Jasper County
RZL · KRZL · Rensselaer, Indiana · Jasper County · map
Jasper County is a public-use airport owned by Jasper County Airport Authority, 1 mile northwest of Rensselaer, Indiana, 698 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 4,000 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 18 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 8,633 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KRZL · observed 5:35 pm CDT (22:35 UTC), 19 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (180°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 70°F (21°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRZL 062235Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 21/05 A2999 RMK AO2
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 RZL · ICAO KRZL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Jasper County Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 698 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,000 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 1,450 × 150 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 29 ft high 790 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 15 ft high 520 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Rzl and aWOS-3P | 119.175 | |
| Kankakee and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.5 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 219-866-7167.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,633, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
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 Rensselaer from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Rensselaer, Indiana: 5 drones, 2 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 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.
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 · 5 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 18 and 36 on continuously.
- Self service fuel H24 with credit card.
- Crops 120 feet R of centerline at threshold; road 245 feet R of centerline. TIE-DOWN area 100 feet from runway end 130 feet L of centerline.
- Orange cones.
- Orange cones.
- Approach slope 35:1 to dthr.
- Condition unmnt 5:00 pm to 8:00 am.
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.