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05C Griffith-Merrillville Airport
Griffith, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 05C
Lat/Long: 41-31-11.4276N / 087-23-58.2287W
41-31.190460N / 087-23.970478W
41.5198410 / -87.3995080
(estimated)
Elevation: 634 ft. / 193.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2000)
From city: 2 miles E of GRIFFITH, IN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 46319

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1962
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-2000
UNATTENDED NEW YEARS DAY, EASTER, THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, REIL RYS 08 & 26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
CHICAGO APPROACH: 133.1
CHICAGO DEPARTURE: 133.1
WX AWOS-3 at GYY (6 nm N): 134.575 (219-944-0010)
WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (6 nm W): 119.275 (708-895-9526)
WX ASOS at VPZ (18 nm E): 125.875 (219-531-1770)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY TERRE HAUTE RADIO ON FREQ 123.65 ( CROWNPOINT RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CGTr084/7.8CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
EONr048/23.2PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
IKKr037/33.6KANKAKEE VOR/DME111.6000E
OXIr289/35.8KNOX VOR/DME115.6000E
ORDr139/36.1CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME113.9002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LA PORTE276/28.335603WIUL .. ..- .-..
MICHIGAN CITY248/28.520301WMGC -- --. -.-.
RENSSELAER346/35.836202WRZL .-. --.. .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4899 x 75 ft. / 1493 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 41-31.120552N41-31.260132N
Longitude: 087-24.499353W087-23.442160W
Elevation: 634.0 ft.632.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 083 magnetic, 080 true263 magnetic, 260 true
Displaced threshold: no1120 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. bldg, 425 ft. from runway, 26 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear50 ft. trees, lighted, 360 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
CLNC SLOPE TO DISP THLD 32:1

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GRIFFITH AVIATION INC
1705 E. MAIN ST.
GRIFFITH, IN 46319
Phone 219-924-0207
Manager: CRAIG ANDERSON
1705 E. MAIN ST.
GRIFFITH, IN 46319
Phone 219-924-0207

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 72
Single engine airplanes: 48
Multi engine airplanes: 18
Helicopters: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 92/day *
86% transient general aviation
13% local general aviation
1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GOSHEN FIVE   download (240KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (156KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (155KB)
VOR RWY 08   download (179KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (164KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (6 nm N)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (6 nm W)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (6 nm E)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (15 nm SW)
C97 - Lowell Airport (18 nm S)
KVPZ - Porter County Regional Airport (18 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0412:04
Sunset18:0723:07
Evening civil twilight18:3523:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 14:41:17
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 09:41:17
 
METAR
KGYY 
6nm N 
161345Z 22007KT 20SM OVC024 10/06 A2990
KIGQ 
6nm W 
161355Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM BKN020 OVC026 10/06 A2990 RMK AO2 T00970060
KVPZ 
18nm E 
161353Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM OVC018 07/06 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00720061 TSNO
4IS3 
19nm NW 
SuperAWOS
151455Z AUTO 10SM A2998
TAF
KGYY 
6nm N 
161412Z 1614/1712 22008KT P6SM OVC024 FM161700 25011G17KT P6SM OVC018 FM162300 28012G17KT P6SM OVC025 FM170200 25006KT P6SM BKN025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Griffith Aviation, Inc. 219-924-0207
toll-free 1-800-247-7070
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, ...

More info about Griffith Aviation, Inc.
independent
100LL Jet A
FS $5.67 $5.04 
 Updated 15-Oct-2013
 
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FS=Full service
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Mi Tierra 219-922-3633
no information available

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Griffith-Merrillville Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Griffith-Merrillville Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into 05C have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HILTON GARDEN INN MERRILLVILLE 5.3 135-160
ECONO LODGE MERRILLVILLE 4.3 45-59
 

Other hotels near Griffith-Merrillville Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN NORTHWEST INDIANA 3.7 90-100
HOME TOWNE LODGE HAMMOND 3.8 50-59
BEST WESTERN CROSSROADS INN 4.3 81-110
COMFORT INN HOBART 4.4 90-91
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES SCHERERVILLE 4.4 129-139
COMFORT INN SCHERERVILLE 4.4 84-85
HOMETOWN INN AND SUITES 4.6 
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT MERRILLVILLE 4.8 140-210
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT CHICAGO SOUTHEAST HAMMOND 4.9 170-171
RADISSON HOTEL AT STAR PLAZA 4.9 127-150
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT CHICAGO SOUTHEAST/HAMMOND 4.9 160-180
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT MERRILLVILLE 4.9 140-145
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT CHICAGO SOUTHEAST/HAMMOND 5.0 140-141
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT MERRILLVILLE 5.2 110-120
RED ROOF INN MERRILLVILLE 5.2 55-65
HAMPTON INN MERRILLVILLE 5.3 105-129
INN OF HAMMOND 5.3 109-110
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MERRILLVILLE 5.3 109-180
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, MERRILLVILLE, IN 5.3 93-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Griffith-Merrillville Airport

18 in Merrillville
9 in Hammond
8 in Lansing, IL
1 in East Chicago
1 in Cedar Lake
1 in Calumet City, IL
1 in South Holland, IL
6 in Portage
3 in Harvey, IL
3 in Matteson, IL
1 in Calumet Park, IL
8 in Valparaiso
5 in Chesterton
4 in Monee, IL
 

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www.griffithairport.com
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