Ruhes Airport
R47 · Leipsic, Ohio · Putnam County · map
Ruhes Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles west of Leipsic, Ohio, 801 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 4,455 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Ruhes Airport?
Its FAA code is R47.
Where is Ruhes Airport?
It is 3 miles west of Leipsic, Ohio, 801 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ruhes Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 4,455 feet long, asphalt.
Does Ruhes Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Ruhes Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: North Creek Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ruhes Airport?
11 pilot examiners and 5 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 Ruhes Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA R47
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 801 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, prior arngmt
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1985
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,455 × 65 ft | Asphalt, poor | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 27: ant 38 ft high 400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Putnam County (5 nm southeast), Bluffton Airport (15 nm southeast), Henry County (16 nm north), Findlay Airport (18 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Putnam County (5 nm southeast), Bluffton Airport (15 nm southeast), Henry County (16 nm north), Findlay Airport (18 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
- Provided obstructions in approach surface are removed/lwrd or threshold displaced to provide 20:1 approach slp.
- Extensive crop dusting operations with no traffic pattern; most takeoffs to west and landings to east.
- Prior cdn required for transient hngr.
- Prior cdn required for tie downs.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights due to 360 degrees green threshold lights; south edge lights 20 feet from runway edge.
- Faded.
- Faded.
- Non-standard basic due to misg runway nrs and small centerline.
- Non-standard basic due to misg runway nrs and small centerline.
- East 2500 an X 30 feet fair; rmng poor due to raveling and loose stones.
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 Leipsic from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Leipsic, Ohio: 9 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 drones. 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:
- North Creek Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Continental, 11 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
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 9 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance).
- 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 (26 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 (26 nm) · (419) 944-4700 · [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 (33 nm) · (419) 672-1542 · [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 (38 nm) · (419) 357-0255 · [email protected]
- 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 (38 nm) · (419) 953-2220 · [email protected]
- Spencer Norris private pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Sylvania, OH (39 nm) · (419) 367-0411 · [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 (45 nm) · (937) 597-2055 · [email protected]
- Kerry Michael Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Adrian, MI (46 nm) · (734) 657-6570 · [email protected]
All 20 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.
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 · 1 since 1982, 0 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 Leipsic 15 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 drones
- Ruhe Sales LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Bob Ruhe AG Service LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Pragmatic Applications LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Envoy Air Services LLC 2 aircraft in town
- North Creek Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 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/R47.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.