FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3TR |
| Lat/Long: | 41-50-09.2690N / 086-13-30.6340W
41-50.154483N / 086-13.510567W
41.8359081 / -86.2251761
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 750 ft. / 228.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (1980) |
| 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 |
| 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 ft. MSL
TPA PISTON ACFT 1000 FT; TURBINE ACFT 1500 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32, REILS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
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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 |
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 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-50.409867N | | 41-49.850767N |
| Longitude: | 086-13.748083W | | 086-13.242667W |
| Elevation: | 742.0 ft. | | 750.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 147 magnetic, 146 true | | 327 magnetic, 326 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, marked and lighted, 390 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 14:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVR 51 FT POLE, 78L, 738 FT FM DSPLCD THLD; 25:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVER +72 FT TREES, 1800 FT DSTC. | | 70 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3315 x 50 ft. / 1010 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RY 03/21 PAVEMENT CRACKED & BROKEN. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 03/21 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 41-49.955967N | | 41-50.409183N |
| Longitude: | 086-13.733367W | | 086-13.326333W |
| Elevation: | 737.0 ft. | | 743.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 034 true | | 215 magnetic, 214 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 900 ft. | | 750 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 203 ft. left of centerline
+6FT FENCE, 144 FT DSTC, 115 FT L | | 60 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVR + 70 FT TREES, 1400 FT DSTC. |
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: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | 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 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS RWY 03 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 21 **CHANGED** | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBN - South Bend Regional 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 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:55:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 17:55:34 |
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| METAR |
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KSBN
9nm SW | 092154Z 00000KT 3/4SM -SN BR BKN009 OVC019 M03/M04 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP062 P0003 T10331044
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KEKM
12nm SE | 092155Z 07006KT 1SM -SN OVC008 M03/M04 A2968 RMK AO2
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KBEH
20nm NW | 092153Z AUTO 06003KT 1/2SM SN FZFG BKN009 OVC021 M03/M04 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP065 P0003 T10281039
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KSBN
9nm SW | 091742Z 0918/1018 09013G20KT 1SM -SN SCT008 BKN015 OVC020 FM100000 36014G22KT 3/4SM -SN VV006 FM100600 33018G28KT 1/2SM -SN BLSN VV005 FM101600 32020G32KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC010
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| NOTAMs |
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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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