Porter County Regional Airport

Porter County Regional Airport (IATA: VPZ, ICAO: KVPZ, FAA LID: VPZ) (formerly Porter County Municipal Airport)[3] is a public use airport one nautical mile (1.8 km) southeast of the central business district of Valparaiso, a city in Porter County, Indiana, United States. The Porter County Municipal Airport Authority owns the airport.[2]

Porter County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPorter County Municipal Airport Authority
LocationValparaiso, Indiana
OpenedNovember 1950 (1950-11)[1]
Elevation AMSL770 ft / 235 m
Coordinates41°27′14″N 087°00′26″W
Websitewww.VPZ.org
Map
VPZ
Location of airport in Indiana / United States
VPZ
VPZ (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 7,001 2,134 Asphalt
18/36 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2013)69,888
Based aircraft (2017)146

Facilities and aircraft

Porter County Regional Airport covers 718 acres (291 ha) at an elevation of 770 feet (235 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 7,001 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m).[2]

For period ending December 31, 2013, the airport had 69,888 aircraft operations, an average of 191 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 1% military. In January 2017, there were 146 aircraft based at this airport: 128 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 6 jet, 4 helicopter and 1 ultralight.[2]

References
  1. "Porter County Regional Airport". AirNav, LLC. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for VPZ PDF, effective Jan 5, 2017.
  3. Porter Co. airport now called ‘regional’


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