Airports / Indiana / GUS
Grissom Air Reserve Base
KGUS / GUSPeru, IndianaELEV 812 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Purdue University Airport (LAF) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Grissom Air Reserve Base (KGUS / GUS) is a mid-sized airport serving Peru, Indiana. The airport sits 812 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GUS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Purdue University Airport (LAF, 39 nm), Delaware County Johnson Field (MIE, 42 nm), and Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA, 48 nm).
Charter pricing from GUS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Peru.
Field capability
ICAO
KGUS
IATA
GUS
FAA / Local
GUS
Elevation
812 ft
Coordinates
40.6481° N · 86.1521° 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 812 ft, GUS sits higher than 56% 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.
- 39nmLAFPurdue University AirportWest Lafayette
- 42nmMIEDelaware County Johnson FieldMuncie
- 48nmFWAFort Wayne International AirportFort Wayne
- 56nmINDIndianapolis International AirportIndianapolis
- 62nmVPZPorter County Municipal AirportValparaiso
- 64nmSBNSouth Bend International AirportSouth Bend
Location
Open the full mapKGUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base · Peru, IN
From the ramp
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