AirNav: 3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport

3TR

Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
Niles, Michigan, USA

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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

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
MICHIGAN CITY	075/27.6	203	01W	MGC	-- --. -.-.
THREE RIVERS	257/29.2	407	02W	HAI	.... .- ..
LA PORTE	053/31.7	356	03W	IUL	.. ..- .-..
STURGIS	276/35.4	382	04W	IRS	.. .-. ...
CULVER	012/37.8	391	01W	CPB	-.-. .--. -...

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:

Single wheel:

25.0

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%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

151 magnetic, 146 true

331 magnetic, 326 true

Displaced threshold:

300 ft.

Markings:

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

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:

Single wheel:

8.0

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%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

039 magnetic, 034 true

219 magnetic, 214 true

Displaced threshold:

898 ft.

750 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

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

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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Area around 3TR (Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo © 2005 Karla Scott, New Carlisle, IN Taken in 2005 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

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

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-May-2013 12:37:30
Local (UTC-4)	18-May-2013 08:37:30

METAR

KSBN 9nm SW	181154Z 12008KT 10SM FEW050 OVC065 16/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01610039 10178 20161 50006
KEKM 12nm SE	181150Z 11004KT 10SM SCT046 SCT060 OVC075 14/05 A3010 RMK A02
KBEH 20nm NW	181153Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01500067 10172 20122 50008

TAF

KSBN
9nm SW

181121Z 1812/1912 11010KT P6SM BKN035 FM190000 10006KT P6SM SCT040

NOTAMs

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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 Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
NILES INN CONFERENCE CENTER		1.7	59-99
COMFORT INN & SUITES NILES		1.9	110-111
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES NILES		2.7

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 Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport

27 in	South Bend, IN
1 in	Berrien Springs
1 in	Dowagiac

12 in	Mishawaka, IN
20 in	Elkhart, IN
4 in	Stevensville

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Other Pages about Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport

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