FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49120 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 ARPT UNATND MAJOR HOLIDAYS |
| Pattern altitude: | 2250.4 ft. MSL TPA PISTON ACFT 1000 FT; TURBINE ACFT 1500 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33, REILS 15 & 33, PAPI RY 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 [0600-2300] |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 [0600-2300] |
| WX ASOS at SBN (9 nm SW): | PHONE 574-233-2716 |
| 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 CTL SVC PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| 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 |
| OXIr032/36.2 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
| PMMr188/38.2 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| AZOr232/38.4 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 151 magnetic, 146 true | | 331 magnetic, 326 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) RY 15 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG RIGHT/LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) RY 33 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 DEG RIGHT/LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL RYS 15 & 33 OTS INDFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, lighted, 570 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 68 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3316 x 55 ft. / 1011 x 17 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition RY 04/22 PAVEMENT CRACKED & BROKEN. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 04/22 MARKINGS FADED. |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 034 true | | 219 magnetic, 214 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 898 ft. | | 750 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. road, 282 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +6FT FENCE, 199 FT DSTC, 125 FT L. | | 47 ft. trees, 470 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NILES 508 E. MAIN STREET NILES, MI 49120 Phone 269-684-7031 |
| Manager: | NEIL C. COULSTON P.O. BOX 487, 508 EAST MAIN STREET NILES, MI 49120 Phone 269-683-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 51 OBSTN LGTD POLES, IN RY 15 TRANSITION ZONE. |
| - | 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 FLD COND. CALL 269-240-8025 - ASST. MGR. CELL. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (184KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (152KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBN - South Bend 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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Photo © 2005 Karla Scott, New Carlisle, IN
Taken in 2005
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunset | | 21:00 | | 01:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:32 | | 01:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:37:30 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:37:30 |
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| METAR |
KSBN 9nm SW | 181154Z 12008KT 10SM FEW050 OVC065 16/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01610039 10178 20161 50006
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KEKM 12nm SE | 181150Z 11004KT 10SM SCT046 SCT060 OVC075 14/05 A3010 RMK A02
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KBEH 20nm NW | 181153Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01500067 10172 20122 50008
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| TAF |
KSBN 9nm SW | 181121Z 1812/1912 11010KT P6SM BKN035 FM190000 10006KT P6SM SCT040
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