Shelbyville Municipal Airport (Indiana)

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]

Shelbyville Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerShelbyville Board of Aviation Commissioners
ServesShelbyville, Indiana
Elevation AMSL803 ft / 245 m
Coordinates39°34′59″N 085°48′17″W
Map
GEZ
Location of airport in Indiana/United States
GEZ
GEZ (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
9/27 2,671 814 Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations24,094
Based aircraft60

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

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

The airport is home of the headquarters of the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard.[5]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for GEZ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 17 December 2009.
  2. Shelbyville Aviation Inc. Accessed 25 January 2010.
  3. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013
  4. KGEZ – Shelbyville, Indiana – Shelbyville Municipal Airport. Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 25 January 2010.
  5. "38th Infantry Division - Subordinate Units". Indiana National Guard. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2011.


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