Elwood Airport

Elwood Airport (FAA LID: 3I1) was a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Elwood, in Madison County, Indiana, United States.[1] The airfield closed on September 1, 2008.

Elwood Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAnn Brewer
ServesElwood, Indiana
Elevation AMSL866 ft / 264 m
Coordinates40°15′10.1″N 085°49′59.9″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,243 684 Turf
18/36 2,076 633 Turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations2,604

Facilities and aircraft

Elwood Airport covers an area of 74 acres (30 ha) at an elevation of 866 feet (264 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: 9/27 measures 2,243 by 300 feet (684 x 91 m) and 18/36 is 2,076 by 300 feet (633 x 91 m). For the 12-month period ending August 23, 2005, the airport had 2,604 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 217 per month.[1]

Airport Restaurant

The Airport restaurant is still open at the airfield, but holds the (Unofficial) record for the World's First Fly-In Drive In

References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3I1 PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
  • Aeronautical chart and airport information for 3I1 at SkyVector
  • "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northern Indiana". airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
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