FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LAF |
| Lat/Long: | 40-24-44.3000N / 086-56-12.8000W
40-24.738333N / 086-56.213333W
40.4123056 / -86.9368889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 606 ft. / 184.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of LAFAYETTE, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 47906 |
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: | LAF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1606 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 10/28; MALSR RY 10 & REIL RYS 05 & 23 & 28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 48 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 765-743-3442. ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGRS ARE NOT AUZD IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BEFORE OR AFTER SKEDD ARR/DEP TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORINDATION WITH AMGR AND CFMN THAT ARFF IS AVBL PRIOR TO TKF OR LDG. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 127.75 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 765-743-9687 |
| LAFAYETTE GROUND: | 121.9 393.0 [0700-2100] |
| LAFAYETTE TOWER: | 119.6 393.0 [0700-2100] |
| EMERG: | 243.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FKR (19 nm SE): | 124.325 (765-654-0328) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQ 123.85 (LAFAYETTE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BVTr144/10.5 | | BOILER VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 01E |
| DNVr074/29.2 | | DANVILLE VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 02E |
| GUSr251/38.4 | | GRISSOM VORTAC | | 108.45 | | 02W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 6600 x 150 ft. / 2012 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 90.0 | | Double wheel: | 110.0 | | Double tandem: | 165.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 40-24.837815N | | 40-24.666048N |
| Longitude: | 086-57.055938W | | 086-55.651775W |
| Elevation: | 599.9 ft. | | 597.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 100 magnetic, 099 true | | 280 magnetic, 279 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 97 ft. trees, 3381 ft. from runway, 968 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. trees, 2057 ft. from runway, 439 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4225 x 100 ft. / 1288 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 48.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 05/23 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OF 79 FT OR LESS. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 40-24.491038N | | 40-24.942703N |
| Longitude: | 086-56.341217W | | 086-55.648798W |
| Elevation: | 592.4 ft. | | 605.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 051 magnetic, 050 true | | 231 magnetic, 230 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 313 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 11 ft. fence, 287 ft. from runway, 132 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
RWY 23 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PURDUE UNIVERSITY
TRML BLDG ROOM 201
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47907
Phone 765-743-3442 |
| Manager: | B. STANSBURY
TRML BLDG ROOM 201
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47907
Phone 765-743-3442 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 105 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 91 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 315/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | INTSV STUDENT TRNG. |
| - | RY 05/23 NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPNS. |
| - | ATCT N VISIBILITY REDUCED WHEN SPORTS FLD FLOOD LGTS OPERATING 1/2 MILE N OF ARPT. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 10 | |
download (256KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (294KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (289KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFKR - Frankfort Municipal Airport (19 nm SE)
KMCX - White County Airport (19 nm NE)
KCFJ - Crawfordsville Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
50I - Kentland Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
KGGP - Logansport/Cass County Airport (31 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tim Yue
Photo taken 29-Apr-2007
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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 17-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunset | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 15:46:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 11:46:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KLAF | 171454Z 27008G16KT 10SM FEW100 17/10 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP043 60000 T01720100 56007 $
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| TAF |
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| KLAF | 171130Z 171212 24011KT P6SM BKN100 FM1530 29015G25KT P6SM FEW040 SCT080 FM0100 26008KT P6SM BKN080 FM0500 29007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 BKN080 FM1000 29008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 13Z
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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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