FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 AUGUST 2022
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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-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 SVC PRVDD 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 |
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 |
SEDLY | | 043/9.7 | | 212 | | 02W | | VP | ...- .--. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS 100LL:TRML FUEL AVBL DRG ATND HRS OR SVC CALL. SELF SERVE FUEL AVBL H24 ON E SIDE OF AIRFIELD. |
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: | 41-33.932682N | | 41-34.705827N |
Longitude: | 086-44.258860W | | 086-43.881975W |
Elevation: | 800.3 ft. | | 811.9 ft. |
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, 201 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline | | 10 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: | 41-34.562115N | | 41-34.236767N |
Longitude: | 086-44.290982W | | 086-43.856815W |
Elevation: | 810.0 ft. | | 799.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 135 true | | 318 magnetic, 315 true |
Displaced threshold: | 199 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, 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 INTERCEPT 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: | | 62 | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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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 ACFT 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 11 August 2022 at 0901Z to 08 September 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (274KB) |
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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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 01-Jan-2007
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Aug-2022
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 10:28 |
Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
Sunset | | 19:45 | | 00:45 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:15 | | 01:15 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Aug-2022 00:57:07 |
Local (UTC-5) | 16-Aug-2022 19:57:07 |
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METAR |
KPPO | 170035Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3010 RMK AO2 T02050157
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KMGC 9nm NW | 170035Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A3010 RMK AO2
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KVPZ 14nm SW | 162356Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02280139 10289 20228 53001
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KOXI 15nm S | 170035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A3007 RMK AO1
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TAF |
KSBN 20nm E | 161732Z 1618/1718 05010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM162200 02008KT P6SM FEW250 FM171400 06005KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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