Wheeler Airport


Wheeler Airport is a private use airport in Starke County, Indiana, United States. It is located six nautical miles south of the central business district of Knox, Indiana, and was previously a public use airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Wheeler Airport covers an area of 15 acres at an elevation of 720 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with a turf surface measuring 2,600 by 200 feet.
For the 12-month period ending November 30, 1994, the airport had 7,284 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were five aircraft based at this airport: four single-engine and one ultralight.