Shelbyville Municipal Airport (ICAO: KGEZ, FAA LID: GEZ) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) northwest of the central business district of Shelbyville, in Shelby County, Indiana, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the city of Shelbyville and is controlled by the mayor and an appointed Board of Commissioners.[2] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[3]

Shelbyville Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KGEZ FAA LID: GEZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Shelbyville Board of Aviation Commissioners
Serves	Shelbyville, Indiana
Elevation AMSL	803 ft / 245 m
Coordinates	39°34′59″N 085°48′17″W
Map
GEZ Location of airport in Indiana/United States Show map of Indiana GEZ GEZ (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 5,000 1,524 Asphalt 9/27 2,671 814 Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 24,094 Based aircraft 60
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned GEZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Shelbyville Municipal Airport covers an area of 550 acres (220 ha) at an elevation of 803 feet (245 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 1/19 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) with an asphalt pavement; 9/27 is 2,671 by 190 feet (814 x 58 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 24,094 aircraft operations, an average of 66 per day: 91% general aviation, 5% military, and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, and 2% jet.[1]

Military use

The airport is home of the headquarters of the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard.[5]

References

External links

• Aerial photo as of 27 March 1998 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps
• FAA Terminal Procedures for GEZ, effective July 14, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for GEZ
  • AirNav airport information for KGEZ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures