Miller Airport
C40 · Bluffton, Indiana · Wells County · map
Miller Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles southwest of Bluffton, Indiana, 845 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,600 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Miller Airport?
Its FAA code is C40.
Where is Miller Airport?
It is 3 miles southwest of Bluffton, Indiana, 845 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Miller Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,600 feet long, grass.
Does Miller Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Miller Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Miller Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 6 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 C40
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 845 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- IREG, IREG, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,600 × 100 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 200 ft, crops 10 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 27: threshold displaced 300 ft, road 15 ft high 300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Huntington Municipal (12 nm northwest), Fort Wayne International (16 nm north), Portland Municipal (20 nm southeast), Marion Municipal - Mckinney Field (24 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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Runway 09/27 displaced thlds marked with wht cones.
- Runway 09 approach ratio 20:1 at displaced threshold.
- Approach ratio 20:1 at displaced threshold.
- 76 feet powerline 2400 feet from runway end. Powerline may be partially obstructed by trees.
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 Bluffton from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Bluffton, Indiana: 9 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 drone. 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (27 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · [email protected]
- John Denny Green private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Muncie Aviation · Muncie, IN (29 nm) · (765) 744-2844 · [email protected]
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (36 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · [email protected]
- Charles Noel Black private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Auglaize County Neil Armstrong Airport · New Knoxville, OH (45 nm) · (419) 953-2220 · [email protected]
All 12 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).
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 3 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bluffton 11 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 drones
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 176 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 5,694 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/C40.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 October 28, 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.