Eagle Creek Airpark

Eagle Creek Airpark (ICAO: KEYE, FAA LID: EYE) is a public use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) west of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and serves as a reliever airport for Indianapolis International Airport.[1]

Eagle Creek Airpark
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerIndianapolis Airport Authority
ServesIndianapolis, Indiana
Elevation AMSL823 ft / 251 m
Coordinates39°49′51″N 086°17′40″W
Map
EYE is located in Indiana
EYE
EYE
Location of airport in Indiana
EYE is located in the United States
EYE
EYE
EYE (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 4,205 1,282 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015)21,879
Based aircraft (2018)100

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EYE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Eagle Creek Airpark covers an area of 315 acres (127 ha) at an elevation of 823 feet (251 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 3/21 which measures 4,205 by 75 feet (1,282 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 21,879 aircraft operations, an average of 60 per day: 94% general aviation and 6% air taxi. In June 2018, there were 100 aircraft based at this airport: 78 single-engine, 17 multi-engine, and 5 jet.[1]

Eagle Creek Aviation Services, the airport's fixed-base operator (FBO) is an authorized service center for Cessna Citation, Cirrus Design and Twin Commander aircraft.[3] ECAS is also one of the eight U.S. service centers for the Embraer Phenom.[4]

  • Terminal Building from aircraft parking area
    Terminal Building from aircraft parking area
  • Airport lobby
    Airport lobby

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for EYE PDF, effective June 21, 2018.
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KEYE - Indianapolis, Indiana - Eagle Creek Airpark
  3. Eagle Creek Aviation Services, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
  4. Embraer Executive Jets: Service Center Network


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