Dahio Trotwood Airport
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'''Dahio Trotwood Airport''' {{Airport codes|||I44}}, also known as '''Dayton-New Lebanon Airport''', is a public-use [[airport]] located {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} west of the [[central business district]] of [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], in [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. It is privately owned by Gary Ridell. The airport is situated between [[Trotwood, Ohio|Trotwood]] to the northeast and [[New Lebanon, Ohio|New Lebanon]] to the southwest. Operated as a Drag Strip in the late 1950s. |
'''Dahio Trotwood Airport''' {{Airport codes|||I44}}, also known as '''Dayton-New Lebanon Airport''', is a public-use [[airport]] located {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}} west of the [[central business district]] of [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]], in [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. It is privately owned by Gary Ridell. The airport is situated between [[Trotwood, Ohio|Trotwood]] to the northeast and [[New Lebanon, Ohio|New Lebanon]] to the southwest. Operated as a Drag Strip in the late 1950s. |
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== History == |
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The Wright Brothers Airplane Company, a nonprofit aviation history group, considered basing itself at the airport in 2006.{{cite news |last1=Gaffney |first1=Timothy R. |title='Birth of Aviation' Seeks a Permanent Home |url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/411073532 |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Dayton Daily News |date=20 June 2006 |page=A8}} |
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== Facilities and aircraft == |
== Facilities and aircraft == |
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