Grissom Arb Airport
GUS · KGUS · Peru, Indiana · Miami County · map
Grissom Arb Airport is a public-use airport owned by Usaf-Reserve, 5 miles south of Peru, Indiana, 811 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 12,501 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100 octane avgas).
Weather right now KGUS · observed 4:55 pm EDT (20:55 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (170°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 42°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 30.00 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- Changing between Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC) and 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC) to: wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 15, am dust storm, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet and more above VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGUS 062055Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02280057 57029 TSNO $
TAF KGUS 062100Z 0621/0803 18009KT 9999 FEW100 SCT250 QNH2990INS BECMG 0714/0715 27010G15KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 BKN250 QNH2985INS TX27/0720Z TN11/0712Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0703 NEXT 0713
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GUS · ICAO KGUS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf-Reserve
- Elevation
- 811 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 1230-0400z++, closed fed holidays.
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 12,501 × 200 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 23: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 132.55 | Grissom |
| Clearance delivery | 120.0 | |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 128.425 | Grissom |
| Tower | 133.7 | Grissom |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (HIBAT) East | 121.05 | Grissom |
| Approach and departure West | 123.85 | Grissom |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 135.25 | Grissom |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Peru from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Peru, Indiana: 11 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Jasu; A/M32A-86, MD-3, AM32-95 and MA-1A.
- First 1000 feet concrete; rmng asphalt.
- 50 feet non WT brg shoulder EA side.
- Bird watch condition: mnt ATIS; phase I NOV-APR and jun light; phase II may, JUL-OCT hvy.
- Ctn: uncontrolled vehicle on movement areas.
- Service light - floods.
- Fluid: SP presair lhox.
- Oil: O-133-148-156 joap.
- Transient alert: available durg operations hours; no priority basis; service available prior arng; fleet service NA.
- Misc: weather service available durg operations hour - D388-2203/2204; C765-688-2203/2204.
- Ctn: durg rain exp standing water on runway.
- General aviation prac approach NA, alfd is offl bus only dur hotpit refueling.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.