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The son of a local legendary flyboy hopes his family’s airport will take off again

By RICHARD PAYERCHIN

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FLORENCE TOWNSHIP — The son of a local legendary flyboy hopes his family’s airport will take off again.

The Ortner Airport, 9620 SR 60, Florence Township, has returned to the fold of the Ortner family. Steve and Courtney Ortner, of rural Wakeman, purchased the 125-acre airport in 2011 and are upgrading the landing strip that Steve’s father and uncles first cleared in the 1940s. [Read more…]

MORNING JOURNAL/SAM GREENE Airplanes are parked inside the hangar at Ortner Airport in Florence Township.

MORNING JOURNAL/SAM GREENE Airplanes are parked inside the hangar at Ortner Airport in Florence Township.

 

The Morning Journal News - Ortner Airport Interview

The Morning Journal News – Ortner Airport Interview Video

 

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