Miller Airport (Indiana)
Encyclopedia
Miller Airport is a privately-owned, public-use airport
located three nautical mile
s (6 km
) southwest of the central business district
of Bluffton
, in Wells County
, Indiana
, United States
.
of 845 feet (258 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway
s with turf
surfaces: 9/27 is 2,600 by 100 feet (792 × 30 m) and 18/36 is 2,230 by 100 feet (680 × 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 2,616 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 218 per month.
Airport
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located three nautical mile
Nautical mile
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s (6 km
Kilometre
The kilometre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres and is therefore exactly equal to the distance travelled by light in free space in of a second...
) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Bluffton
Bluffton, Indiana
Bluffton is a city in Harrison and Lancaster Townships, Wells County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,897 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Wells County.-Geography:Bluffton is located at ....
, in Wells County
Wells County, Indiana
Wells County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,636. The county seat is Bluffton.-Geography:...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
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.
Facilities and aircraft
Miller Airport covers an area of 80 acres (32.4 ha) at an elevationElevation
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of 845 feet (258 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s with turf
Grass
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surfaces: 9/27 is 2,600 by 100 feet (792 × 30 m) and 18/36 is 2,230 by 100 feet (680 × 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 2,616 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 218 per month.