Shelbyville Municipal Airport (Indiana)
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Shelbyville Municipal Airport
| image =
| IATA =
| ICAO = KGEZ
| FAA = GEZ
| type = Public
| owner = Shelbyville Board of Aviation Commissioners
| operator =
| city-served = Shelbyville, Indiana
| location =
| elevation-f = 803
| elevation-m = 245
| coordinates = {{coord|39|34|59|N|085|48|17|W|region:US-IN_type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| pushpin_map = USA Indiana#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Indiana
| pushpin_label = GEZ
| pushpin_label_position = right
| r1-number = 1/19
| r1-length-f = 5,000
| r1-length-m = 1,524
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 9/27
| r2-length-f = 2,671
| r2-length-m = 814
| r2-surface = Turf
| stat-year = 2006
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 24,094
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 60
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=GEZ|use=PU|own=PU|site=05649.1*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 17 December 2009.
}}
Shelbyville Municipal Airport {{airport codes||KGEZ|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. The airport is owned by the city of Shelbyville and is controlled by the mayor and an appointed Board of Commissioners.[http://www.shelbyvilleaviation.com/ Shelbyville Aviation Inc.] Accessed 25 January 2010. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013]
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.[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KGEZ KGEZ – Shelbyville, Indiana – Shelbyville Municipal Airport]. Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 25 January 2010.
Facilities and aircraft
Shelbyville Municipal Airport covers an area of {{convert|550|acre|ha|lk=on}} 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.
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.
Military use
The airport is home of the headquarters of the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard.{{cite web|title=38th Infantry Division - Subordinate Units|url=http://www.in.ng.mil/Organization/38thInfantryDivisionHome/38thIDSubordinateUnits/tabid/1067/Default.aspx|publisher=Indiana National Guard|accessdate=5 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128050629/http://www.in.ng.mil/Organization/38thInfantryDivisionHome/38thIDSubordinateUnits/tabid/1067/Default.aspx|archivedate=28 November 2011}}
See also
References
External links
- [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=39.5831&lon=-85.8048&w=600&h=900&lp=---+None+--- Aerial photo as of 27 March 1998] from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps
- {{FAA-procedures|GEZ}}
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{{Airports in Indiana}}
Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Shelby County, Indiana