Delaware County Regional Airport Explained

Delaware County Regional Airport
Iata:MIE
Icao:KMIE
Faa:MIE
Type:Public
Owner:Delaware County Airport Authority
City-Served:Muncie, Indiana
Elevation-F:937
Coordinates:40.2425°N -85.3958°W
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Indiana/United States
Pushpin Label:MIE
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:6,500
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:3/21
R2-Length-F:5,198
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:23,644
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:22
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Delaware County Regional Airport[2] is in Delaware County, Indiana three miles northwest of Muncie. Owned by the Delaware County Airport Authority, it was formerly Delaware County Airport and Johnson Field.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities

The airport covers 963 acres (390 ha) at an elevation of 937 feet (286 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 3/21 is 5,198 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m).

In 2010 the airport had 23,644 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military, 2% air taxi, and 0% airline. It was home base to 22 aircraft: 86.5% single-engine, 4.5% multi-engine, 4.5% jet, and 4.5% helicopter.

Scheduled airlines

Airline flights started in 1958—Lake Central DC-3s. In 1981 Allegheny Commuter flew to Chicago-O'Hare and Indianapolis.[4] [5] By 1985 flights to Chicago were on Britt Airways[6] and Indianapolis flights had ended. Great Lakes Airlines operated flights to and from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in the 1990s.

Businesses

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: Delaware County Regional Airport . Small Community Air Service Development Program . August 2010 .
  3. Web site: KMIE  - Delaware County Airport (Johnson Field) . FAA data republished by AirNav . February 11, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100407150649/http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMIE . April 7, 2010 .
  4. http://www.departedflights.com/ORD81intro.html Airlines and Aircraft Serving Chicago O'Hare Effective April 1, 1981
  5. http://www.departedflights.com/IND81intro.html Airlines and Aircraft Serving Indianapolis Effective April 1, 1981
  6. http://www.departedflights.com/ORD85intro.html Airlines and Aircraft Serving Chicago O'Hare Effective February 15, 1985
  7. Web site: Muncie Aviation Company . Official site . August 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130908045217/http://muncieaviation.com/about . September 8, 2013 . dead .

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