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 |
| MIEr058/22.5 | | 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 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 |
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 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 07:06:09 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 03:06:09 |
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| METAR |
KMIE 23nm SW | 130653Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM FEW024 19/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01940178
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KVES 26nm SE | 130635Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2987 RMK AO2
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KMZZ 32nm W | 130635Z AUTO 28003KT 7SM SCT055 18/17 A2990 RMK AO2 T01780169
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KFWA 32nm N | 130647Z 32009KT 4SM BR BKN005 19/18 A2989 RMK AO2 $
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KAID 35nm SW | 121947Z 16008KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A2997
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| 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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