Vandalia, Ohio - Airport Conflictions

Airport Conflictions

The city of Dayton had proposed an extension to the Dayton International Airport in 1998 that would annex part of Butler Township. The idea caused a mass conflict as it would disturb the natural shape of the city of Vandalia and it would heavily disturb the shape of National Road, or Rt. 40. The proposals where cancelled, however in 2008 when the city of Vandalia purchased the same land that was partially owned by University of Dayton, the city of Dayton finally began to work on their redeveloped expansion of the airport which included a new sight tower and updating of landscaping and the Airport Access Road. The same land will soon see increased development with the opening of MAC, Morton Middle School, Vandalia-Butler Fire Station #1, and is zoned for increased high end/ tech office jobs. The land is also heavily developed as an office park and a mix of retail and restaurants. The city of Vandalia is hoping that, with regional cooperation, the city of Dayton will work well to promote more office and upscale development in the region.