Mettel Field Explained

Mettel Field
Iata:CEV
Icao:KCEV
Faa:CEV
Type:Public
Owner:Connersville BOAC
City-Served:Connersville, Indiana
Elevation-F:866
Coordinates:39.6983°N -85.1311°W
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label:CEV
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:6,503
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:4/22
R2-Length-F:2,601
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:8,772
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:9
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Mettel Field is a public airport three miles north of Connersville, in Fayette County, Indiana. It is owned by the Connersville Board of Aviation Commissioners. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

For a short time circa 1951 Lake Central scheduled Bonanzas to Mettel.

Facilities

Mettel Field covers 444 acres (180 ha) at an elevation of 866 feet (264 m). It has two runways: 18/36 is 6,503 by 100 feet (1,982 x 30 m) asphalt and 4/22 is 2,601 by 100 feet (793 x 30 m) turf.

In 2009 the airport had 8,772 aircraft operations, average 24 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and <1% military. Nine aircraft were then based at this airport: 78% single-engine and 22% multi-engine.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.

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