Airport Police Officer Job Type:

Full Time Dayton, OH Dayton Police Department Salary:

$57,283.20 - $77,188.80 per year

Closing Date:

8/16/2026

Essential Functions:

Provide full law enforcement/police services at Aviation facilities by enforcing applicable laws, ordinances, administrative orders, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. Perform both foot and vehicle patrols, write detailed reports concerning

FAA, TSA, O.R.C.

regulation violations, criminal and non-criminal activities; issue traffic citations, make arrests as warranted and use judgment in all situations to ensure actions are appropriate to the applicable laws. Officers administer first aid and make notifications or removal of person to area hospitals for treatment. Officers also perform duties to assist airport operations and flight services when aircraft are overdue or missing and when tower warnings or alerts are issued. Must have a detailed knowledge of the airfield and the regulations governing the equipment and conditions of the airfield, including the regulations of other governing agencies, such as the FAA or TSA. Officers perform central dispatching duties which includes dispatching police officers as well as maintenance personnel, and any other duties necessary to the efficient operation of the division, including, but not limited to the use of the

L.E.A.D.S.

terminal, emergency tele-notification system, security system and the airport computer controlled access system.

Requirements:

Graduation from high school (or G.E.D.). Candidates must have satisfactorily completed the required law enforcement training curriculum of the State of Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC). A copy of the OPOTC certificate or the equivalent Letter of Completion from the Ohio Attorney General's office must be presented at the time of application.

At the time of appointment:

applicants appointed as peace officers on, or after January 1, 1989, and who have had a break in sworn Ohio law enforcement service of more than one year but less than four years MUST attend a two-day course that meets the requirements described in section 109: 2-1-12(D) of the Ohio Administrative Code. Officers will be required to attend and successfully complete the Airport Police Field Training Program. Must be at least 21 years of age Must possess a valid driver's license at time of appointment and maintain thereafter as a term and condition of continued employment. Must be a citizen of the United States. This is a multi-shift position and includes weekends, holidays and overtime and is subject to shift holdovers and recalls with no prior notice. This is a seven day a week, twenty-four hour operational unit and coverage minimums are dictated by TSA and FAA regulations. Must be of good moral character and be able to pass an extensive background investigation including a polygraph examination. Must not have any felony convictions even if such conviction has been sealed or expunged. Must not have any misdemeanor convictions for domestic violence unless the conviction has been expunged or set aside with the exception of those who have as a condition of pardon, expungement or restoration of civil rights, been expressly barred from possessing or receiving firearms. Must be able to meet any and all Ohio Administrative Code or Ohio Revised Codes that govern the ability to attend Peace Officer Training Academies and the ability to possess or receive firearms.

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