Pope Field (Indiana) Explained

Pope Field
Iata:GFD
Icao:KGFD
Faa:GFD
Type:Public use
Owner:Pope Airport Inc.
City-Served:Greenfield, Indiana
Elevation-F:895
Coordinates:39.7903°N -85.7361°W
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:160
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Indiana
Pushpin Label:GFD
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:2,165
R1-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:4,111
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:14
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Pope Field is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Greenfield, in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. It is privately owned by Pope Airport Inc.

Facilities and aircraft

Pope Field covers an area of 42 acres (17 ha) at an elevation of 895 feet (273 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a turf surface measuring 2,165 by 150 feet (660 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 4,111 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 50% single-engine and 50% ultralight.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.