Greenwood Municipal Airport

Last updated
Indy South Greenwood Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Greenwood BOAC
Operator City of Greenwood
Location Greenwood, Indiana
Elevation  AMSL 822.1 ft / 250.6 m
Coordinates 39°37′39″N86°05′17″W / 39.62750°N 86.08806°W / 39.62750; -86.08806 Coordinates: 39°37′39″N86°05′17″W / 39.62750°N 86.08806°W / 39.62750; -86.08806
Website http://www.greenwood.in.gov/department/index.php?structureid=14
Map
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HFY
Location of airport in Indiana / United States
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HFY
HFY (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016) 30,050
Based aircraft (2017) 86

Indy South Greenwood Airport( ICAO : KHFY, FAA LID : HFY) (previously Greenwood Municipal Airport) is a city owned public use airport in Greenwood, a city in Johnson County, Indiana, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Indianapolis. The airport was founded in September 1947 and is primarily used for general aviation. The airport has several on-field businesses. Jeff Air Pilot Services provides aircraft rental and pilot training under FAR Part 141, Groh Aviation provides aircraft maintenance and Trammel Air provides aircraft rental and flight instruction. [2]

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Facilities and aircraft

Greenwood Municipal Airport covers an area of 148 acres (60 ha) at an elevation of 822 feet (251 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,100 by 75 feet (1,554 x 23 m) with approved GPS and VOR-A approaches. In 2016 the airport had roughly 30,050 aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day: 93% were general aviation, 3% air taxi and 4% military. In August 2017, there were 86 aircraft based at this airport: 76 single-engine, 6 multi-engine and 4 jet. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for HFY ( Form 5010 PDF ). Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "[www.trammelair.com]." Retrieved on Dec 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.airnav.com/airports/hfy

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  1. ↑ http://www.airnav.com/airports/hfy
  2. ↑ http://www.jeffairfbo.com/
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