Loading Hot
A planeload that is 'Loading Hot' means the aircraft will not stop running after landing from the previous load of jumpers, and the jumpers will practice exits and emplane whilst the plane is running.
Welcome to the Middletown OHIO New Discoveries GeoTour
We are excited for you to discover all of the things we love about our All-American City! The New Discoveries GeoTour has 25 caches to find, all located in publicly accessible areas.
Cache Background
The “Loading Hot” 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 (KMWO) 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 consist 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 medium-sized cache. You will need to figure out the 5 letter code to open the lock. HINT: After you skydive, you'll have a great - - O - - to tell people!
The cache is a great park and grab.
PLEASE RELOCK THE LOCK ONCE YOU ARE DONE! To relock it you must align the lock word exactly. Please do no leave unlocked.
DON'T FORGET TO PUNCH YOUR PASSPORT with the special mini punch in the cache!