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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

FFO · KFFO · Dayton, Ohio · Greene County · map

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a private airport owned by the US Air Force, 8 miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio, 823 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05L/23R, is 12,600 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

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 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base…

The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA FFO · ICAO KFFO
Kind
Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
Owner
US Air Force
Elevation
823 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · around the clock
Attended
around the clock
Lights
beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Cincinnati sectional
Magnetic variation
4W
In the FAA's files since
August 1943

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

05L23R05R23LN5,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
05L/23R12,600 × 300 ftPartially concreteHigh-intensity lights
05R/23L7,000 × 150 ftAsphaltMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 05L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
  • Runway 23R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), right-hand traffic pattern
  • Runway 05R: PAPI, four lights on the left
  • Runway 23L: PAPI, four lights on the left

Radio frequencies

ATIS (recorded airport information)124.475Patterson
Ground121.8Patterson
Tower127.8Patterson
Tower (secondary)115.2Patterson
Approach and departure118.85Patterson
Emergency121.5Patterson
Pre-taxi clearance126.2Patterson
Danei and star134.45Patterson

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
none reported
Repairs
airframe and engine: major repairs
Parking
hangars
Oxygen
bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
Also here
cargo handling

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Greene County/Lewis A Jackson Regional (8 nm south), James M Cox Dayton International (9 nm northwest), Springfield/Beckley Municipal (10 nm east), Dayton/Wright Brothers Airport (16 nm southwest).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Greene County/Lewis A Jackson Regional (8 nm south), James M Cox Dayton International (9 nm northwest), Springfield/Beckley Municipal (10 nm east), Moraine Air Park Airport (12 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

  • Rectangular fighter/tactical/trainer aircraft 2400' above sea level, other turbojet/turboprop and light reciprocating eng aircraft (12,500 LB or below gross weight) 1900', overhead 2400' above sea level.
  • Operates H24 except AD closed major holidays and otr times by NOTAM.
  • TYPE-H BAK-12B(B) (1676 feet).
  • Southwest 2600 feet concrete, northeast 10000 feet asphalt.
  • Caution: portions of flameout and overhead traffic pattern not visibility from tower.
  • Misc: exp departure FR runway 23R at taxiway 'B' int 11,600 feet available; if full length rqr, RQ BACK-TAXI from tower.
  • Ctn: 5 feet unlit obstruction approximately 150 feet north of afrt terminal located 136 feet from taxiway B centerline east side. Unlighted abndd tower west side of field.
  • Caution: bird watch condition phase I (NOV-JUN) indicates light bird act, phase II (JUL-OCT) indicates hvy bird act nml associated with migratory season.
  • Misc: amops C937-257-4492, dsn 787-4492.
  • Afrc: 445 AW operates 1200--0330Z++. MON-FRI and training wkend.
  • Customs/agricultural/img: ltd customs available. U.S. military required a mnm of 24 hour PN, foreign state aircraft a mnm of 48 hour PN, amops C937-257-4492, dsn 787-4492.
  • Jasu: 7(A/M32A-86) 1(MC-1A) 4(AM32-95) 7(A/M32A-60/A).

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Dayton from the FAA register

147 aircraft are registered to owners in Dayton, Ohio: 103 piston singles, 12 drones, 10 piston twins, 8 business jets, 4 helicopters. 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:

Sinclair Community College 8Miami Valley Hospital 2Core Aviation LLC 2Buckeye Aircraft Holdings LLC 2Airborne Solutions Group 23D Aerial Solutions LLC 2

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:

  • Wright Flyers Club 2 aircraft · Huber Heights, 4 miles away
  • Debonair N638S Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Beavercreek, 6 miles away
  • Macair Aviation LLC 31 aircraft · Xenia, 11 miles away MacAir Aviation is a full-service fixed-base operator, flight training school, and aero club located at Greene County-Lewis A.
  • Sinclair Community College 8 aircraft · Dayton, 11 miles away Sinclair Community College is a community college in Dayton, Ohio, serving the southwestern Ohio region with over 300 associate and certificate programs.
  • Beaver Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Xenia, 11 miles away
  • Cardinal 3 Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Springfield, 11 miles away
  • Yellow Bird Flyers Association 1 aircraft · Springfield, 11 miles away The Central Ohio Flyers Association is a shared-ownership flying club located in central Ohio with a focus on affordable, available flying.
  • Sierra Hotel Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Bellbrook, 13 miles away Sierra Hotel Aeronautics Group is a flying club based at Lanett Regional Airport in Alabama that offers aircraft rental and flight training to its members.

Repair stations in Dayton:

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.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 fatal

2009-10-01CEN10LA001 · Dusenberry Mark J 1905 Wright Flyer N3635N · accident · serious injuries
2007-10-05CHI08CA001 · Dusenberry 1905 Wright Flyer N3635N · accident · no injuries
2005-09-30IAD05LA144 · Howard Whyte Nieuport 28 N62610 · accident · serious injuries
2001-07-31NYC01FA193 · Beech 95-B55 N727AF · accident · 2 killed
1987-06-22ATL87LA180 · Lockheed L-382-30 N20ST · accident · no injuries

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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FFO.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.