Airports / Indiana / BMG
Monroe County Airport
KBMG / BMGBloomington, IndianaELEV 846 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Monroe County Airport, listed as KBMG / BMG, is a mid-sized airport in Bloomington, Indiana. The field lies at an elevation of 846 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BMG has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU, 34 nm), Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field (HUF, 37 nm), and Indianapolis International Airport (IND, 37 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BMG vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BMG, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“This little airport has a great staff that do a fabulous job!”
Donald Walton5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Super line service and refilled our aircraft quickly.”
ron moser5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“There is a small parking lot to watch planes take off and land.”
Russel Clark5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Monroe County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KBMG
IATA
BMG
FAA / Local
BMG
Elevation
846 ft
Coordinates
39.1460° N · 86.6167° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IN fields
state range 418–1,140 ft
At 846 ft, BMG sits higher than 75% of the 36 Indiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 34nmCLUColumbus Municipal AirportColumbus
- 37nmHUFTerre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman FieldTerre Haute
- 37nmINDIndianapolis International AirportIndianapolis
- 71nmLOUBowman FieldLouisville
- 72nmSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville
- 78nmLAFPurdue University AirportWest Lafayette
Location
Open the full mapKBMG · Monroe County Airport · Bloomington, IN
From the ramp
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