New Century AirCenter

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New Century AirCenter
IATA: JCI - ICAO: KIXD - FAA: IXD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Johnson County Airport Commission
Serves		Gardner, Kansas
Elevation AMSL		1,087 ft (331.3 m)
Coordinates		38°49′51″N, 94°53′25″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
18/36	7,339	2,237	Asphalt
4/22	5,130	1,564	Asphalt

New Century AirCenter (IATA: JCI, ICAO: KIXD, FAA LID: IXD), formerly known as Johnson County Industrial Airport, is a general aviation airport located four miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Olathe, a city in Johnson County, Kansas, USA.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, New Century AirCenter is assigned IXD by the FAA and JCI by the IATA (which assigned IXD to Bamrauli Airport in Allahabad, India^[1]).

Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 References 3.1 Notes 4 External links

[edit] History

Originally constructed as a Naval Air Station in the early 1940s, the airport was acquired by Johnson County in 1973 and renamed Johnson County Industrial Airport. In 1995 the name was changed to New Century AirCenter.

[edit] Facilities

New Century AirCenter covers 2,600 acres and has two runways:

• Runway 18/36: 7,339 x 150 ft. (2,237 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 4/22: 5,130 x 100 ft. (1,564 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] References

• Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
• New Century AirCenter (Johnson County web site)
• JCI (Great Circle Airport Data)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ IXD (Great Circle Airport Data)

[edit] External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KIXD
  • ASN Accident history for KIXD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KIXD