FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 05C |
| Lat/Long: | 41-31-11.4276N / 087-23-58.2287W
41-31.190460N / 087-23.970478W
41.5198410 / -87.3995080
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 634 ft. / 193.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of GRIFFITH, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 46319 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-2000
UNATTENDED NEW YEARS DAY, EASTER, THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, REIL RYS 08 & 26 & PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| CHICAGO APPROACH: | 133.1 |
| CHICAGO DEPARTURE: | 133.1 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GYY (6 nm N): | PHONE 219-944-0010 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (6 nm W): | 119.275 (708-895-9526) |
| WX ASOS at VPZ (18 nm E): | 125.875 (219-531-1770) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY TERRE HOUTE RADIO ON FREQ 123.65 ( CROWNPOINT RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CGTr084/7.8 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| EONr048/23.2 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
| IKKr037/33.6 | | KANKAKEE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 00E |
| OXIr289/35.8 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
| ORDr139/36.1 | | CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME | | 113.90 | | 02E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4900 x 75 ft. / 1494 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 41-31.120667N | | 41-31.260252N |
| Longitude: | 087-24.499167W | | 087-23.441790W |
| Elevation: | 634.1 ft. | | 632.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 080 true | | 263 magnetic, 260 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1120 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. bldg, 425 ft. from runway, 26 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, lighted, 360 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
CLNC SLOPE TO DISP THLD 32:1 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | GRIFFITH AVIATION INC
1705 E. MAIN ST.
GRIFFITH, IN 46319
Phone 219-924-0207 |
| Manager: | CRAIG ANDERSON
1705 E. MAIN ST.
GRIFFITH, IN 46319
Phone 219-924-0207 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 65 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/day * | | 86% | transient general aviation | | 13% | local general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| GOSHEN FOUR | |
download |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download |
| VOR RWY 08 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (6 nm N)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (6 nm W)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (6 nm E)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (15 nm SW)
C97 - Lowell Airport (18 nm S)
KVPZ - Porter County Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 03-Jan-2010
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:16 | | 23:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:44 | | 23:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:39:02 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 03:39:02 |
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| METAR |
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KGYY
6nm N | 100345Z 02012G22KT 2SM -SN BKN010 OVC017 M02/M03 A2968 RMK LAST
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KIGQ
6nm W | 100906Z AUTO 31015KT 2 1/2SM -SN SCT010 BKN016 OVC022 M03/M06 A2980 RMK AO2
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KVPZ
18nm E | 100924Z AUTO 33010G17KT 2SM -SN BR FEW016 BKN029 OVC040 M04/M06 A2976 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
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KGYY
6nm N | 100300Z 1003/1024 36012G20KT 2SM -SN BR BKN008 OVC015 TEMPO 1003/1006 1SM -SN BR BKN006 OVC015 FM100600 35016G26KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN BR OVC006 TEMPO 1006/1009 1/4SM SN BLSN FZFG VV005 FM100900 34020G30KT 1SM -SN BLSN BR BKN009 OVC018 TEMPO 1009/1012 1/2
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| NOTAMs |
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