Middletown Regional Airport
Public use airport in Middletown, Ohio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Middletown Regional Airport,[2] also known as Hook Field,[3][4] (IATA: MWO, ICAO: KMWO, FAA LID: MWO) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the central business district of Middletown, a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States.[1] The airport was renamed in October 2008;[4] it was previously known as Hook Field Municipal Airport.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Middletown | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Middletown, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 650 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°31′54″N 084°23′47″W | ||||||||||||||
Public transit access | BCRTA | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.HookField.com | ||||||||||||||
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In late August 2008 the airport gained some national prominence when the Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin flew into Hook to later attend a Dayton campaign rally where she was announced as Senator John McCain's running mate.[5]
The airport is home to the Ohio Challenge Hot Air Balloon Festival, an annual event for over 20 years.[6] There is also a nonprofit museum at the airport hosted by Butler County Warbirds, Inc.[7]