Griffith-Merrillville Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGriffith Aviation, Inc.
LocationGriffith, Indiana
OpenedJanuary 1962 (1962-01)[1]
Elevation AMSL634 ft / 193 m
Coordinates41°31′11″N 087°23′58″W / 41.51972°N 87.39944°W / 41.51972; -87.39944
WebsiteGriffithAirport.com
Map
05C is located in Indiana
05C
05C
Location of airport in Indiana
05C is located in the United States
05C
05C
05C (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 4,900 1,494 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2006)33,699
Based aircraft (2015)71
Sources: Airport[2] and FAA[3]

Griffith-Merrillville Airport (FAA LID: 05C) is a public-use airport two miles east of Griffith, in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is privately owned by Griffith Aviation, Inc.[3]

Facilities

The airport covers 122 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 634 feet (193 m). Its runway, 8/26, is 4,900 by 75 feet (1,494 x 23 m) asphalt.[3] The runway has VOR/DME, GPS Instrument Approaches and Pilot Controlled Lighting.[2]

Airport services include a fixed-base operator (FBO) and flight school from Griffith Aviation, full service maintenance from Great Northern and custom engine overhauls from G & N Aircraft. Both 100LL gas and Jet A fuel are available.[2]

In the year ending August 23, 2006 the airport had 33,699 aircraft operations, average 92 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. In 2015, 71 aircraft were based at the airport: 48 single-engine, 15 multi-engine, 1 jet and 7 helicopters. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Griffith-Merrillville Airport". AirNav, LLC. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Griffith-Merrillville Airport, official site
  3. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 05C PDF, effective 2009-05-07.


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