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C97 Lowell Airport
Lowell, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: C97
Lat/Long: 41-13-48.5000N / 087-30-27.7000W
41-13.808333N / 087-30.461667W
41.2301389 / -87.5076944
(estimated)
Elevation: 675 ft. / 206 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 5 miles SW of LOWELL, IN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 46356

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1980
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-DUSK
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: PHONE REQ
FOR RWY LGTS AND ROTG BCN PHONE 219-696-9603.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at IKK (18 nm SW): 111.6 (815-939-4044)
WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (18 nm N): 119.275 (708-895-9526)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 132.95/272.7 (CHICAGO HEIGHTS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EONr099/13.0PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
CGTr168/17.0CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
IKKr059/18.1KANKAKEE VOR/DME111.6000E
OXIr262/39.1KNOX VOR/DME115.6000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RENSSELAER321/22.436202WRZL .-. --.. .-..
LA PORTE247/36.935603WIUL .. ..- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3041 x 100 ft. / 927 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: RWY 18/36 THLDS MKD WITH WHITE BARREL HALVES & LGT FIXTURES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-14.059050N41-13.558335N
Longitude: 087-30.461438W087-30.460643W
Elevation: 671.8 ft.650.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 180 true001 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold: 555 ft.no
Obstructions: 55 ft. tree, 195 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RWY 18 APCH RATIO 13:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
5 ft. crops, 131 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DONALD E. BAILEY
14705 BELSHAW RD.
LOWELL, IN 46356
Phone 219-696-9603
Manager: DONALD E. BAILEY
14705 BELSHAW RD
LOWELL, IN 46356
Phone 219-696-9603

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 80/week *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 29 September 2006

Additional Remarks

SNOW REMOVAL & MOWING WITH LARGE TRACTOR .
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
RWY 18/36 SEASONAL CROPS 75 FT E AND 87 FT W OF CNTRLINE.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS-A   download (168KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (32KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C56 - Bult Field Airport (12 nm NW)
KIKK - Greater Kankakee Airport (18 nm SW)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (18 nm N)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (22 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0012:00
Sunrise06:3012:30
Sunset16:3822:38
Evening civil twilight17:0723:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Nov-2009 23:55:48
Local (UTC-6)  07-Nov-2009 17:55:48
 
METAR
KIGQ 
18nm N 
072325Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A2991 RMK AO2
KIKK 
18nm SW 
072325Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A2993 RMK AO2
KGYY 
24nm N 
072245Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 21/10 A2988
KVPZ 
26nm NE 
072253Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01670100
KJOT 
34nm NW 
072325Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A2991 RMK AO2 T01440105
KMDW 
35nm N 
072251Z 24006KT 10SM FEW250 19/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01890100
KLOT 
35nm NW 
072325Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A2990 RMK AO2 T01570099
TAF
KGYY 
24nm N 
071727Z 0718/0818 24012G22KT P6SM SKC FM072100 25010KT P6SM SKC FM080000 27006KT P6SM SKC FM080400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM080900 13005KT 5SM BR SCT050 FM081600 16011KT P6SM SCT070
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Lowell Aviation 219-696-9603
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100LL 
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