# Wheeler Airport (IG05)

**Wheeler Airport** (FAA: IG05) is a small airport in Knox, Indiana, United States. It opened in Feb 1967. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ig05

## At a glance

- FAA: IG05
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Knox, Indiana, United States
- Opened: Feb 1967
- Elevation: 720 ft / 220 m
- Coordinates: 41.1898, -86.6070
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Indiana/Knox
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14688908
- Weather station: KOXI
- Ident: IG05

## Timeline

- Feb 1967: Wheeler Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 720 ft / 220 m | =22,995 of 43,403 | =10,913 in North America | =9,012 in US |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =4,072 in North America | =3,985 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [IN69](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1198.md) Blackmon Field · 3.3 mi / 5.2 km
- [IN86](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in86.md) Wilson Airport · 6.4 mi / 10 km
- [1II5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ii5.md) Van De Mark Airport · 6.7 mi / 11 km
- [KRWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krwn.md) Arens Field · 6.7 mi / 11 km
- [II79](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ii79.md) Sommers Airport · 9.9 mi / 16 km
- [IN54](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in54.md) I & C Field · 9.9 mi / 16 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ig05/data