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KPLD Portland Municipal Airport
Portland, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: PLD
Lat/Long: 40-27-02.7420N / 084-59-24.2850W
40-27.045700N / 084-59.404750W
40.4507617 / -84.9900792
(estimated)
Elevation: 926 ft. / 282.2 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 0900-1900
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: 126.675 (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
FWAr164/33.0FORT WAYNE VORTAC117.8000E
DQNr315/37.6DAYTON VOR/DME114.5001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PORTLANDat field25703WPLD .--. .-.. -..
LAKEFIELD268/19.520504WCQA -.-. --.- .-
VERSAILLES308/25.935604WVES ...- . ...
STANLEY220/30.141105WVFU ...- ..-. ..-
HUNTINGTON141/32.541703WHHG .... .... --.
NEW CASTLE026/37.438502WUWL ..- .-- .-..

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: 40-27.086200N40-27.102167N
Longitude: 084-59.772733W084-58.910133W
Elevation: 913.0 ft.925.0 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
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.

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 1775 x 150 ft. / 541 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RY 18 & 36 THLD MARKERS ARE YELLOW TIRES & ORANGE CONES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 40-27.086033N40-26.786033N
Longitude: 084-59.548083W084-59.548083W
Elevation: 915.0 ft.905.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 100 ft.300 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 41 ft. ant, 800 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
RY 18 APCH RATIO 21:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
15 ft. road
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR.

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: 24
Single engine airplanes: 12
Multi engine airplanes: 12
    
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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 27   download (177KB)

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0210:02
Sunrise06:3310:33
Sunset21:0001:00
Evening civil twilight21:3101:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 17:55:58
Local (UTC-4)  25-Jul-2008 13:55:58
 
METAR
KMIE 
23nm SW 
251653Z 18008KT 10SM SCT060 25/14 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02500144
KFWA 
32nm N 
251654Z 23006KT 10SM OVC055 23/14 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02330139
KAID 
35nm SW 
251648Z 18005KT 10SM SKC 24/17 A3010
TAF
KFWA 
32nm N 
251125Z 251212 21003KT P6SM SKC FM1500 20008KT P6SM SCT035 FM0000 22005KT P6SM SCT030 FM0800 23005KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN080
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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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