FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 2019
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: | 811.9 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: | OCT - APR MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700, MAY - SEP MON-FRI 0700-1800
FOR SVC OTHER HRS CALL 219-608-4707 OR 219-363-6659. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 & RY 14/32; REIL RYS 02, 14, 20, & 32; AND PAPI RYS 02, 20, & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| 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 | .. ..- .-.. |
| SEDLY | | 043/9.7 | | 212 | | 02W | | VP | ...- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A UL94
FUEL AVBL AT TRML DURING ATTENDED HRS OR BY SVC CALL. SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL AT PUMPS ON EAST SIDE OF AIRFIELD. FUEL: 100LL, JET A, SWIFT 94. |
| 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: | 10 ft. crops, 200 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline | | 10 ft. crops, 200 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline
10 FT CROPS 160 FT L OF RWY END |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2798 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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 |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. crops, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline
10 FT CROPS 80 FT FM RWY END, 75 FT R & 150 FT L | | 10 ft. crops, 200 ft. from runway
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: | DIANE SCHWARTZ / PLANNING AND OPS
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
Phone 219-324-3393 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 59 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 54 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 47% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
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 from 31 January 2019 at 0901Z to 28 February 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (226KB) |
| LOC/NDB RWY 02 | |
download (201KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (187KB) |
| 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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| 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
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Feb-2019
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:20 | | 23:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Feb-2019 18:40:44 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Feb-2019 12:40:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KPPO | 161815Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM OVC021 M02/M07 A3009 RMK AO2 T10231067
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KMGC
9nm NW | 161755Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM OVC022 M02/M08 A3012 RMK AO2
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KVPZ
14nm SW | 161756Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM OVC022 00/M08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00001078 10000 21044 50003 TSNO
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KOXI
15nm S | 161815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC020 M02/M07 A3009 RMK AO1
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KSBN
20nm E | 161720Z 1618/1718 04005KT P6SM OVC018 FM170000 09009KT P6SM SCT035 FM171300 09011KT 6SM -SHSN OVC025
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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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