Back in 2020, the Recreational Aviation Foundation bestowed a grant to RAF Ohio Liaison Christine Mortine to initiate improvements at Noble County Airport (I10) near Caldwell, Ohio.
The funds were used for a variety of improvements at the airfield, which is within walking distance of the Wolf Run State Park campground.
The outhouse was improved and carts were obtained for visitors to haul camping gear from their parked aircraft to the camping area. A visitor sign-in box was added to record pilot usage. During the summer months, 10 to 25 sign-ins are recorded each month, according to RAF officials.
Mortine, who monitors the record, says, “Heartwarming messages from campers and picnickers sharing their enjoyment of the spot and their plans to return only make these approved improvements all the more exciting.”
Mortine will use the 2024 grant to enlist volunteers to work under the direction of airport manager Ed Crock, who also operates a construction company, noting there is “mounting support and enthusiasm for Phase Two.”
Planned improvements include an open-air pilot shelter with a concrete floor large enough for several picnic tables and adequate storage for carts, kayaks, paddles, life jackets, and bikes. The plan is to add an RAF fire ring and at least three wooden tent platforms closer to the lake’s edge within the more wooded environment.
For more information on Noble County Airport, see the RAF’s Airfield Guide here.