K05C
Griffith-Merrillville Airport
Griffith-Merrillville Airport (K05C) is a general-aviation airfield serving Griffith, Indiana. The field lies at 634 ft (193 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 4,900 ft (1,494 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY), 6 nm N.
Griffith-Merrillville Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 634 ft (193 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.5198, -87.3995
- Serving
- Griffith
- Region
- Indiana
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 4,900 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,900 ft1,494 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.