Grissom Aeroplex (IATA: GUS, ICAO: KGUS, FAA LID: GUS) is a public/military airport in Miami and Cass counties, near Peru, Indiana. The airport is also located 11 miles (18 km) north of the city of Kokomo. It is the civil redevelopment of the former Grissom Air Force Base, which was realigned as part of the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission process.
Grissom Aeroplex Grissom Air Reserve Base | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Miami County Economic Development Authority | ||||||||||
| Operator | Montgomery Aviation | ||||||||||
| Location | Peru, Indiana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 812 ft / 247 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°38′53″N 086°09′08″W / 40.64806°N 86.15222°W | ||||||||||
| Website | MiamiCountyEDA.com | ||||||||||
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Grissom Aeroplex consists of 850 acres and existing buildings under control of Miami County Economic Development Authority. It opened as a general aviation airport on 1 March 2008 with no commercial airline service scheduled. Miami County Aviation serves as the fixed-base operator for the civilian airport operations.[2][3]
Facilities
editGrissom has one runway designated 05/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 12,501 by 200 feet (3,810 x 61 m).[1]
The two large aircraft aprons on the South of the approach end of runway 23 have been permanently deactivated and are used for semi-trailer storage and American autocross racing.
See also
edit- Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport – public use airport in Lawrence County near Bedford, Indiana
- List of airports in Indiana
References
edit- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for GUS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
- ^ "About Grissom Aeroplex". Miami County Economic Development Authority.
- ^ de la Bastide, Ken (13 February 2008). "Grissom now a general aviation airport: Facility will offer civilian operations effective March 1". Kokomo Tribune.
External links
edit- FAA Airport Diagram for Grissom ARB (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Grissom ARB, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GUS
- AirNav airport information for KGUS
- ASN accident history for GUS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures