The Jefferson County Airpark (Steubenville, Ohio) (FAA LID: 2G2), also known as Geary A. Bates Airport, is a full-service general aviation public airport near Steubenville, Ohio, U.S., part of the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area that serves small and mid-sized private, corporate and commercial traffic.

The airport serves transients traveling to and from Eastern Ohio, the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh).

Rene Pier purchased the land on which the Jefferson County Airpark is located in the early 1940s to conduct strip-mining operations.

After mining operations were completed around 1950, the property owner constructed a slag-surfaced runway and erected two large hangars that were procured from military surplus stock.

In early 1992, a group of pilots realized Jefferson County lacked an essential asset of any progressive community – an adequate airport.

They named the following to serve as the charter members of the board of trustees of the Jefferson County Regional Airport Authority (JCRAA): Geary Bates, Phillip Bender, Ralph Freshwater, Gary Smith, and Terry Sterling.

The Jefferson County Commissioners had contracted, in 1988, with Richland Engineering Limited of Mansfield, Ohio to produce an airport master plan.

While operations continued, the board members also concentrated on working with Richland Engineering Ltd. to implement the provisions of the airport improvement plan.

The removal and sale of the coal that lay beneath the runway extension area proved to be extremely beneficial.

Meanwhile, the trustees prioritized the necessary capital improvements, namely a fuel storage facility, terminal building, new hangars, and adequate parking.

Trustee Geary Bates assumed the responsibility of the coal operations, which reaped monetary rewards for the Airpark.

Volunteer labor, donated materials and equipment, and hours of hard work resulted in great savings.

The renovated facility boasted a full-time airport management team, a 10,000-gallon above-ground fuel facility, parking, 32 T-hangars, a passenger terminal and lounge, flight school and flight training, pilot supplies, ground transportation, a public telephone, a pilots' lounge and snooze room, restrooms, and snack machines.

In August 1998 the board successfully petitioned the Jefferson County Commissioners to purchase, at a cost of $350,000, a 167-acre farm that was adjacent to the Airpark.

The first step of this phase was the removal of a small hill and tree obstructions located on the newly purchased land.

Although they were the most visible links to the airport's history, they will be replaced with new hangars along with further renovations of the apron area at the southeast end of the field.

It offers services such as catering, courtesy cars, and more in addition to amenities such as internet, conference rooms, a crew lounge, showers, and more.