Converse Airport

Converse Airport (FAA LID: 1I8) is a public airport 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Converse, in Miami County, Indiana. The airport was founded in October 1944 as one of 26 satellite airfields for Bunker Hill Naval Air Station. The town of Converse gained control of the field in November 1947 after the Navy abandoned the field when the war ended.

Converse Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerConverse BOAC
LocationConverse, Indiana
Elevation AMSL840 ft / 256 m
Coordinates40°34′15″N 085°53′30″W
Map
1I8 is located in Indiana
1I8
1I8
Location of airport in Indiana
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 1,800 549 Asphalt, Concrete

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