Darke County Airport
Darke County Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport building, used as a waiting area | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Darke County Commissioners | ||||||||||
| Serves | Versailles, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,007 ft / 307 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°12′16″N 084°31′55″W / 40.20444°N 84.53194°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Darke County Airport (ICAO: KVES, FAA LID: VES) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Darke County, Ohio, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Versailles. It is along State Route 121 just south of Versailles. Midmark operates a private jet from this airport. The airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned VES by the FAA, but has no designation from the IATA.
In 2007, light lenses were stolen from the airport. Officials said the theft could endanger pilots.
The airport holds events such as fly-ins that feature old warbird aircraft, medical helicopters, and highway patrol aircraft.
CareFlight Air & Mobile has a helicopter based at the airport, which serves as the company's northwest base. The helicopter was activated to respond to calls in early 2020.