FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PPO |
| Lat/Long: | 41-34-20.9000N / 086-44-04.2990W
41-34.348333N / 086-44.071650W
41.5724722 / -86.7345275
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 812 ft. / 247.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of LA PORTE, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 46350 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1600
FOR SVC OTHER HRS CALL 219-363-5109 OR 219-608-4707 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; REIL & PAPI RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS AT TWY ENTRANCE ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.825 (219-326-6916) |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 132.05 |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 132.05 |
| WX ASOS at VPZ (14 nm SW): | 125.875 (219-531-1770) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OXI (15 nm S): | 135.775 (574-772-2041) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.9/317.6 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OXIr346/15.5 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
| GIJr238/22.1 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| GSHr275/31.9 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| CGTr082/37.8 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LA PORTE | | 023/4.7 | | 356 | | 03W | | IUL | .. ..- .-.. |
| MICHIGAN CITY | | 157/8.9 | | 203 | | 01W | | MGC | -- --. -.-. |
| SEDLY | | 043/9.7 | | 212 | | 02W | | VP | ...- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 41-33.932833N | | 41-34.705765N |
| Longitude: | 086-44.258833W | | 086-43.882003W |
| Elevation: | 800.6 ft. | | 811.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 020 true | | 203 magnetic, 200 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 970 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2800 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-34.560833N | | 41-34.239500N |
| Longitude: | 086-44.294000W | | 086-43.853667W |
| Elevation: | 810.4 ft. | | 799.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 135 true | | 318 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 452 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
APPCH SLOPE TO DISP THLD 36:1. | | 15 ft. road, 295 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
CLOSEST INTERCEPT POINT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LA PORTE AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
Phone 219-324-3393
EDWARD L VOLK, PRESIDENT. |
| Manager: | BARRY AFTOWSKI
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
Phone 219-324-3393 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 68 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 47% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CTN: FARM EQUIP ON/OR NEAR ACFT OPNS AREAS. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (231KB) |
| LOC/NDB RWY 02 | |
download (221KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (230KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMGC - Michigan City Municipal Airport (9 nm NW)
KVPZ - Porter County Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
KOXI - Starke County Airport (15 nm S)
KSBN - South Bend Regional Airport (20 nm NE)
C65 - Plymouth Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:02 | | 23:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 11:20:11 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 05:20:11 |
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| METAR |
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KVPZ
14nm SW | 081053Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 04/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00440044
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KOXI
15nm S | 081045Z AUTO 13003KT 3/4SM VV005 05/05 A3009 RMK AO1 T00540047
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KSBN
20nm E | 081054Z 07003KT 3/4SM BR CLR 06/06 A3010 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 4 SLP195 T00560056
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| TAF |
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KSBN
20nm E | 080540Z 0806/0906 00000KT 6SM BR SKC FM080700 15003KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 0809/0812 1SM BR FM081400 17010KT 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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