Monroe County Airport (Indiana)

Monroe County Airport
IATA: BMG – ICAO: KBMG – FAA LID: BMG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Monroe County
Location		Bloomington, Indiana
Elevation AMSL		846 ft / 258 m
Coordinates		39°08′46″N 086°37′00″W / 39.14611°N 86.6166667°W / 39.14611; -86.6166667
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	6,500	1,981	Asphalt
6/24	3,798	1,158	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			51,177
Based aircraft			101
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

FAA diagram of Monroe County Airport (BMG)

Monroe County Airport (IATA: BMG, ICAO: KBMG, FAA LID: BMG) is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Bloomington, a city in Monroe County, Indiana, United States.^[1] Commercial service has been available at different points in the airport's history but as of today and for the foreseeable future, no scheduled service is available.

Facilities and aircraft

Monroe County Airport covers an area of 1,035 acres (419 ha) at an elevation of 845 feet (258 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 6/24 is 3,798 by 100 feet (1,158 x 30 m).^[1]

As constructed, the original runway was 5,200 feet (1,585 m) but was later lengthened to 6,500 feet (1,981 m) permitting the operation of Boeing 727 aircraft. In 1995, the aircraft parking ramp was completely replaced allowing for the handling of larger planes. 13 hangars were added at this time as well. Fixed Base Operator (FBO) services and car rentals are available. There are two FBOs at the airport: Cook Aviation (owned by Cook Group) and BMG Aviation.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 51,177 aircraft operations, an average of 140 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi, 1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 101 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 5% jet, 3% helicopter and 1% ultralight.^[1]

Accidents and incidents

• On 19 October 1985, Vickers Viscount N923RC of Ray Charles Enterprises was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway on landing.^[2]
• On 21 April 2006, at about 23:45 a Cessna 206 N120HS was destroyed on impact while on an instrument approach to runway 35. The flight originated from the Purdue University Airport(LAF), near Lafayette, Indiana, about 2245. The pilot and four passengers all sustained fatal injures in the accident. All five people killed in the accident were Indiana University music students.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for BMG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
2. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19851019-0. Retrieved 8 October 2009. 

External links

• Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
• FAA Terminal Procedures for BMG, effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KBMG
  • ASN accident history for BMG
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KBMG