Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field
IATA: LUK – ICAO: KLUK – FAA LID: LUK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Cincinnati
Serves		Cincinnati, Ohio
Elevation AMSL		483 ft / 147 m
Coordinates		39°06′12″N 084°25′07″W / 39.10333°N 84.41861°W / 39.10333; -84.41861
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
3L/21R	3,802	1,159	Asphalt
3R/21L	6,101	1,860	Asphalt
7/25	5,128	1,563	Asphalt
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations			108,904
Based aircraft			314
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Cincinnati Municipal Airport – Lunken Field or Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport (IATA: LUK, ICAO: KLUK, FAA LID: LUK) is a public airport in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, located three miles (5 km) southeast of Downtown Cincinnati. It is owned by the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. The airport serves private aircraft and the fleets of most local corporations. It is commonly known as Lunken Airport or Lunken Field, after Eshelby Lunken.

It is bounded by US Route 50 (historic Columbia Parkway and Eastern Avenue) to the west, US Route 52 (Kellogg Avenue) and the Ohio River to the south, the Little Miami River (which originally flowed through the airfield but was diverted) to the east, and Ohio Route 125 (Beechmont Avenue) to the north.

History

Cincinnati Municipal Airport, also known as Lunken Airport, was a commercial airport in the 1920s '30s and '40s. It is situated in the Little Miami River valley near Columbia, the site of the first Cincinnati-area settlement in 1788. When the original 1000-acre (4 km²) airfield was dedicated in 1925, it was the largest municipal airfield in the world. American Airlines started at Lunken Airport during this time, but no major commercial airlines use it anymore. Instead, many large Cincinnati-area companies now base their corporate aircraft there.

On December 17, 1925, the Embry-Riddle Company was formed at Lunken Airport by T. Higbee Embry and John Paul Riddle. A few years later, the company moved to Florida, and later became the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Lunken Airport was supplanted by the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 1947 following catastrophic flooding from the Ohio River. The flooding problem prompted the airport's nickname of "Sunken Lunken". The control tower, located at the southwest corner of the airport, was almost totally submerged during the historic Ohio River flood of 1937, and now has a single black brick facing the airfield to indicate the high-water mark. Today the old control tower is home to the Lunken Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, and is the oldest standing control tower in the United States. The property also contains public recreation areas, including an 18-hole golf course, playgrounds, and walking/biking paths.

Airport visitors

In 1927, Charles Lindberg landed at Lunken Airport and was mobbed by well-wishers. In 1964, a large crowd of fans greeted The Beatles as they flew in to and out of Lunken for their concert at Crosley Field . On October 30, 2007, Air Force One landed at Lunken as President George W. Bush visited abutting Cincinnati neighborhood Hyde Park for a fund-raiser for Republican Congressman Steve Chabot. On October 22, 2008 Republican Presidential candidate Arizona Senator John McCain and vice-presidential candidate Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin spoke to an enthusiatic crowd of 12,000 in hangar A-10. Gretchen Wilson performed to start the rally. Cindy McCain and Todd Palin were also in attendance. Introducing them was Republican Congressman Rob Portman.

Facilities

Lunken Airport from Alms Park

Cincinnati Municipal Airport - Lunken Field covers an area of 1,140 acres (461 ha) which contains three runways:

• Runway 3L/21R: 3,802 x 100 ft (1,159 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 3R/21L: 6,101 x 150 ft (1,860 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 7/25: 5,128 x 100 ft (1,563 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

Aircraft

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 108,904 aircraft operations, an average of 298 per day: 83% general aviation, 17% air taxi, 1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 314 aircraft based at this airport: 62% single-engine, 21% jet, 15% multi-engine and 1% helicopter.

Restaurant

Sky Galley Restaurant has been in nearly continuous operation for decades, and is so named because the first meals served on a commercial airliner (American Airlines) were prepared here. Sky Galley is housed in the original, Art Deco terminal building and has large windows and a patio dining area facing the airfield, allowing wonderful views of small aircraft and corporate jets coming and going. Pilots can literally taxi up and park right outside the restaurant.

Signature Engines

Located at hangar 7 is a business named Signature Engines that overhauls airplane engines.

[2]

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

Location & QuickFacts

Owner & Manager

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Communications

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 03L/21R

Runway 03R/21L

Runway 07/25

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
• 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL 513-352-6340.
• NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT CALL 513-352-6340. ACFT MAINTENANCE RUN-UPS RESTRICTED BTN 2100-0700.
• RY 25 & RY 21L APCH ENDS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED. VERIFY CORRECT RY AND COMPASS HEADING PRIOR TO DEP.

Images and information placed above are from
http://www.airport-data.com/airport/LUK/

We thank them for the data!

General Info
Country	United States
State	OHIO
FAA ID	LUK
Latitude	39-06-12.039N
Longitude	084-25-07.011W
Elevation	483 feet
Near City	CINCINNATI

We don't guarantee the information is fresh and accurate. The data may be wrong or outdated.
For more up-to-date information please refer to other sources.