# Griffith-Merrillville Airport (05C)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k05c

## At a glance

- FAA: 05C
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Griffith, Indiana, United States
- Opened: Jan 1962
- Elevation: 634 ft / 193 m
- Coordinates: 41.5198, -87.3995
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,899 ft / 1,493 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 2 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.griffithairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith-Merrillville_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10853744
- Weather station: KGYY
- Ident: K05C

## Timeline

- Jan 1962: Griffith-Merrillville Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 4,899 ft / 1,493 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 080° / 260° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,899 ft / 1,493 m | =7,335 of 29,858 | =2,759 in North America | =2,265 in US |
| Elevation | 634 ft / 193 m | =24,726 of 43,403 | =11,884 in North America | =9,901 in US |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =3,377 in North America | =3,299 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CHICAGO APP/DEP | 133.100 |
| RDO | TERRE HAUTE RDO | 123.650 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

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- [IN16](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8028.md) Crown Point Airfield · 6.9 mi / 11 km
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- [0II8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0ii8.md) Sutton's Field · 14 mi / 23 km
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## 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/k05c/data