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3TR Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
Niles, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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
GIJr046/5.8GIPPER VORTAC115.4000E
ELXr194/19.1KEELER VOR/DME116.6000E
GSHr335/20.6GOSHEN VORTAC113.7000E
OXIr032/36.2KNOX VOR/DME115.6000E
PMMr188/38.2PULLMAN VOR/DME112.1000E
AZOr232/38.4KALAMAZOO VOR/DME109.0001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MICHIGAN CITY075/27.620301WMGC -- --. -.-.
THREE RIVERS257/29.240702WHAI .... .- ..
LA PORTE053/31.735603WIUL .. ..- .-..
STURGIS276/35.438204WIRS .. .-. ...
CULVER012/37.839101WCPB -.-. .--. -...

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: 41-50.409792N41-49.850575N
Longitude: 086-13.747948W086-13.242285W
Elevation: 741.4 ft.750.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 151 magnetic, 146 true331 magnetic, 326 true
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, 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: 41-49.955927N41-50.409210N
Longitude: 086-13.733142W086-13.326252W
Elevation: 736.9 ft.741.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 039 magnetic, 034 true219 magnetic, 214 true
Displaced threshold: 898 ft.750 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 **CHANGED**   download (189KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (184KB)
VOR-A   download (152KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (122KB)

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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Taken in 2005
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2210:22
Sunrise06:5210:52
Sunset20:4700:47
Evening civil twilight21:1801:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 09:12:08
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 05:12:08
 
METAR
KSBN 
9nm SW 		130854Z 36008KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01670144 53002
KEKM 
12nm SE 		130045Z 34004KT 10SM SCT029 BKN120 21/18 A2988 RMK AO2 LAST
KBEH 
20nm NW 		130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT017 16/15 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01610150 53006
TAF
KSBN 
9nm SW 		130807Z 1308/1406 34007KT P6SM FEW060 FM131500 34015G23KT P6SM BKN035 FM140100 34005KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Astro Star Aviation 269-684-7030
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100LL Jet A
FS $7.00 $6.20 
SS $6.50 --- 
 Updated 09-Aug-2013
  
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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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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