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C97 Lowell Airport
Lowell, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5109:51
Sunrise05:2410:24
Sunset20:2501:25
Evening civil twilight20:5901:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 08:54:18
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 03:54:18
 
METAR
KIGQ 
18nm N 
050825Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG BKN001 OVC008 14/14 A2993 RMK AO2
KIKK 
18nm SW 
050824Z AUTO 06004KT 7SM OVC035 17/16 A2992 RMK AO2
KGYY 
24nm N 
050247Z 00000KT 4SM BR SCT022 OVC031 19/17 A2994 RMK LAST
KVPZ 
26nm NE 
050831Z AUTO 02004KT 1/4SM FG FEW001 SCT006 OVC110 16/15 A2995 RMK AO2
KJOT 
34nm NW 
050825Z AUTO 36004KT 1SM BR VV007 16/15 A2993 RMK AO2 T01600145
KMDW 
35nm N 
050751Z 36003KT 2SM BR FEW065 17/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01670156 $
KLOT 
35nm NW 
050823Z AUTO 04003KT 1/4SM FG BKN001 16/14 A2993 RMK AO2
TAF
KGYY 
24nm N 
050257Z 0503/0524 VRB05KT 4SM BR SCT022 OVC030 FM050600 08004KT 3SM BR HZ SCT100 FM051300 02004KT P6SM SCT100 FM052000 36008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 AMD NOT SKED 0504/0511
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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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