Wheeler Airport (FAA LID: IG05, formerly 3C5) is a private use airport in Starke County, Indiana, United States. It is located six nautical miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Knox, Indiana,^[1] and was previously a public use airport.^[2]

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Wheeler Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: IG05
Summary
Airport type	Private use
Owner	James F. Wheeler
Serves	Knox, Indiana
Elevation AMSL	720 ft / 219 m
Coordinates	41°11′23″N 086°36′25″W
Map
IG05 Location of airport in Indiana
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 2,600 792 Turf
Statistics (1994)
Aircraft operations 7,284 Based aircraft 5
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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Wheeler Airport covers an area of 15 acres (6 ha) at an elevation of 720 feet (219 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with a turf surface measuring 2,600 by 200 feet (792 x 61 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 30, 1994, the airport had 7,284 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were five aircraft based at this airport: four single-engine and one ultralight.^[1]

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