Griffith-Merrillville Airport

Griffith-Merrillville Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 05C
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority (2023–present)
Location	Griffith, Indiana
Opened	January 1962 (1962-01)[1]
Elevation AMSL	634 ft / 193 m
Coordinates	41°31′11″N 087°23′58″W
Website	GriffithAirport.com
Map
05C Location of airport in Indiana Show map of Indiana 05C 05C (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 4,900 1,494 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2006) 33,699 Based aircraft (2015) 71
Sources: Airport[2] and FAA[3]

View of Griffith-Merrillville Airport.

Griffith-Merrillville Airport (FAA LID: 05C) is a public-use airport two miles east of Griffith, in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Until 2023, it was privately owned by Griffith Aviation, Inc.[3]

Facilities

The airport covers 122 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 634 feet (193 m). Its runway, 8/26, is 4,900 by 75 feet (1,494 x 23 m) asphalt.[3] The runway has VOR/DME, GPS Instrument Approaches and Pilot Controlled Lighting.[2]

Airport services include a fixed-base operator (FBO) and flight school from Griffith Aviation, full service maintenance from Great Northern and custom engine overhauls from G & N Aircraft. Both 100LL gas and Jet A fuel are available.[2]

In the year ending August 23, 2006 the airport had 33,699 aircraft operations, average 92 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. In 2015, 71 aircraft were based at the airport: 48 single-engine, 15 multi-engine, 1 jet and 7 helicopters. [3]

In December 2023, it was announced that The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority had acquired the airport previously owned by Griffith Aviation for $1.8 million.[4]

See also

• List of airports in Indiana

References

1. "Griffith-Merrillville Airport". AirNav, LLC. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
2. Griffith-Merrillville Airport, official site
3. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 05C PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
4. "Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority buys Griffith-Merrillville Airport". Lakeshore Public Media. Retrieved 2024-01-20.

External links

• Griffith-Merrillville Airport, official site
• Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
• Aerial photo as of 12 April 1998 Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for Griffith-Merrillville (05C), effective January 23, 2025
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 05C
  • AirNav airport information for 05C
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 05C