FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (205KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 09:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 01:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:30:13 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 06:30:13 |
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| METAR |
KMIE 23nm SW | 180953Z 00000KT 3SM BR SCT039 OVC110 18/16 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01830161 $
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KVES 26nm SE | 180955Z AUTO 04003KT 2SM BR BKN050 OVC110 16/16 A3007 RMK AO2
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KMZZ 32nm W | 180955Z AUTO 08005KT 7SM OVC042 15/12 A3006 RMK AO2 T01480122
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KFWA 32nm N | 180954Z 06005KT 10SM FEW050 SCT110 BKN150 13/06 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01330056
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KAID 35nm SW | 171948Z 13010KT 10SM SCT055 BKN120 27/15 A3000 RMK CB ALQDS
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| TAF |
KFWA 32nm N | 180521Z 1806/1906 09008KT P6SM BKN100 FM181500 11010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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