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]
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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  IG05 Location of airport in Indiana | |||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for IG05 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "3C5 – Wheeler Airport". Effective. Federal Aviation Administration, via AirNav.com. December 27, 2001. Archived from the original on January 19, 2002.
External links edit
- Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for IG05
- AirNav airport information for IG05
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for IG05