FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKM |
| Lat/Long: | 41-43-09.8940N / 086-00-11.6240W
41-43.164900N / 086-00.193733W
41.7194150 / -86.0032289
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 778 ft. / 237.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of ELKHART, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 46514 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EKM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1778 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RY 18/36 & HIRL RY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RYS 09 & 27 & 35; REIL RYS 18 & 36 & 09 & MALSR RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY MKD WITH REFLECTORS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO SCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH GREATER THAN 9 PSGR SEATS & UNSCHEDULED ACR OPS GREATER THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. 90-DAY PPR;CALL AMGR 574-264-5217; AFT HRS CONTACT CITY COMM CTR 574-293-2175. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.5 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.475 (574-264-9002) |
| ELKHART GROUND: | 121.8 [0600-2200 MON-FRI/0600-2000 SAT/0700-2200 SUN] |
| ELKHART TOWER: | 119.5 [0600-2200 MON-FRI/0600-2000 SAT/0700-2200 SUN] |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 119.7(WHEN ELKHART ATCT CLSD) |
| WX ASOS at SBN (14 nm W): | PHONE 574-233-2716 |
| WX ASOS at GSH (15 nm SE): | 121.45 (574-642-4231) |
- APCH & DEP CTL SVC PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY SVC PROVIDED BY SOUTH BEND APCH CTL ON 119.7 WHEN ELKHART ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GSHr005/11.7 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| GIJr102/14.4 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| ELXr168/26.1 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| OLKr324/(36.3) | | WOLF LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
| AZOr214/37.0 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| OXIr051/37.6 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 6500 x 120 ft. / 1981 x 37 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 41-43.254167N | | 41-43.256167N |
| Longitude: | 086-01.163500W | | 085-59.734967W |
| Elevation: | 770.8 ft. | | 777.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 090 true | | 274 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 1987 ft. from runway, 291 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. trees, 2699 ft. from runway, 444 ft. right of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-43.335383N | | 41-42.683150N |
| Longitude: | 085-59.596900W | | 085-59.473633W |
| Elevation: | 777.6 ft. | | 772.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 172 true | | 356 magnetic, 352 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 23 ft. bldg, 844 ft. from runway, 313 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 604 ft. from runway, 251 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 100 ft. / 762 x 30 m
RY 08/26 MARKED WITH WHITE CORNER MARKERS. VFR ONLY AND ONLY OPR DURING ATCT HRS. |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ELKHART
2246 AIRPORT DR.
ELKHART, IN 46515
Phone 574-294-5471 |
| Manager: | ANDY JONES
2246 AIRPORT DR.
ELKHART, IN 46515
Phone 574-264-5217 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 83 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | | Military aircraft: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 91/day * | | 54% | transient general aviation | | 42% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| E94 | SWARS. |
| - | TWY A NOT AVBL TO ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (281KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (254KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (226KB) |
| VOR RWY 09 | |
download (254KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 **CHANGED** | |
download (243KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (12 nm NW)
KSBN - South Bend Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KGSH - Goshen Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
C03 - Nappanee Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 24-Jul-2006
from a Cessna 340 at 13000 ft MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Elkhart Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Jul-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 09:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunset | | 21:19 | | 01:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:52 | | 01:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 09:48:31 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-Jul-2008 05:48:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KEKM | 090145Z 26003KT 10SM -RA SCT030 24/20 A2983 RMK A02 LAST
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KSBN
14nm W | 090854Z 27005KT 8SM CLR 20/18 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02000178 53005
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KGSH
15nm SE | 090853Z AUTO 26007KT 7SM CLR 20/19 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02000189 53003
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| TAF |
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KSBN
14nm W | 090535Z 090606 29008KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 0610 BKN025 FM1400 32012KT P6SM SCT250 FM2300 26004KT P6SM SCT250
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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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