Delaware County Regional Airport is in

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three miles northwest of Muncie. Owned by the Delaware County Airport Authority, it was formerly Delaware County Airport and Johnson Field. The

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for 2011–2015

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it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities

The airport covers 963

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s (390 ha) at an elevation of 937 feet (286 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 2/20 is 5,198 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m). In 2010 the airport had 23,644 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military, 2% air taxi, and 0% airline. It was home base to 22 aircraft: 86.5% single-engine, 4.5% multi-engine, 4.5% jet, and 4.5% helicopter.

Scheduled airlines

Airline flights started in 1958—Lake Central DC-3s. In 1981 Allegheny Commuter flew to

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and

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. By 1985 flights to Chicago were on Britt Airways and Indianapolis flights had ended. Great Lakes Airlines operated flights to and from Chicago's

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in the 1990s.

Businesses

* Muncie Aviation Company, the fixed-base operator (FBO).

References

External links

Official website
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Aerial image as of April 1998
from USGS '' The National Map'' * *
{{Airports in Indiana * http://www.muncie-airport.com/ Airports in Indiana Transportation buildings and structures in Delaware County, Indiana Former Essential Air Service airports