Gaerte Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-20-57.5333N (41.349315)
Longitude: 
 085-16-03.5551W (-85.267654)
Elevation: 
 968.0 feet MSL (295 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 5.8 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. SW of Avilla, Indiana
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
TONY & LARA GAERTE
8038 E BASELINE ROAD
AVILLA, IN 46710
260-602-6293		 TONY & LARA GAERTE
8038 E BASELINE ROAD
AVILLA, IN 46710
260-602-6293

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/2024
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1968 feet (600 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 42IN

    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
    7.4 Kendallville Municipal Airport
    (C62)    		 2 8 100LL, Jet A
    9.7 Auburn/Dekalb Exec Airport
    (KGWB GWB)    		 105 111 100LL, Jet A+
    13.4 Smith Field Airport
    (SMD KSMD SMD)    		 157 163 100LL, Jet A
    19.3 Tri-State Steuben County Airport
    (ANQ KANQ ANQ)    		 25 31 100LL, Jet A
    22.5 Fort Wayne International Airport
    (FWA KFWA FWA)    		 171 177 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    26.0 Goshen Municipal Airport
    (GSH KGSH GSH)    		 294 300 100LL, Jet A
    26.2 Warsaw Municipal Airport
    (KASW ASW)    		 260 265 100LL, Jet A
    28.9 Kirsch Municipal Airport
    (IRS KIRS IRS)    		 344 350 100LL, Jet A+
    30.6 Nappanee Municipal Airport
    (C03)    		 281 286 100LL
    31.0 Huntington Municipal Airport
    (KHHG HHG)    		 196 202 100LL, Jet A
    35.0 Williams County Airport
    (0G6)    		 78 84 100LL, Jet A+
    37.8 Defiance Meml Airport
    (DFI KDFI DFI)    		 90 96 100LL, Jet A+
    37.8 Mentone Airport
    (C92)    		 251 256 100LL
    38.0 Miller Airport
    (C40)    		 178 184 100LL
    39.4 Three Rivers Municipal/Dr Haines Airport
    (HAI KHAI HAI)    		 338 344 100LL, Jet A
    39.8 Elkhart Municipal Airport
    (EKI KEKM EKM)    		 304 309 100LL, Jet A
    41.7 Van Wert County Airport
    (KVNW VNW)    		 134 140 100LL, Jet A+
    42.7 Wabash Municipal Airport
    (KIWH IWH)    		 214 219 100LL, Jet A
    44.6 Fulton County Airport
    (RCR KRCR RCR)    		 247 252 100LL, Jet A
    45.9 Hillsdale Municipal Airport
    (KJYM JYM)    		 41 47 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A14 LARAGAERTE@GMAIL.COM

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 05/23
    Longest Runway: 05/23 is 1700 ft (518 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    42IN Airport Runway Details

    Runway 05/23  1700 ft x 100 ft (518 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 11/13/2024
    Surface:  Turf - Aggregate friction seal coat

    Runway 05

    Runway 23
    Elevation: 
    		 968.0 968.0
    Latitude: 
    		 41-20-51.1503N 41-21-03.9162N
    Longitude: 
    		 085-16-10.7988W 085-15-56.3114W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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