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3HO Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
Hobart, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3HO
Lat/Long: 41-33-15.1320N / 087-15-45.1290W
41-33.252200N / 087-15.752150W
41.5542033 / -87.2625358
(estimated)
Elevation: 644 ft. / 196 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NW of HOBART, IN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 46342

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at GYY (8 nm NW): PHONE 219-944-0010
WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (12 nm W): 119.275 (708-895-9526)
WX ASOS at VPZ (13 nm SE): 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
CGTr077/14.1CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
EONr052/29.3PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
OXIr297/30.9KNOX VOR/DME115.6000E
ORDr130/38.8CHICAGO O'HARE VOR/DME113.9002E
IKKr043/39.1KANKAKEE VOR/DME111.6000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MICHIGAN CITY246/22.020301WMGC -- --. -.-.
LA PORTE282/22.335603WIUL .. ..- .-..
RENSSELAER356/36.636202WRZL .-. --.. .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: MOGAS
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3125 x 40 ft. / 952 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
CRACKS WITH GRASS GROWING THROUGH.
Runway edge markings: 18/36 MARKINGS FADED.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-33.611333N41-33.096667N
Longitude: 087-15.835333W087-15.835333W
Elevation: 630.0 ft.630.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 502 ft.320 ft.
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 28 ft. tree, 228 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 28:1 AT DSPLCD THR.
30 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
RY 36 +20 FT TREES, 52 FT FM RY END BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DON NIEMEYER
3600 N LAKE PARK AVENUE
HOBART, IN 46342
Phone 219-962-3020
Manager: DON NIEMEYER
3600 N LAKE PARK AVENUE
HOBART, IN 46342
Phone 219-962-3020

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 6
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 117/week *
60% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

TRAILER PARK 155' WEST OF RY.
PHONE AVBL INSIDE 24-HRS.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
GOSHEN FOUR   download (262KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (6 nm W)
KGYY - Gary/Chicago International Airport (8 nm NW)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (12 nm W)
KVPZ - Porter County Municipal Airport (13 nm SE)
C56 - Bult Field Airport (22 nm SW)
 
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From to 3HO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0112:01
Sunrise06:3012:30
Sunset16:3522:35
Evening civil twilight17:0523:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 13:23:03
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 07:23:03
 
METAR
KGYY 
8nm NW 
081245Z 14005KT 3SM BR SCT250 08/08 A3010
KIGQ 
12nm W 
081246Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG OVC001 05/04 A3010 RMK AO2
KVPZ 
13nm SE 
081253Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG VV001 04/04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP206 T00390039
TAF
KGYY 
8nm NW 
081135Z 0812/0912 13004KT 5SM BR FEW250 TEMPO 0812/0815 6SM HZ FM081500 16007KT P6SM FEW250 FM082000 18010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM082300 21010KT P6SM BKN250
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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 Hobart Sky Ranch Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Hobart Sky Ranch Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Hobart Sky Ranch Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN HOBART 4.4 105-109
LEES INN SUITES MERRILLVILLE 4.5 79-80
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PORTAGE 4.6 111-162
COMFORT INN PORTAGE 4.6 90-110
SUPER 8 MOTEL - PORTAGE 5.3 59-74
DAYS INN PORTAGE 5.4 56-63
HAMPTON INN PORTAGE 5.7 113-149
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, PORTAGE, IN 5.8 107-123

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 Hobart Sky Ranch Airport

6 in Portage
17 in Merrillville
4 in Chesterton
1 in East Chicago
8 in Valparaiso
9 in Hammond
7 in Lansing, IL
1 in Calumet City, IL
2 in South Holland, IL
1 in Hazel Crest, IL
 

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