Westfield 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...

 located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Westfield

Westfield, Indiana

Westfield is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. In the year 2010 United States Census, the population was 30,068. Westfield is in the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area.- History :...

, a city in Hamilton County

Hamilton County, Indiana

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded a population of 274,569. The county seat is Noblesville....

, Indiana

Indiana

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, United States

United States

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. It is privately owned by Leslie Wheeler.

The Indy Flyers Light Aircraft Association holds meetings at this airport on the second Wednesday of each month.

Facilities and aircraft

Westfield Airport covers an area of 115 acres (46.5 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 932 feet (284 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 18/36 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 3,000 by 100 feet (914 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 8,075 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day. At that time there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 59% ultralight and 41% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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