# Gaerte Airport (42IN)

**Gaerte Airport** (FAA: 42IN) is a small airport in Avilla, Indiana, United States. It opened in Nov 2024. It has one runway, 1,700 ft (518 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-9124

## At a glance

- FAA: 42IN
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Avilla, Indiana, United States
- Opened: Nov 2024
- Elevation: 968 ft / 295 m
- Coordinates: 41.3493, -85.2677
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,700 ft / 518 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Weather station: KC62
- Ident: US-9124

## Timeline

- Nov 2024: Gaerte Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 1,700 ft / 518 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,700 ft / 518 m | =26,806 of 29,858 | =13,427 in North America | =11,917 in US |
| Elevation | 968 ft / 295 m | =18,290 of 43,403 | =8,205 in North America | =6,590 in US |
| Age | Opened 2024 | =14,567 of 15,079 | =11,710 in North America | =11,567 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [76II](https://dromopedia.com/airports/76ii.md) Ries Airport · 5.0 mi / 8.1 km
- [3IN5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3in5.md) Pippenger Airport · 5.8 mi / 9.4 km
- [19IN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8119.md) Resler Airport · 6.6 mi / 11 km
- [IN62](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in62.md) Tropria Airport · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [C62](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kc62.md) Kendallville Municipal Airport · 8.5 mi / 14 km
- [9IN8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9in8.md) Green Field · 9.5 mi / 15 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)
- [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/us-9124/data