For a short time circa 1951 Lake Central scheduled Bonanzas to Mettel.
Facilities
Mettel Field covers 444 acres (180 ha) at an elevation of 866 feet (264 m). It has two runways: 18/36 is 6,503 by 100 feet (1,982 x 30 m) asphalt and 4/22 is 2,601 by 100 feet (793 x 30 m) turf.[1]
In 2009 the airport had 8,772 aircraft operations, average 24 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and <1% military. Nine aircraft were then based at this airport: 78% single-engine and 22% multi-engine.[1]