FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026
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: | 1 mile ENE of NILES, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 (574-200-0869) |
| WX AWOS-3PT 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 |
| 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 |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| 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: | 62 ft. tree, lighted, 589 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
+8 FT SEASONAL CROPS, 20 FT DIST, 250 FT L/R. | | 100 ft. trees, 1827 ft. from runway, 324 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
+8 FT SEASONAL CROPS, 50 FT DIST, 250 FT L/R. |
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: | ZACHARY HOLT
333 N 2ND ST STE 301
NILES, MI 49120-2258
Phone 269-683-4700 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 15 TRSN ZONE +51 FT OBSTN, LGTD POLES. |
| - | 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. |
| - | DEER & LRG BIRDS 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 from 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (207KB) |
| 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 26-Jul-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunset | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:41 | | 01:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2026 07:21:58 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 26-Jul-2026 03:21:58 |
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| METAR |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 260654Z AUTO 24005KT 8SM FEW028 OVC038 21/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02110189
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KEKM
12nm SE | 260655Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM SCT013 BKN043 21/19 A2997 RMK AO2 T02120195 $
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KBEH
20nm NW | 260653Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM BKN011 OVC026 22/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02170194
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| TAF |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 260520Z 2606/2706 22003KT P6SM BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 2610/2613 5SM BR OVC010 FM261400 23004KT P6SM BKN050 FM261800 25007KT P6SM FEW250
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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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