- Source: Griffith-Merrillville Airport
Griffith-Merrillville Airport (FAA LID: 05C) is a public-use airport two miles east of Griffith, in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Until 2023, it was privately owned by Griffith Aviation, Inc. until 2023.
Facilities
The airport covers 122 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 634 feet (193 m). Its runway, 8/26, is 4,900 by 75 feet (1,494 x 23 m) asphalt. The runway has VOR/DME, GPS Instrument Approaches and Pilot Controlled Lighting.
Airport services include a fixed-base operator (FBO) and flight school from Griffith Aviation, full service maintenance from Great Northern and custom engine overhauls from G & N Aircraft. Both 100LL gas and Jet A fuel are available.
In the year ending August 23, 2006 the airport had 33,699 aircraft operations, average 92 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. In 2015, 71 aircraft were based at the airport: 48 single-engine, 15 multi-engine, 1 jet and 7 helicopters.
In December 2023, it was announced that The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority had acquired the airport previously owned by Griffith Aviation for $1.8 million.
See also
List of airports in Indiana
References
External links
Griffith-Merrillville Airport, official site
Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
Aerial photo as of 12 April 1998 Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for Griffith-Merrillville (05C), effective November 28, 2024
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for 05C
AirNav airport information for 05C
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for 05C