FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL & PAPI RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF. AFT 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.025 (269-637-7016) |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 [0600-0000] |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 [0600-0000] |
| 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 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4801 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| 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 |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 500 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. trees, 1463 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 90 ft. trees, 1652 ft. from runway, 126 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear RWY 22 APCH RATIO AT DSPLD THLD 23:1. |
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: | 40 ft. trees, 103 ft. left of centerline APCH RATIO 8:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 27 FT TREES, 216 FT DST, 125L; 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 60 ft. tree, 483 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear RWY 32 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: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 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 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 22 | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
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 - Tulip City Airport (24 nm N)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (24 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 21:11 | | 01:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:44 | | 01:44 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 13:07:13 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 09:07:13 |
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| METAR |
| KLWA | 241257Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A3010 RMK AO2
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KBEH 15nm SW | 241253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01890167
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| TAF |
KAZO 32nm E | 241120Z 241212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1500 33007KT P6SM SCT050 FM2200 27008KT P6SM SKC FM0300 18003KT P6SM SCT250
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KSBN 39nm S | 241139Z 241212 33003KT P6SM SKC FM1500 31005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM2100 27005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT200 FM0300 20003KT P6SM SCT150
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| NOTAMs |
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