Grissom Aeroplex
Grissom Aeroplex Grissom Air Reserve Base | |||||||||||
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AMSL 812 ft / 247 m | | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′53″N 086°09′08″W / 40.64806°N 86.15222°W | ||||||||||
| Website | MiamiCountyEDA.com | ||||||||||
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Grissom Aeroplex (
Grissom Air Force Base, which was realigned as part of the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission
process.
Grissom Aeroplex consists of 850+ acres and existing buildings under control of Miami County Economic Development Authority. It opened as a general aviation airport on 1 March 2008 with no commercial airline service scheduled. Miami County Aviation serves as the fixed-base operator for the civilian airport operations.[2][3]
Facilities
Grissom has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 12,501 by 200 feet (3,810 x 61 m).[1]
The two large aircraft aprons on the South of the approach end of runway 23 have been permanently deactivated and are used for
American autocross
racing.
See also
- Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport – public use airport in Lawrence County near Bedford, Indiana
- List of airports in Indiana
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
- ^ "About Grissom Aeroplex". Miami County Economic Development Authority.
- ^ de la Bastide, Ken (13 February 2008). "Grissom now a general aviation airport: Facility will offer civilian operations effective March 1". Kokomo Tribune.
External links
- FAA Airport Diagram for Grissom ARB (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Grissom ARB, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GUS
- AirNav airport information for KGUS
- ASN accident history for GUS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures