FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 JUNE 2022
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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 |
SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 |
WX ASOS at SBN (9 nm SW): | PHONE 574-251-2656 |
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 SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
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 poor condition NMRS CRACKS IN PAVEMENT. |
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. |
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: | 60 ft. tree, lighted, 475 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DTHR. | | 100 ft. trees, 1530 ft. from runway, 480 ft. left and right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 3316 x 55 ft. / 1011 x 17 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition CRACKED & BROKEN PAVEMENT. |
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. |
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: | 56 ft. trees, 280 ft. from runway, 133 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear 6 FT FENCE, 199 FT DIST, 125 FT L. | | 45 ft. trees, 440 ft. from runway, 149 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DTHR OVR 80 FT TREES, 1320 FT DIST, 330 FT R; 17:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF NILES 333 N 2ND ST STE 301 NILES, MI 49120-2258 Phone 269-683-4700 |
Manager: | JOSEPH RAY 333 N 2ND ST STE 301 NILES, MI 49120-2258 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
- | RWY 15 TRSN ZONE +51 FT 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. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 16 June 2022 at 0901Z to 14 July 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (199KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (211KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (174KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (327KB) |
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 |
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 |
Times for 26-Jun-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 09:38 |
Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
Sunset | | 21:23 | | 01:23 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:57 | | 01:57 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jun-2022 00:27:44 |
Local (UTC-4) | 26-Jun-2022 20:27:44 |
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METAR |
KSBN 9nm SW | 262354Z 32011KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02440117 10261 20233 55002 $
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KEKM 12nm SE | 262152Z 28010KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A3005 RMK A02
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KBEH 20nm NW | 262353Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02280139 10250 20228 56003
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TAF |
KSBN 9nm SW | 261720Z 2618/2718 31012G20KT P6SM SCT050 FM270100 30006KT P6SM FEW250 FM271300 32009KT P6SM FEW050
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