Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport
Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport is a county-owned public airport two miles east of the borough of Indiana, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The airport is about northeast of Pittsburgh and is in the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area. It is classified as a business service airport by the .
The airport was named after silver-screen legend Jimmy Stewart, who hails from Indiana, PA.Facilities
The airport covers and has one asphalt runway, 11/29, 4,001 x 75 ft. The runway has medium intensity runway lighting. The airport has three nonprecision approaches.
In the year ending March 31, 2007 the airport had 26,100 aircraft operations, average 71 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military and 2% air taxi. 45 aircraft are based at the airport: 89% single-engine, 9% multi-engine and 2% ultralight.
The Indiana County Airport Authority has received approval and funding for a new 5500 x 100 ft runway and will allow the installation of an instrument landing system. The old runway will become a parallel taxiway.
