Airport type Public Serves Connersville, Indiana 18/36 6,503 Code CEV | Owner Connersville BOAC Elevation AMSL 866 ft / 264 m 6,503 1,982 Phone +1 765-825-5581 | |
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Address Connersville, IN 47331, USA Similar Richmond Municipal Airport, Connersv Airport, Hagersto Airport, Nulltown Wingnuts, New Castle ‑ Henry County M | ||
Mettel Field (IATA: CEV, ICAO: KCEV, FAA LID: CEV) is a public airport three miles north of Connersville, in Fayette County, Indiana. It is owned by the Connersville Board of Aviation Commissioners. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
For a short time c. 1951 Lake Central scheduled DC-3s to Mettel.
Facilities
Mettel Field covers 444 acres (180 ha) at an elevation of 866 feet (264 m). It has two runways: 18/36 is 6,503 by 100 feet (1,982 x 30 m) asphalt and 4/22 is 2,601 by 100 feet (793 x 30 m) turf.
In 2009 the airport had 8,772 aircraft operations, average 24 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and <1% military. Nine aircraft were then based at this airport: 78% single-engine and 22% multi-engine.