Elkhart Municipal Airport

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Elkhart Municipal Airport


Aerial view of Elkhart Municipal Airport, facing Northwest
IATA: EKI – ICAO: KEKM – FAA: EKM
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Elkhart
Location Elkhart, Indiana
Elevation AMSL 778 ft / 237 m
Coordinates 41°43′10″N 086°00′12″W / 41.71944, -86.00333
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
18/36 4,000 1,220 Asphalt
8/26 2,500 762 Turf
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Elkhart Municipal Airport (IATA: EKI, ICAO: KEKM, FAA LID: EKM) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Elkhart, a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. This airport is publicly owned by City of Elkhart.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Elkhart Municipal Airport is assigned EKM by the FAA and EKI by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KEKM.[2]

Contents

[edit] Facilities

Elkhart Municipal Airport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) which contains three runways:[1]

  • Runway 9/27: 6,500 x 120 ft. (1,981 x 37 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 18/36: 4,000 x 75 ft. (1,220 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 8/26: 2,500 x 100 ft. (762 x 30 m), Surface: Turf

[edit] Former airlines and destinations

  • Air Wisconsin - Operated in the 1970s through the 1980s. (Battle Creek, Chicago-O'Hare, Fort Wayne)[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for EKM (Form 5010 PDF)
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: EKI / KEKM - Elkhart, Indiana
  3. ^ "Air Wisconsin", Archive.com: The Museum of Commercial Aviation. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 

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