FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | 3TR |
Lat/Long: | 41-50-09.2000N 086-13-30.6000W 41-50.153333N 086-13.510000W 41.8358889,-86.2251667 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 750.4 ft. / 228.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (2010) |
From city: | 2 miles NE of NILES, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 49120 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 |
SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 |
WX ASOS at SBN (9 nm SW): | 118.15 (574-251-2656) |
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 SVC PRVDD 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 |
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 |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
MISHA | | 001/7.8 | | 341 | | 03W | | SB | ... -... |
STURGIS | | 276/35.4 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition NMRS CRACKS IN PAVEMENT. |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 41-50.409792N | | 41-49.850575N |
Longitude: | 086-13.747948W | | 086-13.242285W |
Elevation: | 741.4 ft. | | 750.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 146 true | | 331 magnetic, 326 true |
Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) RY 15 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG RIGHT/LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) RY 33 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 DEG RIGHT/LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, lighted, 475 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DTHR. | | 100 ft. trees, 1530 ft. from runway, 480 ft. left and right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 3316 x 55 ft. / 1011 x 17 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition CRACKED & BROKEN PAVEMENT. |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 41-49.955927N | | 41-50.409210N |
Longitude: | 086-13.733142W | | 086-13.326252W |
Elevation: | 736.9 ft. | | 741.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 034 true | | 219 magnetic, 214 true |
Displaced threshold: | 898 ft. | | 750 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 280 ft. from runway, 133 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear 6 FT FENCE, 199 FT DIST, 125 FT L. | | 45 ft. trees, 440 ft. from runway, 149 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DTHR OVR 80 FT TREES, 1320 FT DIST, 330 FT R; 17:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF NILES 333 N 2ND ST STE 301 NILES, MI 49120-2258 Phone 269-683-4700 |
Manager: | JOSEPH RAY 333 N 2ND ST STE 301 NILES, MI 49120-2258 Phone 269-683-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 57/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 15 TRSN ZONE +51 FT OBSTN LGTD POLES. |
- | TREES BTN RYS 04 & 33 BTN RYS 33 & 22 OBSTRUCT VIEW OF RY ENDS. |
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU SBN CD & FLT SVCS. |
- | FOR CD WHEN GCO UNA CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-856-4561. |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 **CHANGED** | |
download (213KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (227KB) |
VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (189KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBN - South Bend International 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo © 2005 Karla Scott, New Carlisle, IN
Taken in 2005
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 08-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
Sunset | | 18:42 | | 23:42 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:10 | | 00:10 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-Mar-2021 07:18:14 |
Local (UTC-5) | 08-Mar-2021 02:18:14 |
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METAR |
KSBN 9nm SW | 080654Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP284 T00281067
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KEKM 12nm SE | 072252Z 15004KT 10SM SKC 06/M06 A3037 RMK AO2 LAST
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KBEH 20nm NW | 080653Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 05/M06 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP272 T00501056
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TAF |
KSBN 9nm SW | 071720Z 0718/0818 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM080800 20008KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/23035KT FM081400 22012KT P6SM FEW250
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