Kokomo Municipal Airport is five miles northeast of Kokomo, in Howard County,

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. It is owned by the Kokomo Board of Aviation Commissioners. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a ''

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'' facility. The first airline flights were Delta DC-3s in late 1947; Turner (Lake Central) arrived about 1950 and successor Allegheny pulled out in 1969-70. The Kokomo, Logansport, and Peru area was eligible for essential air service funding until 1989

Facilities

The airport covers at an

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of 830 feet (253 m). It has two

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s: 5/23 is 6,001 by 150 feet (1,829 x 46 m) and 14/32 is 4,002 by 150 feet (1,220 x 46 m). In 2014 the airport had an average of 30 flight operations per day: 93%

, 4% military, and 3%

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. 50 aircraft were then based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 2% jet and 4%

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References

External links

Airport page
at City of Kokomo website
Aerial photo
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