Griffith-Merrillville Airport

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Griffith-Merrillville Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner
Location Griffith, Indiana
OpenedJanuary 1962 (1962-01) [1]
Elevation  AMSL 634 ft / 193 m
Coordinates 41°31′11″N087°23′58″W / 41.51972°N 87.39944°W / 41.51972; -87.39944
Website GriffithAirport.com
Map
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05C
Location of airport in Indiana
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05C
05C (the United States)
Griffith-Merrillville Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
8/264,9001,494Asphalt
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. Until 2023, it was privately owned by Griffith Aviation, Inc. [3]

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Facilities

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View of Griffith-Merrillville Airport.

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]

In December 2023, it was announced that The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority had acquired the airport previously owned by Griffith Aviation for $1.8 million. [4]

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.
  4. ↑ "Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority buys Griffith-Merrillville Airport". Lakeshore Public Media. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
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