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IN65

Wolfe Field Airport
Shipshewana, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	IN65
Lat/Long:	41-41-29.1810N 085-35-43.9500W 41-41.486350N 085-35.732500W 41.6914392,-85.5955417 (estimated)
Elevation:	896 ft. / 273.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:	03W (1985)
From city:	1 mile NW of SHIPSHEWANA, IN
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	46565

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1960
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG IREG IRREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at IRS (10 nm NE):	121.325 (269-659-8715)
WX ASOS at GSH (13 nm SW):	121.45 (574-642-4231)
WX AWOS-3 at HAI (16 nm N):	119.975 (269-273-6705)
WX AWOS-3 at EKM (18 nm W):	124.475 (574-264-9002)
WX AWOS-3P at C62 (20 nm SE):	119.925 (260-347-2967)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
GSHr063/21.8	GOSHEN VORTAC	113.70	00E
OLKr354/(27.0)	WEBSTER LAKE VOR	110.40	03W
GIJr098/32.7	GIPPER VORTAC	115.40	00E
ELXr139/36.0	KEELER VOR/DME	116.60	00E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
STURGIS		229/10.3		382		04W		IRS	.. .-. ...

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2600 x 200 ft. / 792 x 61 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	road	road

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SHIPSHEWANA AIR ASSOC SHIPSHEWANA, IN 46565
Manager:	RALPH LUTES 8845W 350N SHIPSHEWANA, IN 46565 Phone 260-768-4058

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		5
Single engine airplanes:		5

Aircraft operations: avg 30/week
97%	local general aviation
3%	transient general aviation

Additional Remarks

-	HEAVY AGRICULTUREAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY MAY THROUGH OCTOBER.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IN65.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIRS - Kirsch Municipal Airport (10 nm NE)
KGSH - Goshen Municipal Airport (13 nm SW)
KHAI - Three Rivers Municipal/Dr Haines Airport (16 nm N)
KEKM - Elkhart Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
C62 - Kendallville Municipal Airport (20 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:26	10:26
Sunrise	06:56	10:56
Sunset	20:27	00:27
Evening civil twilight	20:56	00:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 08:40:13
Local (UTC-4)	19-Apr-2024 04:40:13

METAR

KIRS 10nm NE	190815Z AUTO 34012KT 10SM OVC005 08/08 A2990 RMK AO2 T00840076
KGSH 13nm SW	190811Z AUTO 33013KT 10SM FEW008 OVC020 08/08 A2991 RMK AO2 T00830078
KHAI 16nm N	190815Z AUTO 33010G15KT 10SM OVC007 09/07 A2992 RMK AO2 T00850070
KEKM 18nm W	190815Z AUTO 32005KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR OVC005 07/07 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB0804 CIG 002V008 P0000 T00730073 $
KC62 20nm SE	190815Z AUTO 32009G14KT 7SM BKN005 BKN040 OVC090 10/10 A2988 RMK AO2 P0001 T01010101

TAF

KSBN 32nm W	190520Z 1906/2006 33011KT P6SM OVC015 FM191100 31014G20KT P6SM SCT100 FM191400 30016G25KT P6SM SKC FM200000 27010G15KT P6SM SCT100
KAZO 33nm N	190534Z 1906/2006 36006KT P6SM -RA OVC040 TEMPO 1906/1910 3SM RA BR OVC015 FM191100 29012G20KT P6SM SCT040 FM191400 27014G24KT P6SM BKN250 FM200100 28011KT P6SM SCT250

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