05C Griffith-Merrillville Airport
Griffith, IN · 2 miles E of GRIFFITH, IN
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 634.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 41-31-11.4276N 087-23-58.2287W
- Lat / Long
- 41.519841, -87.399508
- Mag. variation
- 03W (2000)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 01/1962
- ARTCC
- CHICAGO CENTER
- FSS
- TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0800-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700 0800-1900 DURG WINTER MONTHS.
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport)
- Lights
- ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF.
Airport location no published diagram
Range from 05C
Runways
Longest 4,899 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 4899 x 75 ft. / 1493 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
Runway 8
- Heading
- 083 magnetic, 080 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 634.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 12 ft. bldg, 380 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
Runway 26
- Heading
- 263 magnetic, 260 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 1120 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 632.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 55 ft. trees, 360 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 1
Approaches — IAP 2
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 123.0
- Chicago Approach
- 133.1
- Chicago Departure
- 133.1
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A UL94
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A UL94
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- LOW
Ownership
- Manager
- CRAIG ANDERSON 1705 E. MAIN ST. GRIFFITH, IN 46319 Phone 219-924-0207
- Manager phone
- 219-924-0207
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.