Pam's Place Airport is a public-use airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

  in Putnam County

Putnam County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 36,019 people, 12,374 households, and 9,119 families residing in the county. The population density was 75 people per square mile . There were 13,505 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

, 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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. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Eminence

Eminence, Indiana

Eminence is an unincorporated town in Adams Township, Morgan County, Indiana.-Education:Eminence is served by the Eminence School Corporation-Notable natives:...

, an unincorporated town in Adams Township

Adams Township, Morgan County, Indiana

Adams Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,231.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Adams Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Crown Center at *...

, Morgan County

Morgan County, Indiana

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 68,894. The county seat is Martinsville. Morgan is one of seven counties contiguous to Marion County, and is located between Indianapolis, in Marion County, and Bloomington, located in Monroe County...

.

Facilities and aircraft

Pam's Place Airport covers an area of 150 acres (60.7 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 795 feet (242 m) above mean sea level. It has one 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...

 designated 10/28 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 3,630 by 100 feet (1,106 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending September 29, 2008, the airport had 3,988 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 35% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 20% helicopter

Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...

 and 45% ultralight.

External links

• Aerial photo from Indiana DOT
• Aerial photo from USGS The National Map