Lake Village Airport
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Lake Village 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 one mile (1.6 km) northwest of the central business district
Central business district
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 of Lake Village
Lake Village, Indiana
Lake Village is a census-designated place in Lake Township, Newton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 765 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lake Village is located at ....

, in Newton County
Newton County, Indiana
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, Indiana
Indiana
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, United States
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. The CTAF for the Airport is 122.9. This airport is privately owned by Michael Steinle.

Facilities

Lake Village Airport covers an area of 27 acres (10.9 ha) which contains 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...

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  • Runway 18/36: 2,500 x 140 ft (762 x 43 m), Surface: Turf
    Grass
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  • Runway 18/36 is a 90' wide grass strip paralleled by a 38' wide asphalt surface.
  • Runway 18/36 has pilot controlled runway lights and can be turned on using the CTAF 122.9
  • There is a 1000' overrun on the north end of the runway that clears all trees on the approach and departure path. The first 500' of the overrun to the north of the runway is level enough to land or roll out on in the event of an emergency.



The Lake Village Aero Service FBO is a shop that does annual aircraft inspections and fabric recovery, as well as major repairs to airframe and powerplant.
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