FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | 05C |
Lat/Long: | 41-31-11.4276N 087-23-58.2287W 41-31.190460N 087-23.970478W 41.5198410,-87.3995080 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 634 ft. / 193.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (2000) |
From city: | 2 miles E of GRIFFITH, IN |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 46319 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1962 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700 0800-1900 DURG WINTER MONTHS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
CHICAGO APPROACH: | 133.1 |
CHICAGO DEPARTURE: | 133.1 |
LUCIT STAR: | 133.1 |
WX AWOS-3PT at GYY (6 nm N): | 134.575 (219-944-0010) |
WX AWOS-3PT at IGQ (6 nm W): | 124.925 (708-889-6319) |
WX AWOS-AV at C56 (15 nm SW): | 119.125 (708-534-5256) |
WX ASOS at VPZ (18 nm E): | 125.875 (219-531-1770) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY TERRE HAUTE RADIO ON FREQ 122.3 (CROWNPOINT RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CGTr084/7.8 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
EONr048/23.2 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A UL94 |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 4899 x 75 ft. / 1493 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 41-31.120552N | | 41-31.260132N |
Longitude: | 087-24.499353W | | 087-23.442160W |
Elevation: | 634.0 ft. | | 632.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 080 true | | 263 magnetic, 260 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 1120 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 12 ft. bldg, 380 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. trees, 360 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 26:1 FM DTHR; 55 FT TREES 1480 FT FM DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | GARY/CHICAGO INTL AIRPORT AUTHORITY 6001 AIRPORT ROAD GARY, IN 46406 Phone 219-924-0207 |
Manager: | CRAIG ANDERSON 1705 E. MAIN ST. GRIFFITH, IN 46319 Phone 219-924-0207 |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926. |
- | UNATNDD NEW YEARS, EASTER, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
LUCIT THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (342KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (182KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (188KB) |
VOR RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (204KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (459KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (6 nm N)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (6 nm W)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (6 nm E)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (15 nm SW)
KVPZ - Porter County Regional Airport (18 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Blake Myers
Photo taken 12-Apr-2018
looking west.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 11-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 09:53 |
Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
Sunset | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 12-Jul-2025 04:29:48 |
Local (UTC-5) | 11-Jul-2025 23:29:48 |
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METAR |
KGYY 6nm N | 120415Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM SCT042 BKN047 OVC075 26/22 A2987 RMK AO2
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KIGQ 6nm W | 120415Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM SCT048 BKN080 26/21 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W T02630213
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KVPZ 18nm E | 120356Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02610211
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TAF |
KGYY 6nm N | 120108Z 1201/1224 18010KT P6SM VCTS SCT045CB BKN250 FM120245 28020G30KT P6SM FEW015 SCT045 BKN080 FM120315 28012G22KT 2SM TSRA SCT010 BKN025CB FM120400 03008KT 6SM -SHRA BR VCTS SCT015 BKN040CB FM120600 20007KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 FM121400 24011KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 1217/1221 -TSRA BKN035CB FM122100 28010KT P6SM SCT045 SCT250
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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