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Airport
Wheeler Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate use
OwnerJames F. Wheeler
ServesKnox, Indiana
Elevation AMSL720 ft / 219 m
Coordinates41°11′23″N 086°36′25″W / 41.18972°N 86.60694°W / 41.18972; -86.60694
Map
IG05 is located in IndianaIG05IG05Location of airport in Indiana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 2,600 792 Turf
Statistics (1994)
Aircraft operations7,284
Based aircraft5
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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, and was previously a public use airport.

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).

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for IG05 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "3C5 – Wheeler Airport". Effective. Federal Aviation Administration, via AirNav.com. December 27, 2001. Archived from the original on January 19, 2002.

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