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C97

Lowell Airport
Lowell, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	C97
Lat/Long:	41-13-48.6100N 087-30-27.7000W 41-13.810167N 087-30.461667W 41.2301694,-87.5076944 (estimated)
Elevation:	671.8 ft. / 205 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	5 miles SW of LOWELL, IN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	46356

Airport Operations

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

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-AV at C56 (12 nm NW):	119.125 (708-534-5256)
WX AWOS-3 at IKK (18 nm SW):	128.475 (815-939-4044)
WX AWOS-3PT at IGQ (18 nm N):	124.925 (708-889-6319)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC (ZAU) ON FREQS 132.5/284.7 (KANKAKEE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
EONr098/13.0		PEOTONE VORTAC		113.20		02E
CGTr168/17.0		CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC		114.20		02E

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:	WHITE BARREL HALVES & LGT FIXTURES.
Operational restrictions:	CROPS 75 FT E & 87 FT W OF CNTRLN.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	41-14.060500N	41-13.559833N
Longitude:	087-30.462000W	087-30.461333W
Elevation:	671.8 ft.	650.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Runway heading:	181 magnetic, 180 true	001 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold:	775 ft.	no
Markings:	NSTD, in fair condition	NSTD, in fair condition
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	10 ft. crops APCH SLOPE 15:1 FM DSPLCD THR; 65 FT TREE 985 FT & 110 FT R.	10 ft. crops

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DONALD E. BAILEY 14705 BELSHAW RD. LOWELL, IN 46356 Phone (219) 614-6633
Manager:	KEVIN BAILEY 14705 BELSHAW RD LOWELL, IN 46356 Phone (219) 614-6633

Additional Remarks

-	SNOW REMOVAL & MOWING WITH LARGE TRACTOR .
-	DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	CALL FOR FUEL OR SVC BFR ARR - 219-613-4588.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at C97.

Some 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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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:39	12:39
Sunrise	07:08	13:08
Sunset	16:56	22:56
Evening civil twilight	17:26	23:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jan-2026 10:43:19
Local (UTC-6)	25-Jan-2026 04:43:19

METAR

KIGQ 18nm N	251015Z AUTO 09005KT 4SM -SN M14/M17 A3024 RMK AO2 T11401166
KIKK 18nm SW	251015Z AUTO 04010KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN022 OVC028 M14/M17 A3021 RMK AO2 T11411170
KRZL 22nm SE	251015Z AUTO 03010KT 2 1/2SM -SN OVC020 M14/M16 A3020 RMK AO2
KGYY 24nm N	251015Z AUTO 08009KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR OVC005 M13/M13 A3024 RMK AO2
KVPZ 26nm NE	251018Z AUTO 05007KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR OVC031 M15/M17 A3021 RMK AO2 P0000 T11501172 $
KJOT 34nm NW	251015Z AUTO 01007KT 7SM -SN M13/M16 A3024 RMK AO2 T11301156
KMDW 35nm N	250953Z 35006KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015 M14/M16 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP266 P0000 T11391161
KLOT 35nm NW	251010Z AUTO 36010KT 5SM -SN BR OVC009 M14/M16 A3024 RMK AO2

TAF

KGYY
24nm N

250903Z 2509/2606 08010KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR BKN010 OVC020 FM251600 03012KT 2SM -SN BR SCT015 OVC020 TEMPO 2519/2523 01012G20KT 1/2SM SN FZFG VV008 FM260000 34014G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050

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