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Ohio University Airport〔 or Gordon K. Bush Airport〔 , also known as Snyder Field, is a public-use airport located on State Route 32/U.S. 50 in the village of Albany, about ten miles (16 km) southwest of city of Athens, in Athens County, Ohio, United States.〔 The airport is owned by Ohio University in Athens, not to be confused with Ohio State University in Columbus, which owns the Ohio State University Airport (IATA/FAA: ''OSU'').〔 Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Ohio University Airport is assigned UNI by the FAA and ATO by the IATA (which assigned UNI to the airport on Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).〔(Great Circle Mapper: KUNI / ATO - Athens/Albany, Ohio (Ohio University Airport - Snyder Field) )〕〔(Great Circle Mapper: TVSU / UNI - Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Union Island International Airport) )〕 ==History== Athens County's first airport was located just a few miles east of Athens on U.S. 50. The Rowland Family used to own that airport until Ohio University purchased it in 1943. The airport at the time was used for civilian aviation and the university's flying program. In the 1960s, the Athens Bypass was in planning stages and would have gone through the airport's land. With this, the university decided to look for a new location.〔(Ohio University Gordon K. Bush Airport: Facts )〕 The university finally chose a location just west of Albany and the airport was constructed in the early 1970s and opened around 1972. The airport boasted a runway and a couple of hangars. The airport was renamed for university trustee and aviation supporter, Gordon K. Bush. In order to bring economic expansion to Athens County, major construction began on the airport in 2002 with the construction of the C. David Snyder Terminal and the extension of the runway to 5600 feet.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gordon K. Bush Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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