Goshen Municipal Airport

Goshen Municipal Airport (IATA: GSH[2], ICAO: KGSH, FAA LID: GSH) is a public-use civil airport three miles southeast of Goshen, in Elkhart County, Indiana. It is owned by the Goshen Board of Aviation Commissioners.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Goshen Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGoshen BOAC
ServesGoshen, Indiana
Elevation AMSL827 ft / 252 m
Coordinates41°31′35″N 085°47′39″W
Map
GSH is located in Indiana
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GSH is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 6,050 1,844 Asphalt
5/23 2,497 761 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations27,702
Based aircraft60

The airport is host to America's Freedom Fest, which advertises itself as among the country's biggest single-day airshows.[4]

Facilities

The airport covers 439 acres (178 ha) at an elevation of 827 feet (252 m). It has two runways: 9/27 is 6,050 by 100 feet (1,844 x 30 m) asphalt and 5/23 is 2,497 by 180 feet (761 x 55 m) turf.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 21, 2019, the airport averaged 59 aircraft movements per day, or roughly 21,535 per year. The operations are 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for GSH PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on October 27, 2012.
  4. "America's Freedom Fest to return to Goshen".


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