Purdue University Airport

Purdue University Airport
Aerial view, March 2007
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPurdue University
ServesLafayette, Indiana
LocationWest Lafayette, Indiana
Elevation AMSL606 ft / 185 m
Coordinates40°24′44″N 86°56′13″W / 40.41222°N 86.93694°W / 40.41222; -86.93694
Websitewww.purdue.edu/airport/
Maps
FAA Airport Diagram
FAA Airport Diagram
LAF is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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Location of airport in Tippecanoe County
LAF is located in Indiana
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LAF (Indiana)
LAF is located in the United States
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LAF (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 6,600 2,012 Asphalt
5/23 4,225 1,288 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019)117,727
Based aircraft (Dec. 2020)84
Overview of Purdue Aviation Day 2017, an annual aviation show held each spring at Purdue University Airport.

Purdue University Airport (IATA: LAF, ICAO: KLAF, FAA LID: LAF) is a public-use airport in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by Purdue University, and is 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of the central business district of Lafayette, Indiana,[1] in West Lafayette.

Because of the heavy traffic generated by Purdue University and its flight programs, Purdue University Airport is one of the busiest airports in Indiana, second only to the Indianapolis International Airport. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the airport had 3,161 passenger boardings in calendar year 2022.[2]

The airport is served by Southern Airways Express, with daily passenger flights to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

It is included in the FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–25, in which its FAA airport category is a regional general aviation facility.[3]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for LAF PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2017" (PDF, 1.0 MB). Final CY22 All Enplanements at U.S. Airports, by State. Federal Aviation Administration. January 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "NPIAS Report 2021-2025 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. September 30, 2020. p. 39. Retrieved January 1, 2021.