FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PPO |
| Lat/Long: | 41-34-20.9000N / 086-44-04.2990W
41-34.348333N / 086-44.071650W
41.5724722 / -86.7345275
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 812 ft. / 247.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of LA PORTE, IN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 46350 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1600
FOR SVC OTHER HRS CALL 219-363-5109 OR 219-608-4707 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; REIL & PAPI RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY LGTS AT TWY ENTRANCE ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.825 (219-326-6916) |
| SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 132.05 |
| SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 132.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MGC (9 nm NW): | 128.450 (219-878-1106) |
| WX ASOS at VPZ (14 nm SW): | 125.875 (219-531-1770) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OXI (15 nm S): | 135.775 (574-772-2041) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.9/317.6 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OXIr346/15.5 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
| GIJr238/22.1 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| GSHr275/31.9 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| CGTr082/37.8 | | CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LA PORTE | | 023/4.7 | | 356 | | 03W | | IUL | .. ..- .-.. |
| MICHIGAN CITY | | 157/8.9 | | 203 | | 01W | | MGC | -- --. -.-. |
| SEDLY | | 043/9.7 | | 212 | | 02W | | VP | ...- .--. |
| CULVER | | 325/26.5 | | 391 | | 01W | | CPB | -.-. .--. -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 41-33.932675N | | 41-34.705837N |
| Longitude: | 086-44.258863W | | 086-43.881992W |
| Elevation: | 800.2 ft. | | 811.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 020 true | | 203 magnetic, 200 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 (3.45 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 970 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 63 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2798 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-34.562228N | | 41-34.236767N |
| Longitude: | 086-44.290997W | | 086-43.856805W |
| Elevation: | 809.8 ft. | | 799.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 135 true | | 318 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 198 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 452 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
APPCH SLOPE TO DISP THLD 36:1. | | 15 ft. road, 295 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear
CLOSEST INTERCEPT POINT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LA PORTE AIRPORT AUTHORITY
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
Phone 219-324-3393
EDWARD L VOLK, PRESIDENT. |
| Manager: | BARRY AFTOWSKI
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
Phone 219-324-3393 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 67 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 56/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 47% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FARM EQUIP ON OR NEAR ACFT OPNS AREAS. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (196KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (191KB) |
| LOC/NDB RWY 02 | |
download (181KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (182KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMGC - Michigan City Municipal Airport-Phillips Field (9 nm NW)
KVPZ - Porter County Regional Airport (14 nm SW)
KOXI - Starke County Airport (15 nm S)
KSBN - South Bend Airport (20 nm NE)
C65 - Plymouth Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 01-Jan-2007
looking north.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:54 | | 09:54 |
| Sunrise | | 05:26 | | 10:26 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:26:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:26:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KPPO | 180955Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A3009 RMK AO2 T01360056
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KMGC
9nm NW | 180955Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM SCT050 15/03 A3007 RMK AO2
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KVPZ
14nm SW | 180953Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM OVC055 15/10 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01500100 TSNO
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KOXI
15nm S | 180955Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM SCT037 OVC046 14/10 A3007 RMK AO1 T01440096
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KSBN
20nm E | 180521Z 1806/1906 10009KT P6SM BKN100 FM181500 12008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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