KVTA
Newark Heath Airport
VFR
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Name
Newark Heath Airport
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ICAO / GPS
KVTA / KVTA
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- Region
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Timezone
12:20 pm (EST)
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Municipality
Newark
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Coordinates
40° 1′ 28″ N 82° 27′ 42″ E
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Elevation
884 ft (269 m MSL)
About Newark Heath Airport
Newark–Heath Airport (ICAO: KVTA, FAA LID: VTA) is a public airport located in Heath, Ohio. It is three miles (4.8 km) southwest of the central business district of Newark, a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States. The airport was opened in 1930 by the city of Newark, and was transferred to the Licking County Regional Airport Authority in 1967. The airport currently has a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II S.N. 64–0683 on static display.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Newark–Heath Airport is assigned VTA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Newark–Heath Airport is home to Chapter 402 of the Experimental Aircraft Association.