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Aviation

Partner with leaders in aviation to build your business in Ohio

General Aviation plays a critical role in the lives of our citizens, as well as in the operation of our businesses.  The State of Ohio, the Birthplace of Aviation, has a significant interest in the continued vitality of General Aviation, Aerospace, aircraft manufacturing, educational institutions and aviation organizations and community airports and airport operators.

Ohio has the following general, business and recreational aviation assets:

• General Aviation contributes over $5.5 billion and more than 17,000 jobs to the state’s economy
• 172 general aviation airports, with 84 of 88 counties served by publicly owned airports
• 17, 250 pilots and 10,386 general aviation aircraft
• 60 charter flight companies, 131 aircraft repair stations, two top fractional ownership companies (NetJets and Flight Options) and more than 100 FBO’s
• Numerous Forune 500 company flight departments
• 13 flight schools operating 95 aircraft
• Ohio offers access to five international airports:
  
  • Columbus - Port Columbus International Airport
  • Rickenbacker International Airport
  • Cleveland - Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
  • Cincinnati - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airports (in Covington, Ky.)
  • Dayton - James M. Cox International Airport
• Ohio also hosts major regional airports in Toledo (Toledo Express Airport), Akron/Canton (Akron-Canton Airport) and Youngstown (Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport).
• Air cargo hubs are also a critical component of Ohio’s air transport network. Located at Rickenbacker and Toledo Express Airport in Northwest Ohio, these intermodal transport opportunities provide seamless air-to-rail, air-to-highway and air-to-water connectivity.

Ohio is also home to NASA Glenn, the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and the National Museum of the United States Air Force that attracts more than 1.3 million visitors each year.  More than any other tourist destination in Ohio and one of the most visited museums in the country.

To learn more about establishing or expanding operations in Ohio, please call Matt McQuade at 1-877-466-4551.