FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 46319 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1962 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-2000, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700 0800-1900 DURG WINTER MONTHS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 08 & 26; PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
CHICAGO APPROACH: | 133.1 |
CHICAGO DEPARTURE: | 133.1 |
GOSHEN STAR: | 128.2 |
LUCIT STAR: | 133.1 |
WX AWOS-3PT at GYY (6 nm N): | 134.575 (219-944-0010) |
WX AWOS-3PT at IGQ (6 nm W): | 119.275 (708-889-6319) |
WX AWOS-AV at C56 (15 nm SW): | 119.125 (708-534-5256) |
WX ASOS at VPZ (18 nm E): | 125.875 (219-531-1770) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY TERRE HAUTE RADIO ON FREQ 122.3 (CROWNPOINT RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CGTr084/7.8 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
EONr048/23.2 | | PEOTONE VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 02E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A UL94 |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
Dimensions: | 4899 x 75 ft. / 1493 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 41-31.120552N | | 41-31.260132N |
Longitude: | 087-24.499353W | | 087-23.442160W |
Elevation: | 634.0 ft. | | 632.3 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: | 12 ft. bldg, 380 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. trees, 360 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 26:1 FM DTHR; 55 FT TREES 1480 FT FM DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | GARY/CHICAGO INTL AIRPORT AUTHORITY 6001 AIRPORT ROAD GARY, IN 46406 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: | | 53 | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 79/day * | 86% | transient general aviation | 13% | local general aviation | 1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926. |
- | UNATNDD NEW YEARS, EASTER, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS. |
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
GOSHEN NINE | |
download (206KB) |
LUCIT TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (340KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (187KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (189KB) |
VOR RWY 08 | |
download (205KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (459KB) |
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)
KVPZ - Porter County Regional Airport (18 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Blake Myers
Photo taken 12-Apr-2018
looking west.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 11:11 |
Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
Sunset | | 19:10 | | 00:10 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:38 | | 00:38 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2024 15:31:39 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-Mar-2024 10:31:39 |
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METAR |
KGYY 6nm N | 281445Z 25004G12KT 10SM BKN065 BKN090 04/M05 A3015
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KIGQ 6nm W | 281515Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM SCT075 OVC095 04/M03 A3016 RMK AO2 T00401033
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KVPZ 18nm E | 281456Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM BKN060 OVC070 03/M04 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00281044 50002
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TAF |
KGYY 6nm N | 281120Z 2812/2912 24008KT P6SM OVC050 FM281600 26011G20KT P6SM BKN050 FM290000 04007KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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