| Marion Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Marion BOAC | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Marion, Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 859 ft / 262 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°29′24″N 085°40′47″W / 40.49000°N 85.67972°W / 40.49000; -85.67972 | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
Marion Municipal Airport (IATA: MZZ, ICAO: KMZZ, FAA LID: MZZ) is located three miles southwest of Marion, in Grant County, Indiana. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
The airport saw commercial airline service by Lake Central Airlines using Douglas DC-3s beginning in 1956. Lake Central merged into Allegheny Airlines in 1968 using Aerospatiale N 262s before service was discontinued in 1970. The airport was then served by small commuter airlines during the 1970s.
Facilities
The airport covers 506 acres (205 ha) at an elevation of 859 feet (262 m). It has two asphalt runways: 4/22 is 6,011 by 100 feet (1,832 x 30 m) and 15/33 is 3,456 by 100 feet (1,053 x 30 m).
In 2019 the airport had 10,873 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per day: 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi and 1% military. In December 2021, there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 34 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 2 jet and 2 helicopter.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for MZZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 30, 2021.
- National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB) Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
- Official Airline Guide
External links
- Aerial photo as of 11 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MZZ, effective December 26, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MZZ
- AirNav airport information for KMZZ
- ASN accident history for MZZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures