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Encyclopedia > New Century AirCenter
New Century AirCenter
IATA: JCI - ICAO: KIXD - FAA: IXD
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Johnson County Airport Commission
Serves Gardner, Kansas
Elevation AMSL 1,087 ft (331.3 m)
Coordinates 38°49′51″N, 94°53′25″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 7,339 2,237 Asphalt
4/22 5,130 1,564 Asphalt

New Century AirCenter (IATA: JCIICAO: KIXDFAA LID: IXD), formerly known as Johnson County Industrial Airport, is a general aviation airport located four miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Olathe, a city in Johnson County, Kansas, USA. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... FAA may refer to: Federal Aviation Administration in the United States Fleet Air Arm in the UK Royal Navy Fuerza Aérea Argentina in Argentina This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Gardner is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, USA. The population in 2006 was 13,321. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...   FAA redirects here. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... General aviation (abbr. ... km redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Olathe ( O-Lay-tha) is a city located in northeast Kansas, and is the second most populous city and county seat of Johnson County. ... Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Official language(s) none Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ...


Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, New Century AirCenter is assigned IXD by the FAA and JCI by the IATA (which assigned IXD to Bamrauli Airport in Allahabad, India[1]). A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ...   FAA redirects here. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organisation of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This article is about the Indian city. ...

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History

Originally constructed as a Naval Air Station in the early 1940s, the airport was acquired by Johnson County in 1973 and renamed Johnson County Industrial Airport. In 1995 the name was changed to New Century AirCenter. A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. ...


Facilities

New Century AirCenter covers 2,600 acres and has two runways: An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ...

  • Runway 18/36: 7,339 x 150 ft. (2,237 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 4/22: 5,130 x 100 ft. (1,564 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
Low altitude photograph of New Century AirCenter
Low altitude photograph of New Century AirCenter

Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ...

References

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Notes

  1. ^ IXD (Great Circle Airport Data)

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