Wheeler Airport

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FAA: IG05

Location

Latitude: 
 41-11-23.1480N (41.189763)
Longitude: 
 086-36-25.0410W (-86.606956)
Elevation: 
 720.0 feet MSL (219 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 4.8 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. S of Knox, Indiana
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
ERIC HOWARD
7735 S HWY 35
KNOX, IN 46534
(765) 461-7100		 JAMES F. WHEELER
7735 S US HWY 35
KNOX, IN 46534
219-772-2882

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 02/1967
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-DUSK
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1720 feet (524 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  2
Ultralights:  1

Annual Operations (as of 11/30/1994)

Total Operations:  537
GA Local:  512 95.3%
GA Itinerant:  25 4.7%

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 219
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Terre Haute(HUF)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near IG05

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    8.8 Starke County Airport
    (KOXI OXI)    		 342 347 100LL, Jet A+
    17.4 Plymouth Municipal Airport
    (PLY C65)    		 52 57 100LL, Jet A
    17.8 Flying U Ranch Airport
    (IN41)    		 332 337 100LL
    20.6 Fulton County Airport
    (RCR KRCR RCR)    		 111 116 100LL, Jet A
    24.0 Porter County Regional Airport
    (VPZ KVPZ VPZ)    		 311 316 100LL, Jet A
    24.7 Mentone Airport
    (C92)    		 95 100 100LL
    29.8 Jasper County Airport
    (RNZ KRZL RZL)    		 241 245 100LL, Jet A+
    30.6 Logansport/Cass County Airport
    (KGGP GGP)    		 159 164 100LL, Jet A
    32.3 Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field Airport
    (MGC KMGC MGC)    		 342 347 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, UL94
    33.7 South Bend International Airport
    (SBN KSBN SBN)    		 22 27 100LL, Jet A
    33.9 Nappanee Municipal Airport
    (C03)    		 62 67 100LL
    35.0 Warsaw Municipal Airport
    (KASW ASW)    		 81 86 100LL, Jet A
    36.8 Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
    (3HO)    		 306 310 100LL
    39.1 Delphi Municipal Airport
    (1I9)    		 184 189 100LL
    40.7 Lowell Airport
    (C97)    		 273 277 100LL
    40.8 Griffith-Merrillville Airport
    (05C)    		 299 303 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    41.8 Goshen Municipal Airport
    (GSH KGSH GSH)    		 60 66 100LL, Jet A
    41.8 Elkhart Municipal Airport
    (EKI KEKM EKM)    		 40 45 100LL, Jet A
    42.4 Jerry Tyler Meml Airport
    (NLE 3TR)    		 23 28 100LL
    44.5 Gary/Chicago International Airport
    (GYY KGYY GYY)    		 305 309 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 PRIOR TO LNDG DURG SPRING & WINTER MONTHS CALL 765-461-7100 FOR RY CONDS.
    A110-3 TREES IN APCH AREA TO RY 08.
    A110-4 FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
    A17 OR PRIOR REQ.
    A42-08 08/26 THLDS MARKED WITH ORANGE CONES.
    A57-08 APCH RATIO 29:1 OVER RD 380 FT FM DSPLCD THR.
    A57-26 APCH RATIO 38:1 OVER RD 500 FT FM DSPLCD THR.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 08/26
    Longest Runway: 08/26 is 2600 ft (792 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    IG05 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 08/26  2600 ft x 100 ft (792 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf/Gravel - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 08

    Runway 26
    Elevation: 
    		 720.0 720.0
    Latitude: 
    		 41-11-20.9100N 41-11-25.3700N
    Longitude: 
    		 086-36-41.7800W 086-36-08.2900W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 ROAD ROAD
    Object Height: 
    		 5 5
    Distance from End: 
    		 0 0
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 0 ft. left and right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
    REIL: 
    		 No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 580 430
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 41-11-21.9052N 41-11-24.6326N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 086-36-34.3092W 086-36-13.8288W

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 Yes
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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