FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PLD |
| Lat/Long: | 40-27-05.7000N / 084-59-20.5000W 40-27.095000N / 084-59.341667W 40.4515833 / -84.9890278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 925 ft. / 281.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of PORTLAND, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 47371 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1900, ALL SUN 0900-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 09 & 27 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 09 & 27 OPER 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.67 (260-726-7882) |
| FORT WAYNE APPROACH: | 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) [1200-0400Z++] |
| FORT WAYNE DEPARTURE: | 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) [1200-0400Z++] |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MIEr058/22.5 | | MUNCIE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 03W |
| MZZr098/31.6 | | MARION VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 03W |
| FWAr164/32.9 | | FORT WAYNE VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 00E |
| DQNr315/37.6 | | DAYTON VOR/DME | | 114.50 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LAKEFIELD | | 269/19.5 | | 205 | | 04W | | CQA | -.-. --.- .- |
| VERSAILLES | | 309/25.9 | | 356 | | 04W | | VES | ...- . ... |
| STANLEY | | 220/30.0 | | 411 | | 05W | | VFU | ...- ..-. ..- |
| HUNTINGTON | | 141/32.5 | | 417 | | 03W | | HHG | .... .... --. |
| NEW CASTLE | | 026/37.5 | | 385 | | 02W | | UWL | ..- .-- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 40-27.086140N | | 40-27.102095N |
| Longitude: | 084-59.772283W | | 084-58.909808W |
| Elevation: | 913.3 ft. | | 925.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 089 true | | 272 magnetic, 269 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none SEASONAL CROPS | | 47 ft. ant, 1800 ft. from runway, 133 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear RY 27 40 FT TREE 90 FT FM RY END & 190 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PORTLAND AVN COMM BOARD,CITY HALL PORTLAND, IN 47371 Phone 260-726-9593 |
| Manager: | HAROLD TAVZEL 661 W 100 N PORTLAND, IN 47371 Phone 260-726-4901 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 30% | transient general aviation | | 19% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 150' AGL WATER TOWER 1300' SE M&L; 120' AGL GRAIN ELEV 1300' ESE. |
| - | RY 18/36 75 FT CROPS W OF CNTRLN COMPLETE LENGTH OF RY. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (166KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
I22 - Randolph County Airport (17 nm S)
KCQA - Lakefield Airport (20 nm E)
KMIE - Delaware County Regional Airport (22 nm SW)
KVES - Darke County Airport (26 nm SE)
KVNW - Van Wert County Airport (30 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc.
Photo taken 10-May-2012
looking west.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 18:58 | | 22:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 14:48:59 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 10:48:59 |
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| METAR |
KMIE 23nm SW | 161353Z 30007KT 10SM FEW070 12/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01170078
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KVES 26nm SE | 161355Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM BKN010 OVC019 13/12 A2992 RMK AO2
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KMZZ 32nm W | 161355Z AUTO 27010KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A2995 RMK AO2 T01010055
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KFWA 32nm N | 161354Z 26008KT 10SM FEW015 SCT045 SCT250 11/06 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01110061
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KAID 35nm SW | 161346Z 27010KT 10SM SCT065 12/08 A2996
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| TAF |
KFWA 32nm N | 161120Z 1612/1712 25009KT P6SM SCT035 FM161600 25014G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 1617/1621 BKN025 FM162200 26010KT P6SM BKN035 FM170000 25004KT P6SM BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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