Indianola Municipal Airport

For the airport which had IATA code IDL when it was known as Idlewild Airport, see John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Indianola Municipal Airport (former Indianola Auxiliary Field)
USGS 2006 orthophoto
IATA: none ICAO: KIDL FAA LID: IDL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Indianola
Serves	Indianola, Mississippi
Elevation  AMSL	126 ft / 38 m
Coordinates	33°29′09″N090°40′44″W / 33.48583°N 90.67889°W / 33.48583; -90.67889 Coordinates: 33°29′09″N090°40′44″W / 33.48583°N 90.67889°W / 33.48583; -90.67889
Map
IDL Location of airport in Mississippi
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 7,004 2,135 Concrete
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 21,500 Based aircraft 21
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Indianola Municipal Airport( ICAO : KIDL, FAA LID : IDL) is a public use airport in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. ^[1] The airport is owned by the City of Indianola ^{[1] [2]} and located two  nautical miles (4  km) northwest of the central business district. ^[1]

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. ^[3] In 2010 the airport received a $88,997 Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grant to rehabilitate the airport beacon and to fund the installation of a water system. ^[2]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned IDL by the FAA ^[1] but has no designation from the IATA. ^{[4] [5]}

History

The airport was opened during World War II, and was designated as Indianola Auxiliary Field and was used as an auxiliary training airfield supporting the Army pilot training school at Greenville Army Airfield. It was turned over for civil use in January 1947. ^[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Indianola Municipal Airport covers an area of 600 acres (243 ha) at an elevation of 126 feet (38 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a concrete surface measuring 7,004 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m). ^[1]

For the 12-month period ending February 8, 2012, the airport had 21,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 58 per day. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine and 14% multi-engine. ^[1]

See also

• World War II portal
• Mississippi portal
• Aviation portal

• Mississippi World War II Army Airfields
• List of airports in Mississippi

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for IDL PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
2. "Poplarville, Hattiesburg among airports receiving grants Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine ." WDAM. March 12, 2010. Retrieved on September 23, 2010.
3. "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
4. "IATA Airport Code Search (IDL)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved August 14, 2013.
5. "Indianola Municipal Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KIDL, FAA: IDL)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
6.  This article incorporates  public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/ .

External links

• Aerial image as of March 1992 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for IDL , effective August 11, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for IDL
  • AirNav airport information for KIDL
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KIDL