FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3TR |
| Lat/Long: | 41-50-09.2690N / 086-13-30.6340W
41-50.154483N / 086-13.510567W
41.8359081 / -86.2251761
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 750 ft. / 228.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of NILES, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49120 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK
ARPT NOT ATTENDED THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2250 ft. MSL
TPA PISTON ACFT 1000 FT; TURBINE ACFT 1500 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32, REILS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 [0600-2300] |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 [0600-2300] |
| WX ASOS at SBN (9 nm SW): | PHONE 574-233-2716 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EKM (12 nm SE): | 124.475 (574-264-9002) |
| WX ASOS at BEH (20 nm NW): | 121.55 (269-925-9008) |
- APCH & DEP CTL SVC PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GIJr046/5.8 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| ELXr194/19.1 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| GSHr335/20.6 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| OXIr032/36.2 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
| PMMr188/38.2 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| AZOr232/38.4 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-50.409867N | | 41-49.850767N |
| Longitude: | 086-13.748083W | | 086-13.242667W |
| Elevation: | 742.0 ft. | | 750.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 147 magnetic, 146 true | | 327 magnetic, 326 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, marked and lighted, 390 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVR 51 FT POLE, 78L, 738 FT FM DSPLCD THLD; 25:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVER +72 FT TREES, 1800 FT DSTC. | | 70 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3315 x 50 ft. / 1010 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 03/21 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 41-49.955967N | | 41-50.409183N |
| Longitude: | 086-13.733367W | | 086-13.326333W |
| Elevation: | 737.0 ft. | | 743.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 034 true | | 215 magnetic, 214 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 900 ft. | | 750 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 203 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD BASED ON +58 FT TREES, 1160 FT FM DSPLCD THLD,78R.
+6FT FENCE, 144 FT DSTC, 115 FT L | | 60 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVR + 70 FT TREES, 1400 FT DSTC. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NILES
508 E. MAIN ST
NILES, MI 49120
Phone 269-684-7031 |
| Manager: | NEIL C. COULSTON
P.O. BOX 487, 508 EAST MAIN STREET
NILES, MI 49120
Phone 269-683-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 61/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | OBSTN LGTD POLES, IN RWY 14-TRANSITION ZONE. |
| - | TREES BETWEEN RY 03 & RY 32 AND BETWEEN RY 32 & RY 21 OBSTRUCT VIEW OF RY ENDS. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU SBN CD & FLT SVCS. |
| A33-03/2 | 1 RY 03/21 PAVEMENT CRACKED & BROKEN. |
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 between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS RWY 03 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 21 | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBN - South Bend Regional Airport (9 nm SW)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (9 nm NW)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (10 nm NE)
KEKM - Elkhart Municipal Airport (12 nm SE)
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (20 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo © 2005 Karla Scott, New Carlisle, IN
Taken in 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Oct-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 07:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:13 | | 23:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:41 | | 23:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 05:50:50 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Oct-2008 01:50:50 |
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| METAR |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 080514Z 17010KT 9SM OVC010 17/14 A2987 RMK AO2 CIG 007V014
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KEKM
12nm SE | 080155Z 11007KT 10SM RA SCT041 BKN050 OVC090 13/10 A2997 RMK AO2
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KBEH
20nm NW | 080533Z AUTO 14008KT 2 1/2SM BR BKN007 OVC011 14/14 A2983 RMK AO2 RAB01E18 CIG 004V010 P0001 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 080104Z 080124 13010KT 6SM -RA OVC020 TEMPO 0104 13014G18KT 3SM RA SCT008 OVC015 FM0400 15012KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM1000 17010KT 2SM BR OVC004 FM1400 23008KT P6SM OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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