- Indianapolis Regional Airport
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Coordinates: 39°50′37″N 085°53′49″W / 39.84361°N 85.89694°W
Indianapolis Regional Airport (a.k.a Mount Comfort Airport) IATA: none – ICAO: KMQJ – FAA LID: MQJ Summary Airport type Public Owner Indianapolis Airport Authority Serves Indianapolis, Indiana Location Greenfield / McCordsville Elevation AMSL 862 ft / 263 m Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 5,500 1,676 Concrete 16/34 3,901 1,189 Concrete Statistics (2006) Aircraft operations 44,026 Based aircraft 139 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Indianapolis Regional Airport (formerly named Mount Comfort Airport) (ICAO: KMQJ, FAA LID: MQJ) is a public airport located 8 miles (13 km) northwest[2] of Greenfield and 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest[3] of McCordsville, in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. Also located 12 miles (19 km) east of the central business district of Indianapolis, it is owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and serves as a reliever airport for Indianapolis International Airport.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Indianapolis Regional Airport is assigned MQJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
The airport is home to the Indianapolis Air Show.
Facilities and aircraft
Indianapolis Regional Airport covers an area of 1,805 acres (730 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 7/25 at 5,500 feet (1,700 m) x 100 feet (30 m) and 16/34 measuring 3,901 feet (1,189 m) x 75 feet (23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 25, 2006, the airport had 44,026 aircraft operations, an average of 120 per day: 84% general aviation, 16% air taxi and <1% military. There are 139 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1% helicopter and 1% glider.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MQJ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Distance from Greenfield to KMQJ as calculated by Great Circle Mapper
- ^ Distance from McCordsville to KMQJ as calculated by Great Circle Mapper
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KMQJ - Indianapolis, Indiana - Mount Comfort Airport
External links
- Mount Comfort Airport, official page from Indianapolis Airport Authority
- Indy Jet, the fixed base operator (FBO)
- Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MQJ, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for MQJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for MQJ
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