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The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field

Columbus, United States

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The Essence of The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field

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Location

Columbus · OH · United States

Position

40.080°, -83.073° · 905 ft elev.

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Ohio State's busy general aviation and flight training hub.

Opened

1942

Location

Columbus, United States

The Ohio State University Airport, officially known as Don Scott Field (KOSU), is a public-use general aviation airport located in Columbus, Ohio, on the northwest side of the city near the university's main campus. It is owned and operated by The Ohio State University and serves as a major hub for flight training, charter operations, and university-affiliated aviation activity. The airport is named after Don Scott, a former Ohio State football player and U.S. Navy aviator who was killed in action during World War II. It consistently ranks among the busiest general aviation airports in Ohio and the United States by aircraft operations, largely due to the intensive flight training conducted there. OSU Airport is home to the university's Department of Aviation, which offers undergraduate and graduate aviation programs. The facility supports a wide range of piston, turboprop, and jet aircraft and hosts numerous fixed-base operators (FBOs) and aviation services.

Terminals

The airport has no commercial passenger terminal; it operates exclusively as a general aviation facility with FBO lounges and university aviation facilities.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible primarily by personal vehicle or taxi, with no direct public transit connection to downtown Columbus.

Airlines here

No scheduled commercial airlines operate at OSU; the airport serves general aviation, charter, and university flight training operations.

Notable facts

›Named after Don Scott, an Ohio State athlete and WWII Navy aviator killed in 1943.
›Owned and operated by The Ohio State University.
›Consistently one of the busiest general aviation airports in the United States by operations count.
›Home to Ohio State's Department of Aviation flight training programs.
›Has two runways, with the primary runway (9L/27R) measuring approximately 6,897 feet.

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