Mettel Field
Airport
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Mettel Field (IATA: CEV[2], ICAO: KCEV, FAA LID: CEV) is a public airport three miles north of Connersville, in Fayette County, Indiana. It is owned by the Connersville Board of Aviation Commissioners.[1] 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 | Connersville BOAC | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Connersville, Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 866 ft / 264 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°41′54″N 085°07′52″W | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
For a short time circa 1951 Lake Central scheduled Bonanzas to Mettel.
Facilities
Mettel Field covers 444 acres (180 ha) at an elevation of 866 feet (264 m). It has two runways: 18/36 is 6,503 by 100 feet (1,982 x 30 m) asphalt and 4/22 is 2,601 by 100 feet (793 x 30 m) turf.[1]
In 2009 the airport had 8,772 aircraft operations, average 24 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and <1% military. Nine aircraft were then based at this airport: 78% single-engine and 22% multi-engine.[1]