Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar

Blimp hangar

41°00′34.2″N 81°21′28.4″W / 41.009500°N 81.357889°W / 41.009500; -81.357889

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

The Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar in Suffield, Ohio, is the main hangar used by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for construction and maintenance of their fleet of blimps.^[2]

History

*The Spirit of Goodyear*, one of the iconic Goodyear Blimps

The Wingfoot Lake Hangar was built in 1917 for testing and construction of aircraft by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company. During World War I and II, Goodyear built and manufactured blimps for the U.S. Navy and the first class of Navy airship pilots were trained at the site.^[3]

Today the hangar is still used as the center of operations for the Goodyear Blimps and is the oldest airship hangar in the United States. ^[4]

References

^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4OH6 PDF. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ Gould, Melissa (2019). "Airship Bases". Goodyear Blimp. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Historical Marker Placed at Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar". The Lighter-Than-Air Society. August 22, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ "Wingfoot Lake blimp base recognized as state historic landmark". Akron Beacon Journal. August 15, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2021. The blimp base has operated since 1917, making it the oldest airship hangar in the United States.