Porter County Municipal Airport

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Porter County Municipal Airport
IATA: VPZ – ICAO: KVPZ – FAA: VPZ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Porter County Municipal Airport Authority
Location		Valparaiso, Indiana
Elevation AMSL		771 ft / 235 m
Coordinates		41°27′14″N 087°00′25″W / 41.45389, -87.00694
Website		www.VPZ.org
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
9/27	7,000	2,134	Asphalt
18/36	4,000	1,219	Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Porter County Municipal Airport (IATA: VPZ, ICAO: KVPZ, FAA LID: VPZ) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of the central business district of Valparaiso, a city in Porter County, Indiana, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Porter County Municipal Airport Authority.^[1]

[edit] Facilities

Porter County Municipal Airport covers an area of 718 acres (291 ha) which contains two runways:

• Runway 9/27: 7,000 x 150 ft. (2,134 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 18/36: 4,000 x 75 ft. (1,219 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} FAA Airport Master Record for VPZ (Form 5010 PDF)

[edit] External links

• Porter County Municipal Airport (official site)
• Aerial photo 1 from Indiana Department of Transportation
• Aerial photo 2 from Indiana Department of Transportation
• Porter County Municipal Airport at WikiMapia
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KVPZ
  • ASN accident history for VPZ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KVPZ