FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3TR |
| Lat/Long: | 41-50-09.2000N 086-13-30.6000W
41-50.153333N 086-13.510000W
41.8358889,-86.2251667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 750.4 ft. / 228.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of NILES, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49120 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 |
| WX ASOS at SBN (9 nm SW): | 120.675 (574-251-2652) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EKM (12 nm SE): | 124.475 (574-264-9002) |
| WX ASOS at BEH (20 nm NW): | 121.55 (269-925-9008) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/307.175 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GIJr046/5.8 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| ELXr194/19.1 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| GSHr335/20.6 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| PMMr188/38.2 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MISHA | | 003/7.8 | | 341 | | 05W | | SB | ... -... |
| STURGIS | | 276/35.4 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:SELF SVC FUEL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
NMRS CRACKS IN PAVEMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 41-50.409792N | | 41-49.850575N |
| Longitude: | 086-13.747948W | | 086-13.242285W |
| Elevation: | 741.4 ft. | | 750.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 146 true | | 331 magnetic, 326 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OR RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 DEGS LEFT OR RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 63 ft. tree, lighted, 502 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 12:1 TO DTHR OVR 63 FT TREE, 791 FT DIST, 270 FT R. | | 45 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3316 x 55 ft. / 1011 x 17 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
CRACKED & BROKEN PAVEMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 41-49.955927N | | 41-50.409210N |
| Longitude: | 086-13.733142W | | 086-13.326252W |
| Elevation: | 736.9 ft. | | 741.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 034 true | | 219 magnetic, 214 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 898 ft. | | 750 ft. |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline
13 FT TREE, 199 FT DIST, 110 FT L. | | 66 ft. trees, 454 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DTHR OVR 80 FT TREES, 1320 FT DIST, 255 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NILES
333 N 2ND ST STE 301
NILES, MI 49120-2258
Phone 269-683-4700 |
| Manager: | JOSEPH RAY
333 N 2ND ST STE 301
NILES, MI 49120-2258
Phone 269-240-8025 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 15 TRSN ZONE +51 FT OBSTN LGTD POLES. |
| - | TREES BTN RYS 04 & 33 BTN RYS 33 & 22 OBSTRUCT VIEW OF RY ENDS. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU SBN CD & FLT SVCS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 from 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (212KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (173KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (327KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBN - South Bend International Airport (9 nm SW)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (9 nm NW)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (10 nm NE)
KEKM - Elkhart Municipal Airport (12 nm SE)
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (20 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo © 2005 Karla Scott, New Carlisle, IN
Taken in 2005
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Feb-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 07:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Feb-2025 18:02:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Feb-2025 13:02:59 |
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| METAR |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 081754Z 09006KT 3SM -SN OVC041 M01/M08 A2990 RMK AO2 UPB41E48SNB48 SLP136 P0000 60000 T10061083 10000 21022 58035
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KEKM
12nm SE | 081755Z AUTO 10009KT 9SM UP OVC042 M01/M08 A2990 RMK AO2 UPB1751 P0000 T10081081 $
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KBEH
20nm NW | 081753Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM OVC055 01/M08 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP134 T00111083 10011 21017 58035
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| TAF |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 081120Z 0812/0912 10010KT P6SM OVC080 FM081800 09008KT P6SM -FZRA OVC030 FM082000 05007KT 3SM -FZRASN OVC015 FM090100 33007KT 3SM BR OVC015 FM090500 30009KT P6SM BKN025
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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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