Eagle Creek Airpark
| Eagle Creek Airpark | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KEYE – FAA LID: EYE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Indianapolis Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 823 ft / 251 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°49′51″N 086°17′40″W / 39.83083°N 86.29444°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 4,200 | 1,280 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 46,371 | ||
| Based aircraft | 103 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Eagle Creek Airpark (ICAO: KEYE, FAA LID: EYE) is a public use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) west of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and serves as a reliever airport for Indianapolis International Airport.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EYE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Eagle Creek Airpark covers an area of 315 acres (127 ha) at an elevation of 823 feet (251 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 3/21 which measures 4,200 by 75 feet (1,280 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 46,371 aircraft operations, an average of 127 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. At that time there were 103 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 1% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
Eagle Creek Aviation Services, the airport's fixed base operator (FBO) is an authorized service center for Cessna Citation, Cirrus Design and Twin Commander aircraft.[3] ECAS is also one of the eight U.S. service centers for the Embraer Phenom.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for EYE (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-05-07.
- ↑ Great Circle Mapper: KEYE - Indianapolis, Indiana - Eagle Creek Airpark
- ↑ Eagle Creek Aviation Services, the fixed base operator (FBO)
- ↑ Embraer Executive Jets: Service Center Network
External links
- Eagle Creek Airpark, official page from Indianapolis Airport Authority
- Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
- Aerial photo at Airliners.net
- FAA Terminal Procedures for EYE - Eagle Creek Airpark, effective February 6, 2014
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EYE
- AirNav airport information for KEYE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
