Summary
Shelbyville Municipal Airport (ICAO: KGEZ, FAA LID: GEZ) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) northwest of the central business district of Shelbyville, in Shelby County, Indiana, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the city of Shelbyville and is controlled by the mayor and an appointed Board of Commissioners.[2] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Shelbyville Board of Aviation Commissioners | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Shelbyville, Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 803 ft / 245 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°34′59″N 085°48′17″W / 39.58306°N 85.80472°W | ||||||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned GEZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
Facilities and aircraft edit
Shelbyville Municipal Airport covers an area of 550 acres (220 ha) at an elevation of 803 feet (245 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 1/19 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) with an asphalt pavement; 9/27 is 2,671 by 190 feet (814 x 58 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 24,094 aircraft operations, an average of 66 per day: 91% general aviation, 5% military, and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, and 2% jet.[1]
Military use edit
The airport is home of the headquarters of the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GEZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 17 December 2009.
- ^ Shelbyville Aviation Inc. Accessed 25 January 2010.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
- ^ KGEZ – Shelbyville, Indiana – Shelbyville Municipal Airport. Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 25 January 2010.
- ^ "38th Infantry Division - Subordinate Units". Indiana National Guard. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
External links edit
- Aerial photo as of 27 March 1998 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GEZ, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GEZ
- AirNav airport information for KGEZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures