05C

Griffith-Merrillville Airport

FAA 05C41.5198°N 87.3995°W634 ft / 193 mSmall airport
On the map

Griffith-Merrillville Airport (FAA: 05C) is a small airport in Griffith, Indiana, United States. It opened in Jan 1962. It has one runway, 4,899 ft (1,493 m) long, asphalt.

Timeline

1 event · 1962–1962
JAN 1962
OpenedGriffith-Merrillville Airport opens.
From Wikidata · FAAEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
08/26080° / 260° · LIT
LENGTH4,899 ft1,493 mWIDTH75 ft23 mSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway4,899 ft1,493 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=7,332of 29,823 · =2,759 North America · =2,265 USElevation634 ft193 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=24,700of 43,341 · =11,881 North America · =9,899 USAgeOpened 19622026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,898of 15,079 · =3,377 North America · =3,299 USRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =2,582 North America · =2,325 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

3 channels
A/DCHICAGO APP/DEP133.100
RDOTERRE HAUTE RDO123.650
UNICCTAF/UNICOM123.000