Elwood Airport Explained

Elwood Airport
Faa:3I1
Type:Public
Owner:Ann Brewer
City-Served:Elwood, Indiana
Elevation-F:866
Elevation-M:264
Coordinates:40.2528°N -85.8333°W
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:2,243
R1-Length-M:684
R1-Surface:Turf
R2-Number:18/36
R2-Length-F:2,076
R2-Length-M:633
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2005
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:2,604
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Elwood Airport was a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Elwood, in Madison County, Indiana, United States. The airfield closed on September 1, 2008.

Facilities and aircraft

Elwood Airport covers an area of 74acres at an elevation of 866 feet (264 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: 9/27 measures 2,243 by 300 feet (684 x 91 m) and 18/36 is 2,076 by 300 feet (633 x 91 m). For the 12-month period ending August 23, 2005, the airport had 2,604 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 217 per month.

Airport Restaurant

The Airport restaurant is still open at the airfield, but holds the (Unofficial) record for the World's First Fly-In Drive In

References

  1. , effective 2009-05-07.

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