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KPLD Portland Municipal Airport
Portland, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 0900-1900
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
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)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.45 (260-726-7882)
FORT WAYNE APPROACH: 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) [0700-2300]
FORT WAYNE DEPARTURE: 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) [0700-2300]

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MIEr058/22.5MUNCIE VOR/DME114.4003W
MZZr098/31.6MARION VOR/DME108.6003W
FWAr164/32.9FORT WAYNE VORTAC117.8000E
DQNr315/37.6DAYTON VOR/DME114.5001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LAKEFIELD269/19.520504WCQA -.-. --.- .-
VERSAILLES309/25.935604WVES ...- . ...
STANLEY220/30.041105WVFU ...- ..-. ..-
HUNTINGTON141/32.541703WHHG .... .... --.
NEW CASTLE026/37.538502WUWL ..- .-- .-..

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 40-27.086140N40-27.102095N
Longitude: 084-59.772283W084-58.909808W
Elevation: 913.3 ft.925.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 089 true272 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 8 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 20 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear47 ft. ant, 1800 ft. from runway, 133 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear
31` FT TREE 90 FT FM RY END 190 FT L 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 260-726-7226
Manager: DAVID B. MILLER
661 W 100 N
PORTLAND, IN 47371
Phone 260-726-4901

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 12
Multi engine airplanes: 13
    
Aircraft operations: avg 34/day *
50% local general aviation
30% transient general aviation
19% military
1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

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 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (226KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

I22 - Randolph County Airport (17 nm S)
KCQA - Lakefield Airport (20 nm E)
KMIE - Delaware County Airport-Johnson Field (22 nm SW)
KVES - Darke County Airport (26 nm SE)
KVNW - Van Wert County Airport (30 nm NE)
 
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From to KPLD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0912:09
Sunrise07:3912:39
Sunset17:1522:15
Evening civil twilight17:4522:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 20:15:13
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2009 15:15:13
 
METAR
KMIE 
23nm SW 
251953Z 24011G19KT 9SM OVC014 08/06 A2984 RMK AO2 RAB40E52 SLP102 P0000 T00780056
KFWA 
32nm N 
251954Z 23013KT 10SM FEW016 BKN032 OVC042 09/07 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T00890072
KAID 
35nm SW 
251953Z 21010KT 7SM OVC012 08/06 A2984
TAF
KFWA 
32nm N 
251740Z 2518/2618 22015G25KT 2SM -DZ BR SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 2518/2519 5SM BR FM251900 23012G18KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM260100 24010KT P6SM SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 2601/2604 5SM -RA
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Miller Aviation 260-726-4901
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.49 $3.51 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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SUPER 8 PORTLAND IN 0.6 58-105
 

Other hotels near Portland Municipal Airport

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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES PORTLAND 0.8 80-121

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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