Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport

Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport

Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field)
Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport; Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field)
	IATA: IDI; ICAO: KIDI; FAA LID: IDI;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Location	Indiana, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL	1,405 ft / 428 m
Website	www.JimmyStewartAirport.com
Map
	; FAA airport diagram
Runways
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	26,100
Based aircraft	45
	Source: FAA and airport web site

40°37′56″N 079°06′20″W / 40.63222°N 79.10556°W / 40.63222; -79.10556

Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (IATA: IDI, ICAO: KIDI, FAA LID: IDI) (Indiana County Airport or Jimmy Stewart Field) is a county-owned public airport two miles (3 km) east of the borough of Indiana, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.^[1] The airport is about 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Pittsburgh and is in the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area. It is classified as a business service airport by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation.

The airport was named after silver-screen legend Jimmy Stewart, who hails from Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Facilities

The airport covers 276 acres (112 ha) and has one asphalt runway, 11/29, 5,500 x 100 ft. The runway has medium intensity runway lighting (MIRL). The airport has three nonprecision approaches (LOC RWY 28, GPS 10, GPS 28).^[1]

In the year ending March 31, 2007, the airport had 26,100 aircraft operations, average 71 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military and 2% air taxi. 45 aircraft are based at the airport: 89% single-engine, 9% multi-engine and 2% ultralight.^[1]

The Indiana County Airport Authority has received approval and funding for a new 5500 x 100 ft runway and will allow the installation of an instrument landing system (ILS). The old runway will become a parallel taxiway.