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KVPZ Porter County Municipal Airport
Valparaiso, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VPZ
Lat/Long: 41-27-14.3000N / 087-00-25.5000W
41-27.238333N / 087-00.425000W
41.4539722 / -87.0070833
(estimated)
Elevation: 770 ft. / 234.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 1 mile SE of VALPARAISO, IN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 46383

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1950
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: VPZ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0600-2200, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1900
Pattern altitude: 1770 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 09/27 & MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST DUSK-2300; TO INCR INTST AFT 2300 & ACTVT MALSR RY 27; REIL RY 09; PAPI & REIL RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF; VASI RYS 09 & 27 OPERS 24 HRS.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
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 SEATS. 90-DAY PPR; CALL AMGR 219-462-6508.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
WX ASOS: 125.875 (219-531-1770)
SOUTH BEND APPROACH: 132.05 [0600-2200]
SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: 132.05 [0600-2200]
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 120.525(CTC APCH CON)
WX AWOS-3 at PPO (14 nm NE): 119.825 (219-326-6916)
WX AWOS-3 at OXI (17 nm SE): 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.
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY TERRE HOUTE RADIO ON FREQ 123.65 (CROWNPOINT RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OXIr296/17.9KNOX VOR/DME115.6000E
CGTr096/25.6CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
GIJr239/36.2GIPPER VORTAC115.4000E
EONr071/37.0PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SEDLY274/5.821202WVP ...- .--.
LA PORTE259/10.935603WIUL .. ..- .-..
MICHIGAN CITY210/17.420301WMGC -- --. -.-.
RENSSELAER017/31.436202WRZL .-. --.. .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 7001 x 150 ft. / 2134 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 250.0
Double tandem: 375.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 41-27.144812N41-27.142410N
Longitude: 087-01.193557W086-59.661283W
Elevation: 770.2 ft.769.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 090 true272 magnetic, 270 true
Displaced threshold: 500 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:7000 TODA:7000 ASDA:7000 LDA:6500TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (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: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 1212 ft. from runway, 402 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clearnone
ALSO PLINE OBSTN MKD; 96 FT ABV RY END; 5601 FT FM RY END; PERPENDICULAR TO CNTRLN; 56:1 SLOPE.

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 45.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-27.732263N41-27.073550N
Longitude: 087-00.421500W087-00.415693W
Elevation: 770.4 ft.760.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 182 magnetic, 180 true002 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in fair 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 80 ft. trees, 2850 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear32 ft. trees, 966 ft. from runway, 180 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PORTER COUNTY MUNI ARPT AUTH
4207 MURVIHILL RD
VALPARAISO, IN 46383
Phone 219-462-6508
Manager: KYLE J. KUEBLER
4207 MURVIHILL RD
VALPARAISO, IN 46383
Phone 219-462-6508

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 152
Single engine airplanes: 127
Multi engine airplanes: 14
Jet airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 3
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 191/day *
55% local general aviation
42% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

- ` RYS 09/27 & 18/36 PARALLEL TWY HAVE GREEN CNTRLN REFLECTORS.
- BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 27   download (242KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (306KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (276KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (312KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (48KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (13 nm NW)
KPPO - La Porte Municipal Airport (14 nm NE)
KOXI - Starke County Airport (17 nm SE)
KMGC - Michigan City Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (18 nm W)
  
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From to KVPZ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3112:31
Sunrise07:0213:02
Sunset16:1722:17
Evening civil twilight16:4822:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Dec-2009 08:19:29
Local (UTC-6)  07-Dec-2009 02:19:29
 
METAR
KVPZ 070753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 M03/M06 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP213 T10281061
KOXI 
17nm SE 		070745Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM OVC090 M03/M05 A3013 RMK AO1 T10271055
TAF
KGYY 
21nm NW 		070239Z 0703/0724 20008KT P6SM SCT150 OVC250 FM070400 17005KT P6SM OVC100 FM071200 18004KT 6SM -SN OVC040 TEMPO 0713/0717 4SM -SN OVC020 FM071700 26010KT P6SM OVC025 FM072200 30012KT P6SM BKN035 AMD NOT SKED 0704/0712
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Porter County Municipal Airport 219-462-6508
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.18 $3.59 
 Updated 23-Nov-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Porter County Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Porter County Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVPZ have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN VALPARAISO INN 3.2 65-85
SUPER 8 VALPARIASO IN 1.5 59-80
HAMPTON INN VALPARAISO IN 2.1 94-159
 

Other hotels near Porter County Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT VALPARAISO 1.3 100-120
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT VALPARAISO 1.5 100-101
FAIRFIELD INN AND STES VALPARAI 1.5 85-140
COUNTRY INN SUITES VALPARAISO 1.8 109-154
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS VALPARAISO 2.1 108-133

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Porter County Municipal Airport

8 in Valparaiso
4 in Chesterton
6 in Portage
17 in Merrillville
2 in La Porte
10 in Michigan City
 

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Other Pages about Porter County Municipal Airport

www.vpz.org
B&W aerial photo from the Indiana DOT
 
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