Henry County Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Napoleon, a city in Henry County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Henry County Airport Authority. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011âÂÂ2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Earlier efforts to build an airport had resulted in authority for the project devolved to the City of Napoleon. However, the availability of a state grant that required county involvement caused the latter to be brought back onboard the airport commission in February 1969. A parcel had been selected by mid April 1969. The airport was completed by the end of the year, but was prevented from opening by a lawsuit brought by nearby property owners. They argued that the airport would hurt their property values and the injunction was not to be lifted until the airport commission purchased their land. After initially being ruled in the owners' favor, the decision was overturned and the airport and its was finally opened on 30 December 1974.
S&P Aviation took over as the fixed-base operator in November 1991, but announced it would leave for the Fulton County Airport less than two years later. The company cited a lack of coordination with the county and a reduced budget as reasons for the move.
In 2023, concerns over the airport's future were raised because much of the maintenance work at the airport is performed by volunteers.
Henry County Airport covers an area of 47 acres (19 ha) at an elevation of 683 feet (208 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,001 by 60 feet (1,220 x 18 m).
The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel and offers services such as general maintenance and hangars as well as amenities like conference rooms, a crew lounge, pilot supplies, and more.
For the 12-month period ending October 3, 2023, the airport had 5,520 aircraft operations, an average of 106 per week: 100% general aviation, <1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 14 single-engine, and 1 multi-engine.