 The airport was renamed for university trustee and aviation supporter, Gordon K. Bush.In order to bring economic expansion to Athens County, major construction began on the airport in 2002 with the construction of the C. David Snyder Terminal and the extension of the runway to 5600 feet.Ohio University Airport covers an area of which contains one asphalt paved runway (7/25) measuring 5,600 x 100 ft. (1,707 x 30 m).