Lake Village Airport is a public-use
airport
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located one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the
central business district of
Lake Village, in
Newton County,
Indiana
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,
United States
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. The
CTAF
Common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) is the name given to the VHF radio frequency used for air-to-air communication at United States, Canadian and Australian non-towered airports.
Many towered airports close their towers overnight, keeping ...
for the Airport is 122.9. This airport is privately owned by Michael Steinle.
Facilities
Lake Village Airport covers an area of which contains one
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concre ...
:
* Runway 18/36: 2,500 x 140 ft (762 x 43 m), Surface:
Turf
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* Runway 18/36 is a 90' wide grass strip paralleled by a 38' wide asphalt surface.
* Runway 18/36 has pilot controlled runway lights and can be turned on using the
CTAF
Common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) is the name given to the VHF radio frequency used for air-to-air communication at United States, Canadian and Australian non-towered airports.
Many towered airports close their towers overnight, keeping ...
122.9
* There is a 1000' overrun on the north end of the runway that clears all trees on the approach and departure path. The first 500' of the overrun to the north of the runway is level enough to land or roll out on in the event of an emergency.
The Lake Village Aero Service FBO is a shop that does annual aircraft inspections and fabric recovery, as well as major repairs to airframe and powerplant.
References
External links
Airports in Indiana
Transportation buildings and structures in Newton County, Indiana
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