Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport
| Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: KUMP – FAA LID: UMP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Indianapolis Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| Location | Fishers, Indiana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 811 ft / 247 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°56′07″N 086°02′42″W / 39.93528°N 86.04500°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 3,850 | 1,173 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 58,008 | ||
| Based aircraft | 161 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (ICAO: KUMP, FAA LID: UMP) is a public airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest[2] of Fishers, a town in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. Also located eight miles (13 km) northeast of the central business district of Indianapolis, it is owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and serves as a reliever airport for Indianapolis International Airport.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport is assigned UMP by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport covers an area of 445 acres (180 ha) which contains one runway designated 15/33 with a 3,850 x 100 ft (1,173 x 30 m) asphalt surface. Tom Wood Aviation is the FBO (Fixed Based Operator) on the field, offering full-service Shell branded fueling of both 100LL and Jet-A, FAA Certified on-demand aircraft charter, full service aircraft management, pilot service, full-service flight instruction, aircraft repair, maintenance and alterations, aircraft sales. The facilities include coffee, ice, pilots' lounge with flat-screen TV, executive conference rooms, public restrooms, catering services and more. Rental vehicles are available on site through Tom Wood Nissan, Hertz and Enterprise. For the 12-month period ending June 15, 2006, the airport had 58,008 aircraft operations, an average of 158 per day: 79% general aviation, 18% air taxi and 3% military. There are 161 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 19% multi-engine, 2% jet and 1% helicopter.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for UMP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Distance from Fishers to KUMP as calculated by Great Circle Mapper
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KUMP - Indianapolis, Indiana - Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport
External links[edit]
- Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport, official page from Indianapolis Airport Authority
- Tom Wood Aviation, Inc., the fixed base operator (FBO)
- Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
- FAA Terminal Procedures for UMP, effective May 30, 2013
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for UMP
- AirNav airport information for UMP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for UMP
- Gatewood Airport - History of Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport - 1960-1967. (Available on www.lulu.com)
