FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 JANUARY 2019
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49120 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| 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 574-251-2652 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| MISHA | | 001/7.8 | | 341 | | 03W | | SB | ... -... |
| LA PORTE | | 053/31.7 | | 356 | | 03W | | IUL | .. ..- .-.. |
| STURGIS | | 276/35.4 | | 382 | | 04W | | IRS | .. .-. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| 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: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 58 ft. tree, lighted, 475 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 90 ft. trees, 1530 ft. from runway, 13:1 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 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: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 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 16:1 TO DSPLD THLD OVR 80 FT TREES, 1320 FT DSTC, 330 FT R; 21:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NILES
333 SECOND ST. STE 301
NILES, MI 49120
Phone 269-683-4700 |
| Manager: | JOSEPH RAY
333 SECOND ST. STE 301, 508 EAST MAIN STREET
NILES, MI 49120
Phone 269-683-4700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | 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 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 15 TRANSITION ZONE +51 OBSTN LGTD POLES. |
| - | 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. |
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 3 January 2019 at 0901Z to 31 January 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (182KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (157KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBN - South Bend International 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo © 2005 Karla Scott, New Carlisle, IN
Taken in 2005
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Jan-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunrise | | 08:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:39 | | 22:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2019 23:46:54 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jan-2019 18:46:54 |
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| METAR |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 162254Z 02007KT 10SM OVC029 M03/M08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP257 T10331078
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KEKM
12nm SE | 162250Z 34004KT 10SM BKN031 M02/M08 A3025 RMK AO2
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KBEH
20nm NW | 162253Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM SCT027 M03/M09 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP258 T10331094
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| TAF |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 161734Z 1618/1718 34010KT P6SM OVC035 FM170100 03005KT P6SM BKN070 FM171200 12006KT 6SM -SN OVC025 FM171500 13006KT 2SM -SN BR OVC007
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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