Robinson Airport
8I1 · Vevay, Indiana · Switzerland County · map
Robinson Airport is a public-use airport, 7 miles southwest of Vevay, Indiana, 484 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,670 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Robinson Airport?
Its FAA code is 8I1.
Where is Robinson Airport?
It is 7 miles southwest of Vevay, Indiana, 484 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Robinson Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,670 feet long, grass.
Does Robinson Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Robinson Airport?
8 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8I1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 484 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1964
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,670 × 50 ft | Grass, poor |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 150 ft, road 10 ft high 10 ft from the end
- Runway 27: road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Gallatin County (13 nm east), Madison Regional (13 nm west), North Vernon Airport (28 nm northwest), Clark Regional (32 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Gallatin County (13 nm east), Madison Regional (13 nm west), North Vernon Airport (28 nm northwest), Clark Regional (32 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Indiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 09 /27 thlds marked with wht tires; bndry marked with white tires and yellow oil jugs.
- Approach slope 20:1 at displaced thld due to 45 feet tree 780 feet from runway end
- 15 feet road 90 feet north parallels runway
- Rough and rolling grass.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Vevay from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Vevay, Indiana: 1 piston single, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot; 8 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 16 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 6 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 51 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 3 administrative pilot examiners.
- Paul Skjeveland private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Deer Run Airpark · Campbellsburg, KY (10 nm) · (507) 382-2742 · [email protected]
- Troy Macvey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Milan, IN (26 nm) · (515) 509-7027 · [email protected]
- Matthew Ryan Torgerson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, balloons · Sellersburg, IN (32 nm) · (502) 445-7947 · [email protected]
- Stephen Michael Graham private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Clark Regional Airport · Sellersburg, IN (32 nm) · (502) 641-2738 · [email protected]
- James Kiper private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Louisville Aviation/Air Base One · Louisville, KY (40 nm) · (502) 552-0078 · [email protected]
- Randall Sizemore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Air Base 4 · Louisville, KY (40 nm) · (502) 291-6971 · [email protected]
- William Robert Mcdonald private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Kentucky Flight Training Center · Louisville, KY (40 nm) · (954) 325-8775 · [email protected]
- Jw Lynn private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Lexington, KY (48 nm) · (859) 583-3361 · [email protected]
All 93 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Vevay 3 aircraft · 1 piston singles, 1 helicopters, 1 business jets
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,367 since 1982 · 179 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Indiana 131 landing places
- Indiana 5,704 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8I1.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 6, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.