FAA Allows Ohio Airport to Sell Land for Light Industrial Development
Published Date: 7/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The FAA plans to change 218 acres of land at Lorain County Regional Airport from airport use to other uses and sell it to the Lorain County Port Authority. This land, now used for farming, will be developed for light industrial businesses. The change helps the community grow without affecting airport operations and could bring new jobs and opportunities soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Airport Land Shifted to Industrial Use
The FAA plans to change approximately 218 acres at Lorain County Regional Airport (Elyria, Ohio) from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use and authorize sale of the property to the Lorain County Port Authority. The Port Authority will market the land north of Runway 7/25, now used for farming, for future light industrial uses, which the notice says could bring new jobs and opportunities and help the community grow without affecting airport operations.
Farmland Converted to Industrial Use
Approximately 218 acres currently used for agricultural purposes at Lorain County Regional Airport are proposed to be redesignated from aeronautical to non-aeronautical use and sold to the Lorain County Port Authority for marketing to light industrial users. This change converts land currently used for farming into property intended for industrial development.
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