Welcome to the Middletown OHIO New Discoveries Geocache Trail
We are excited for you to discover all of the things we love about our All American City! The New Discoveries Trail has 10 caches to find, all located in publicly accessible areas.
Cache Background
The “KMWO” cache is located at Hook Field, Middletown’s regional airport. Hook Field is also home to the Butler County Warbirds Museum, a drone school, skydiving, and hot air balloons.
Fun Facts
- The general aviation airport features the longest uncontrolled asphalt runway in Ohio at 6,100 feet. It is the longest runway in Butler and Warren counties and is one of the longest in southwest Ohio.
- The airport’s main runway can accommodate jet aircraft as large as a Boeing 757.
- There is also a 3,040 foot turf runway at the airport.
- The airport also offers private, commercial and helicopter pilot training.
- It is the home of Start Skydiving and Team Fastrax.
- Approximately 110 aircraft are based at Middletown Regional Airport which logs more than 40,000 aircraft operations annually and sells 400,000 gallons of aviation fuel each year. The airport is in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- The airport contains 13 city-owned buildings that consists of 66 T-Hangar units, two 50 foot by 50 foot aircraft hangar units, an 8,000 square-foot Terminal Building, a 24,000 square-foot maintenance hangar, and 39,000 square feet of corporate/community hangar space. The city also owns and operates a 40,000 gallon above ground aviation fuel storage facility
Cache Description
A typical traditional hide, small in size. The hint reveals it all.
The cache is a great park and grab.