Perry County Municipal (KTEL), Indiana
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Perry County Municipal (KTEL) is a single-runway public airport in Tell City, Indiana, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic. The field is unattended and offers only piston fuel grades, with no jet fuel on site.
Runways
Perry County Municipal has one paved runway, 13/31, 4,400 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Perry County Municipal has 100LL and MOGAS available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Perry County Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Louisville Muhammad Ali International (KSDF), 46 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Perry County Municipal recorded 21 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at KTEL is concentrated in the second half of the year, with the highest activity recorded in November and near-zero operations in May, October, and December.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 8 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Perry County Municipal averages 9.5 days above 90°F in July and 20.9 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 85.3°F, and January the coldest, at 40.5°F.
Weather station is 5.5 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Perry County Municipal has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Evansville Approach; if Approach is closed, contact Indianapolis ARTCC.
Runway edge lights (REIL) for runways 13 and 31, and medium intensity runway lights (MIRL) for runway 13/31, are pilot-activated via CTAF. PAPI is available on both runways 24 hours a day.
Trees 15 to 20 feet tall stand 100 feet left of the runway centerline.
Crops up to 5 feet tall are located 170 feet right of the runway centerline.
A clearance slope of 15:1 applies at the threshold.
Self-serve fuel is available.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Perry County Municipal has five airfields within 30 NM. The closest is Hancock County / Ron Lewis Field, 8.66 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KTEL
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KTEL.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at KTEL?
Perry County Municipal (KTEL) offers self-serve fuel with 100LL and MOGAS on the field. The airport is unattended, so pilots handle fueling themselves rather than through staffed line service.
What obstacles should pilots know about at KTEL?
Perry County Municipal has trees 15-20 feet tall located 100 feet left of the runway centerline, along with crops up to 5 feet tall 170 feet right of centerline. A clearance slope of 15:1 applies at the threshold, so approach planning should account for these close-in obstructions.
Where does KTEL clear customs?
KTEL has no onsite customs processing; the nearest customs airport is KSDF, located about 46 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs clearance should plan to route through that facility instead.