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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 21-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1612:16
Sunrise06:4612:46
Sunset16:2622:26
Evening civil twilight16:5622:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2009 14:18:36
Local (UTC-6)  21-Nov-2009 08:18:36
 
METAR
KIGQ 
18nm N 
211347Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 01/M01 A3019 RMK AO2
KIKK 
18nm SW 
211344Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR CLR 01/01 A3020 RMK AO2
KGYY 
24nm N 
211345Z 00000KT 5 BRSM SKC 02/01 A3019
KVPZ 
26nm NE 
211353Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 02/02 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP233 T00220017
KJOT 
34nm NW 
211344Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FZFG OVC001 00/M02 A3019 RMK AO2 T10051016
KMDW 
35nm N 
211351Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP229 T00330017
KLOT 
35nm NW 
211344Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR VV007 01/00 A3017 RMK AO2 T00071001
TAF
KGYY 
24nm N 
211219Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT 6SM BR FEW035 TEMPO 2112/2115 5SM BR FM211500 15006KT P6SM FEW030 FM211900 11006KT P6SM SCT300 FM220900 13004KT 5SM BR SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Lowell Aviation 219-696-9603
no information available

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100LL
FS $3.91 
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