Wheeler Airport

Wheeler Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: IG05
Summary
Airport type Private use
Owner James F. Wheeler
Serves Knox, Indiana
Elevation AMSL 720 ft / 219 m
Coordinates 41°11′23″N 086°36′25″W / 41.18972°N 86.60694°W / 41.18972; -86.60694Coordinates: 41°11′23″N 086°36′25″W / 41.18972°N 86.60694°W / 41.18972; -86.60694
Map
IG05

Location of airport in Indiana

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 2,600 792 Turf
Statistics (1994)
Aircraft operations 7,284
Based aircraft 5

Wheeler Airport (FAA LID: IG05, formerly 3C5) is a private use airport in Starke County, Indiana, United States. It is located six nautical miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Knox, Indiana,[1] and was previously a public use airport.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Wheeler Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 720 feet (219 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with a turf surface measuring 2,600 by 200 feet (792 x 61 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 30, 1994, the airport had 7,284 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were five aircraft based at this airport: four single-engine and one ultralight.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for IG05 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ "3C5 – Wheeler Airport". Federal Aviation Administration, via AirNav.com. Effective December 27, 2001. Archived from the original on January 19, 2002. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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