Flight Simulator Flights at I73 Moraine Air Park

Moraine Air Park is a small public-use general aviation airfield at Moraine, Ohio, a few miles southwest of Dayton. It is best known as the first home of the National Waco Club and remains active with a local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter, making it a modest but historically interesting stop for visiting light aircraft.

Overview

Moraine Air Park (I73) is a public-use general aviation airfield serving the Dayton area of southwest Ohio. It is a small grass-roots field with a strong connection to vintage aviation, having served as the first home base of the National Waco Club, and it continues to host activities for an Experimental Aircraft Association chapter, giving it character beyond its modest size.

Airspace & Location

The airfield lies in the city of Moraine, Montgomery County, Ohio, about four miles southwest of Dayton.

Runways

Moraine Air Park has a single hard-surfaced, lit runway pair, 08/26, though the two directions are recorded with different usable lengths: runway 26 at 3345 feet and runway 08 at 2917 feet. Field elevation is 719 feet. There is no ILS approach.

History

Moraine Air Park holds a notable place in vintage aviation circles as the first home base of the National Waco Club, an organisation dedicated to the preservation and celebration of Waco biplanes. The field later became home to a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association.

The Airfield Today

The airpark remains a public-use general aviation field and is the base for a local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter, which holds Young Eagles Days offering young people introductory flights.