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KPLD Portland Municipal Airport
Portland, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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
MIEr058/22.5MUNCIE 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 good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW**   download (164KB)

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
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Aerial photo of KPLD (Portland Municipal Airport)
Photo courtesy of Butler, Fairman & Seufert, Inc.
Photo taken 10-May-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2010:20
Sunrise06:5010:50
Sunset20:4000:40
Evening civil twilight21:0901:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 07:06:09
Local (UTC-4)  13-Aug-2013 03:06:09
 
METAR
KMIE 
23nm SW 
130653Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM FEW024 19/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01940178
KVES 
26nm SE 
130635Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2987 RMK AO2
KMZZ 
32nm W 
130635Z AUTO 28003KT 7SM SCT055 18/17 A2990 RMK AO2 T01780169
KFWA 
32nm N 
130647Z 32009KT 4SM BR BKN005 19/18 A2989 RMK AO2 $
KAID 
35nm SW 
121947Z 16008KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A2997
TAF
KFWA 
32nm N 
130525Z 1306/1406 32006KT P6SM SCT060 TEMPO 1308/1312 4SM BR SCT005 FM131500 34013G20KT P6SM BKN045 FM140100 34005KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Portland Municipal Airport 260-729-1577
260-729-5233
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Courtesy transportation, ...

More info about Portland Municipal Airport
100LL Jet A
AS $5.59 --- 
FS --- $4.55 
SS $5.59 $4.55 
 Updated 09-Aug-2013
 
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AS=Assisted/Self Service
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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SUPER 8 PORTLAND 0.6 50-95
 

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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES PORTLAND 0.8 114-140

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