Wheeling Ohio County
HLG · KHLG · Wheeling, West Virginia · Ohio County · map
Wheeling Ohio County is a public-use airport owned by Ohio CO Comsn, 8 miles northeast of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1,194 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 5,002 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 34 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,641 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Wheeling Ohio County?
Its FAA code is HLG, and its ICAO code is KHLG.
Where is Wheeling Ohio County?
It is 8 miles northeast of Wheeling, West Virginia, 1,194 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Wheeling Ohio County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 03/21, is 5,002 feet long.
Does Wheeling Ohio County have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Wheeling Ohio County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Wheeling Ohio County?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Nantucket Memorial, Charleston Executive. Every route
Are there flight schools at Wheeling Ohio County?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Propbusters Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wheeling Ohio County?
4 pilot examiners and 18 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 Wheeling Ohio County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HLG · ICAO KHLG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Ohio CO Comsn
- Elevation
- 1,194 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm mon-fri; 10:00 am to 8:00 pm sat-sun
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 4,499 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), trees 26 ft high 216 ft from the end
- Runway 21: VASI, two boxes on the left
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 17 ft high 468 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.1 | Wheeling |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery When tower closed | 125.275 | Wheeling |
| Ground | 121.75 | Wheeling |
| Class B airspace | 119.35 | Wheeling |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Wheeling |
| Hlg and automated weather (ASOS) | 127.375 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 304-277-3504.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Geary A Bates/Jefferson County Airpark (11 nm north), Washington County (17 nm east), Barnesville/Bradfield Airport (27 nm west).
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 West Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed activate malsf runway 03; runway end identifier lights runway 21 and 34; PAPI runway 34; high-intensity runway lights runway 03/21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34; taxiway lights except taxiway a - the common traffic frequency.
- 15 feet brush, 0-199 feet dstc, 370 feet L, 260 feet R.
- 10 feet building 150 feet dstc, 250 feet R; 6 feet fence, 0-200 feet dstc, 0-500 feet L/F; 28 feet tree, 138 feet dstc, 408 feet L.
- Runway end identifier lights out of service indfly.
- Unusable beyond 8 degreess left of centerline.
- PAPI out of service indefinitely.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Birds and deer 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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from HLG in those twelve months, carrying 6 passengers in 16 seats (38% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Ohio County → Nantucket Memorial HLG–ACK | 1 | 4 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Wheeling Ohio County → Charleston Executive HLG–JZI | 1 | 2 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 14 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 5 |
| other | 12 |
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 12,641, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 682 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,927 |
| general aviation, local | 2,212 |
| military | 4,820 |
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 Wheeling from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Wheeling, West Virginia: 13 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 West Virginia.
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:
- Propbusters Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Wintersville, 14 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 18 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.
- Eric Carl Stormfels private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Vantage Aviation - Allegheny KAGC · Pittsburgh, PA (27 nm) · (412) 974-9334 · [email protected]
- Michael Kenneth Cahill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Moon Township, PA (28 nm) · (412) 592-5776 · [email protected]
- Charles Edward Sargent private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Finleyville, PA (29 nm) · (724) 513-7274 · [email protected]
- Stanley Michael Shimkus private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Irwin, PA (41 nm) · (704) 998-8430 · [email protected]
All 30 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.
- 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 · 9 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 Wheeling 16 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Propbusters Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Charleston Executive (JZI) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in West Virginia 423 since 1982 · 53 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in West Virginia 32 landing places
- West Virginia 886 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HLG.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.