Marion Municipal Airport | |
Iata: | MZZ |
Icao: | KMZZ |
Faa: | MZZ |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | City of Marion BOAC |
City-Served: | Marion, Indiana |
Elevation-F: | 859 |
Elevation-M: | 262 |
Coordinates: | 40.49°N -85.6797°W |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Label: | MZZ |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
R1-Number: | 4/22 |
R1-Length-F: | 6,011 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,832 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 15/33 |
R2-Length-F: | 3,456 |
R2-Length-M: | 1,053 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (2019) |
Stat1-Data: | 10,873 |
Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft (2021) |
Stat2-Data: | 40 |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Marion Municipal Airport is located three miles southwest of Marion, in Grant County, Indiana. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
The airport saw commercial airline service by Lake Central Airlines using Douglas DC-3s beginning in 1956. Lake Central merged into Allegheny Airlines in 1968 using Aerospatiale N 262s before service was discontinued in 1970. The airport was then served by small commuter airlines during the 1970s.[3]
The airport covers 506acres at an elevation of 859 feet (262 m). It has two asphalt runways: 4/22 is 6,011 by 100 feet (1,832 x 30 m) and 15/33 is 3,456 by 100 feet (1,053 x 30 m).
In 2019 the airport had 10,873 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per day: 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi and 1% military. In December 2021, there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 34 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 2 jet and 2 helicopter.