# Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS / KGUS)

**Grissom Air Reserve Base** (IATA: GUS, ICAO: KGUS) is a medium airport in Peru, Indiana, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has one runway, 12,501 ft (3,810 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GUS / KGUS
- FAA: GUS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Peru, Indiana, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 811 ft / 247 m
- Coordinates: 40.6481, -86.1521
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 12,501 ft / 3,810 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Website: http://www.miamicountyeda.com/grissom-aeroplex/about-grissom-aeroplex.php
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grissom_Aeroplex (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5609666
- Weather station: KGUS
- Ident: KGUS

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: Grissom Air Reserve Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 12,501 ft / 3,810 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 044° / 224° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00470AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,501 ft / 3,810 m | #196 of 29,858 | #56 in North America | #46 in US |
| Elevation | 811 ft / 247 m | =21,177 of 43,403 | =9,897 in North America | =8,122 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 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 | A/D INITIAL CONTACT | 121.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 108.450 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.425 |
| GND | GND | 128.425 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| PTD | PTD | 372.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 133.700 |
| A/D | GRISSOM A/D WEST | 123.850 |
| A/D | GRISSOM A/D SECONDARY | 135.350 |
| CTR | CHICAGO CTR | 121.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [LAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klaf.md) Purdue University Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [MIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmie.md) Delaware County Johnson Field · 49 mi / 78 km
- [FWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfwa.md) Fort Wayne International Airport · 55 mi / 89 km
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · 65 mi / 104 km
- [VPZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvpz.md) Porter County Municipal Airport · 71 mi / 115 km
- [SBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbn.md) South Bend International Airport · 74 mi / 119 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/kgus/data