airport
5G7 · Bluffton, Ohio · Hancock County · map
Bluffton Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Village of Bluffton, 1 mile southeast of Bluffton, Ohio, 851 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 4,126 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 19 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 42,580 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Bluffton Airport?
Its FAA code is 5G7.
Where is Bluffton Airport?
It is 1 mile southeast of Bluffton, Ohio, 851 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bluffton Airport?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 4,126 feet long, asphalt.
Does Bluffton Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bluffton Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Bluffton Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Sky'S the Limit Flying Club INC and 4534Xray Flyers LTD. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bluffton Airport?
8 pilot examiners and 3 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 Bluffton Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5G7
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Village of Bluffton
- Elevation
- 851 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,126 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: trees 53 ft high 633 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · UNICOM mnt iregly. |
| Approach and departure | 120.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Putnam County (10 nm northwest), Findlay Airport (12 nm northeast), Lima Allen County (13 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05 and 23; PAPI runway 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- UNICOM mnt iregly.
- PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right of centerline.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 18 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 42,580, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,900 |
| general aviation, travelling | 23,500 |
| general aviation, local | 16,000 |
| military | 180 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bluffton from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Bluffton, Ohio: 8 piston singles. 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:
- Sky'S the Limit Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Findlay, 14 miles away Sky's the Limit Flying Club is a flying club established in 1954 based in Lima and Findlay, Ohio.
- 4534Xray Flyers LTD 1 aircraft · Lima, 15 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
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Charles Noel Black private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Auglaize County Neil Armstrong Airport · New Knoxville, OH (31 nm) · (419) 953-2220 · [email protected]
- Steven Lee Buchenroth private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bellefontaine Regional Airport · Bellefontaine, OH (31 nm) · (937) 597-2055 · [email protected]
- 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 (32 nm) · (419) 357-0255 · [email protected]
- Joel Allen Borton private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wood County FBO · Bowling Green, OH (32 nm) · (248) 330-9945 · [email protected]
- Leo Joseph Eggert private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wood County Airport/1G0 · Bowling Green, OH (32 nm) · (419) 944-4700 · [email protected]
- Steven Wolf private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · DeGraff, OH (35 nm) · (937) 935-5557 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Brian Schorsch private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Perrysburg, OH (40 nm) · (419) 672-1542 · [email protected]
- Spencer Norris private pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Sylvania, OH (49 nm) · (419) 367-0411 · [email protected]
All 15 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.
- 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.
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, 2 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 Bluffton 8 aircraft · 8 piston singles
- Sky'S the Limit Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- 4534Xray Flyers LTD 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 2 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 8,528 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5G7.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 28, 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.