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KPPO La Porte Municipal Airport
La Porte, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: PPO
Lat/Long: 41-34-20.8810N 086-44-04.3000W
41-34.348017N 086-44.071667W
41.5724669,-86.7345278
(estimated)
Elevation: 812 ft. / 247.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1995)
From city: 3 miles S of LA PORTE, IN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 46350

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
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 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 02, 14, 20, & 32; PAPI RWY 02, 20, & 32; MIRL RWY 02/20 & 14/32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3PT: 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 SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.9/314.0 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GIJr238/22.1GIPPER VORTAC115.4000E
GSHr275/31.9GOSHEN VORTAC113.7000E
CGTr082/37.8CHICAGO HEIGHTS VORTAC114.2002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SEDLY043/9.721202WVP ...- .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A MOGAS
100LL:TRML FUEL AVBL DURG ATND HR OR SVC CALL. SELF SERVE FUEL H24 E SIDE.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 18.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 41-33.932682N41-34.705827N
Longitude: 086-44.258860W086-43.881975W
Elevation: 800.3 ft.811.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 023 magnetic, 020 true203 magnetic, 200 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 (3.45 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 10 ft. crops, 201 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline10 ft. crops, 201 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline
10 FT CROPS 160 FT L OF RWY END.

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2797 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 41-34.562115N41-34.236767N
Longitude: 086-44.290982W086-43.856815W
Elevation: 810.0 ft.799.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 138 magnetic, 135 true318 magnetic, 315 true
Displaced threshold: 199 ft.198 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 10 ft. crops, 201 ft. from runway
10 FT CROPS 80 FT FM RWY END 75 FT R & 150 FT L.
10 ft. crops, 201 ft. from runway
CLOSEST INTCP POINT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LA PORTE ARPT AUTH
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
Phone 219-324-3393
EDWARD VOLK
Manager: ERIC BOBCEK
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
Phone 219-324-3393

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 72
Single engine airplanes: 66
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 43/day *
53% transient general aviation
47% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

FARM EQUIP ON OR NEAR OPS AREAS.
TWY LGTS AT TWY ENTRANCE ONLY.
FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
SVC AFT HR - 219-608-4707 OR 219-363-6659.

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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (272KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (244KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (37KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (164KB)

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 International Airport (20 nm NE)
C65 - Plymouth Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2411:24
Sunrise06:5111:51
Sunset18:5823:58
Evening civil twilight19:2500:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 09:12:23
Local (UTC-5)  19-Mar-2024 04:12:23
 
METAR
KPPO 190855Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM SCT120 M02/M09 A2996 RMK AO2 T10251087
KMGC 
9nm NW 
190855Z AUTO 10SM SCT110 M02/M07 A2995 RMK AO2
KVPZ 
14nm SW 
190856Z AUTO 24012KT 10SM FEW100 M02/M09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP155 T10221089 58022
KOXI 
15nm S 
190855Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM SCT090 SCT120 M02/M10 A2998 RMK AO1
TAF
KSBN 
20nm E 
190537Z 1906/2006 24009KT P6SM BKN120 FM191100 23015G23KT P6SM BKN120 FM191400 22022G32KT P6SM SCT100 FM192300 30008KT P6SM SCT070
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 LaPorte Municipal Airport
219-324-3393
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
 
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More info about LaPorte Municipal Airport
EPIC
100LL Jet A Mogas
FS $5.70 $4.85 --- 
SS $5.55 --- $4.95 
 Updated 18-Mar-2024
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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