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C97 Lowell Airport
Lowell, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: C97
Lat/Long: 41-13-48.5000N / 087-30-27.7000W
41-13.808333N / 087-30.461667W
41.2301389 / -87.5076944
(estimated)
Elevation: 675 ft. / 206 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 5 miles SW of LOWELL, IN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 46356

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1980
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-DUSK
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Landing fee: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at IKK (18 nm SW): 128.475 (815-939-4044)
WX AWOS-3 at IGQ (18 nm N): 119.275 (708-895-9526)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 132.95/272.7 (CHICAGO HEIGHTS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EONr099/13.0PEOTONE VORTAC113.2002E
CGTr168/17.0CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E
IKKr059/18.1KANKAKEE VOR/DME111.6000E
OXIr262/39.1KNOX VOR/DME115.6000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RENSSELAER321/22.536202WRZL .-. --.. .-..
LA PORTE247/36.935603WIUL .. ..- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3041 x 100 ft. / 927 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RY 18/36 THLDS MKD WITH WHITE BARREL HALVES & LGT FIXTURES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-14.059050N41-13.558335N
Longitude: 087-30.461438W087-30.460643W
Elevation: 671.8 ft.650.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 180 true001 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold: 555 ft.no
Obstructions: 70 ft. tree, 195 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RY 18 APCH RATIO 10:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
5 ft. crops, 131 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DONALD E. BAILEY
14705 BELSHAW RD.
LOWELL, IN 46356
Phone 219-696-9603
Manager: DONALD E. BAILEY
14705 BELSHAW RD
LOWELL, IN 46356
Phone 219-696-9603

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 80/week *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

SNOW REMOVAL & MOWING WITH LARGE TRACTOR .
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
RWY 18/36 SEASONAL CROPS 75 FT E AND 87 FT W OF CNTRLINE.

Instrument Procedures

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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
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Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C56 - Bult Field Airport (12 nm NW)
KIKK - Greater Kankakee Airport (18 nm SW)
05C - Griffith-Merrillville Airport (18 nm N)
KIGQ - Lansing Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
3HO - Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (22 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5809:58
Sunrise05:3010:30
Sunset20:0301:03
Evening civil twilight20:3501:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 10:27:06
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 05:27:06
 
METAR
KIGQ 
18nm N 
180955Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM SCT050 BKN060 BKN120 17/14 A3006 RMK AO2 T01650139
KIKK 
18nm SW 
180955Z AUTO 07004KT 2SM BR OVC021 16/16 A3006 RMK AO2 T01610160
KRZL 
22nm SE 
180955Z AUTO 04005KT 3SM BR OVC055 16/15 A3006 RMK AO2
KGYY 
24nm N 
180944Z 13006KT 10SM BKN060 18/11 A3007 RMK FIRST
KVPZ 
26nm NE 
180953Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM OVC055 15/10 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01500100 TSNO
4IS3 
34nm N 
SuperAWOS
180755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 17/14 A3007
KJOT 
34nm NW 
180955Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM BR VV007 15/15 A3006 RMK AO2 T01510149
KMDW 
35nm N 
180951Z 07005KT 6SM HZ SCT035 BKN046 16/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01560128 $
KLOT 
35nm NW 
180955Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR VV007 14/14 A3005 RMK AO2 T01420139
TAF
KGYY 
24nm N 
180542Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM FEW100 FM181000 VRB04KT 5SM HZ FEW008 SCT020 SCT100 FM181300 11006KT P6SM FEW020 SCT080 FM181800 03010G16KT P6SM SCT060 FM190100 09006KT P6SM FEW060 AMD NOT SKED 1806/1810
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Lowell Aviation 219-696-9603
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100LL
RA $5.50 
 Updated 19-Apr-2013
 
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