Delaware County Regional Airport
Airport in Indiana, United States of America
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Delaware County Regional Airport[1][2] (IATA: MIE[3], ICAO: KMIE, FAA LID: MIE) is in Hamilton Township,[4] Delaware County, Indiana[1] 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Muncie.[1] Owned by the Delaware County Airport Authority,[1] it was formerly Delaware County Airport and Johnson Field.[5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Delaware County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Muncie, Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 937 ft (286 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°14′33″N 085°23′45″W | ||||||||||||||
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  MIE Location of airport in Indiana/United States  MIE MIE (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Facilities
The airport covers 963 acres (390 ha) at an elevation of 937 feet (286 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 3/21 is 5,198 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m).[1]
In 2010 the airport had 23,644 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military, 2% air taxi, and 0% airline. It was home base to 22 aircraft: 86.5% single-engine, 4.5% multi-engine, 4.5% jet, and 4.5% helicopter.[1]
Scheduled airlines
Airline flights started in 1958—Lake Central DC-3s. In 1981 Allegheny Commuter flew to Chicago-O'Hare and Indianapolis.[6][7] By 1985 flights to Chicago were on Britt Airways[8] and Indianapolis flights had ended. Great Lakes Airlines operated flights to and from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in the 1990s.
Businesses
- Muncie Aviation Company, the fixed-base operator (FBO).[9]