▁located ▁two ▁na ut ical ▁miles ▁( 3 . 7   km ) ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁business ▁district ▁of ▁Ch es ape ake , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁County , ▁Ohio , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁public ly ▁owned ▁by ▁Lawrence ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers . ▁The ▁air port ▁lies ▁across ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁from ▁Hun ting ton , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁County ▁Air park , ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Hun ting ton ▁Airport , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁John ▁Paul ▁R iddle ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati - based ▁Emb ry - R iddle ▁Company ▁completed ▁negoti ations ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁air port ▁for ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky , ▁Ohio , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁tri - state ▁area . ▁The ▁company ▁sought ▁to ▁expand ▁their ▁growing ▁air ▁mail ▁and ▁passenger ▁routes ▁east , ▁via ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁valley . ▁ ▁The ▁Emb ry - R iddle ▁Company ▁put ▁up ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dollars , ▁with ▁another ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁contributed ▁by ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce , ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁Hun ting ton ▁Bridge ▁Company , ▁and ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁av iation ▁boost er ▁club . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁en rolled ▁ 2 5 0 ▁members , ▁charg ing ▁a ▁membership ▁fee ▁of ▁$ 1 0