Delaware County Regional Airport

Delaware County Regional Airport[1][2] (IATA: MIE[3], ICAO: KMIE, FAA LID: MIE) is in Delaware County, Indiana[1] three miles northwest of Muncie.[1] Owned by the Delaware County Airport Authority,[1] it was formerly Delaware County Airport and Johnson Field.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Delaware County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDelaware County Airport Authority
ServesMuncie, Indiana
Elevation AMSL937 ft / 286 m
Coordinates40°14′33″N 085°23′45″W
Map
MIE
Location of airport in Indiana/United States
MIE
MIE (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
2/20 5,198 1,584 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations23,644
Based aircraft22

Facilities

The airport covers 963 acres (390 ha) at an elevation of 937 feet (286 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 2/20 is 5,198 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m).[1]

In 2010 the airport had 23,644 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military, 2% air taxi, and 0% airline. It was home base to 22 aircraft: 86.5% single-engine, 4.5% multi-engine, 4.5% jet, and 4.5% helicopter.[1]

Scheduled airlines

Airline flights started in 1958—Lake Central DC-3s. In 1981 Allegheny Commuter flew to Chicago-O'Hare and Indianapolis.[5][6] By 1985 flights to Chicago were on Britt Airways[7] and Indianapolis flights had ended. Great Lakes Airlines operated flights to and from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in the 1990s.

Businesses

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for MIE (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "Delaware County Regional Airport" (PDF). Small Community Air Service Development Program. August 2010.
  3. "IATA Airport Code Search (MIE: Delaware County)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  4. "KMIE – Delaware County Airport (Johnson Field)". FAA data republished by AirNav. Effective February 11, 2010. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. Airlines and Aircraft Serving Chicago O'Hare Effective April 1, 1981, Departed Flights, Retrieved 2014-08-29
  6. Airlines and Aircraft Serving Indianapolis Effective April 1, 1981, Departed Flights, Retrieved 2014-08-29
  7. Airlines and Aircraft Serving Chicago O'Hare Effective February 15, 1985, Departed Flights, Retrieved 2014-08-29
  8. "Muncie Aviation Company". Official site. Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.


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