FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LWA |
| Lat/Long: | 42-21-04.3000N / 086-15-20.3000W 42-21.071667N / 086-15.338333W 42.3511944 / -86.2556389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 666 ft. / 203.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of SOUTH HAVEN, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49090 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LWA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL & PAPI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. AFT 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.025 (269-637-7016) |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 [0600-2300] |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 [0600-2300] |
| WX ASOS at BEH (15 nm SW): | 121.55 (269-925-9008) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.5/269.6 (PULLMAN RCAG) WHEN SBN TWR CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PMMr224/9.6 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| ELXr335/13.7 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| AZOr283/31.9 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| GIJr005/35.1 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOLLAND | | 192/27.1 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
| THREE RIVERS | | 311/37.8 | | 407 | | 02W | | HAI | .... .- .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4801 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 42-20.870888N | | 42-21.441410N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.602767W | | 086-14.865382W |
| Elevation: | 652.0 ft. | | 665.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 044 true | | 227 magnetic, 224 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) VGSI AND DESCENT ANGLES NOT COINCIDENT. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) VGSI AND DESCENT ANGLES NOT COINCIDENT. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 60 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 13 ft. both sides of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO AT DSPLD THLD 34:1. |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3275 x 190 ft. / 998 x 58 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 14 & 32 DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 3 THREE FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-21.130283N | | 42-20.768633N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.761650W | | 086-15.223300W |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 135 magnetic, 132 true | | 315 magnetic, 312 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 963 ft. | | 762 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 103 ft. left of centerline APCH RATIO 8:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 57 FT TREES, 684 FT DST, 125R/L; 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 52 ft. tree, 312 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SO HAVEN AREA RGNL ARPT AUTH 73020 COUNTY RD 380 SOUTH HAVEN, MI 49090 Phone 269-637-7343 |
| Manager: | DAVID W JOHNSON 73020 COUNTY RD 380 SOUTH HAVEN, MI 49090 Phone 269-637-7343 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 74/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS. |
| - | AG OPS SUMMER MONTHS. |
| - | ADMIN BLDG ACCESS, DEPRESS V, THEN III, II SIMULTANEOUS, THEN I. |
| - | FOR AFTR HRS FLD CONDITIONS CALL MGR CELL 269-906-2233. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (235KB) |
| VOR RWY 23 | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (15 nm SW)
35D - Padgham Field Airport (22 nm NE)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
KBIV - West Michigan Regional Airport (24 nm N)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (25 nm S)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:43:57 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:43:57 |
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| METAR |
| KLWA | 181217Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM SCT110 15/06 A3010 RMK AO2 RMK AO2
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KBEH 15nm SW | 181153Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01500067 10172 20122 50008
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| TAF |
KAZO 32nm E | 181138Z 1812/1912 11007KT P6SM BKN100 FM181800 11007KT P6SM BKN050
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KSBN 39nm S | 181121Z 1812/1912 11010KT P6SM BKN035 FM190000 10006KT P6SM SCT040
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