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 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 8,633 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Jasper County?
Its FAA code is RZL, and its ICAO code is KRZL.
Where is Jasper County?
It is 1 mile northwest of Rensselaer, Indiana, 698 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Jasper County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 4,000 feet long.
Does Jasper County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Jasper County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Jasper County?
6 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Jasper County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Kentland Municipal (16 nm southwest), White County (24 nm southeast), Arens Field (27 nm east).
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
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 15 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,633, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 173 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,849 |
| general aviation, local | 5,611 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Rensselaer:
- Excel-Air Services INC Excel-Air Services is a FAA Part 145 certified repair station based at Jasper County Airport in Rensselaer, Indiana.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 engineering representative, 2 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner.
- Brian Glenn Dillman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Purdue Aviation · West Lafayette, IN (29 nm) · (765) 409-4501 · [email protected]
- James Paulsen private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Purdue Aviation, LLC · West Lafayette, IN (29 nm) · (703) 498-7930 · [email protected]
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Eagle Flight School - VPZ · Valparaiso, IN (31 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · [email protected]
- Keegan Starkey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Valparaiso, IN (31 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
- Larry Wayne Gross private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN (34 nm) · (765) 476-6603 · [email protected]
- Mohammad Shawahin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Gary, IN (41 nm) · (773) 359-2773 · [email protected]
All 21 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- 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 · 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. 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 Rensselaer 10 aircraft · 5 drones, 2 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Apex Application LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Excel-Air Services INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 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 5,695 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RZL.json.
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 27, 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.