FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 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 -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-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 |
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| 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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| SEDLY | | 043/9.7 | | 212 | | 02W | | VP | ...- .--. |
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: | |
| 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 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 |
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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 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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
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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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 19-Apr-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 19:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 10:48:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Apr-2024 05:48:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KPPO | 191035Z AUTO 33013G21KT 10SM SCT045 SCT085 06/01 A3004 RMK AO2 T00630010
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KMGC
9nm NW | 191015Z AUTO 10SM BKN049 06/02 A3005 RMK AO2
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KVPZ
14nm SW | 190956Z AUTO 33009G19KT 10SM OVC045 08/04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00780044
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KOXI
15nm S | 191035Z AUTO 33014G19KT 10SM SCT014 SCT018 BKN043 07/05 A3002 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KSBN
20nm E | 190906Z 1909/2006 33011KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 1909/1912 4SM BR FM191200 31014G20KT P6SM SCT100 FM191400 30016G25KT P6SM SKC FM200000 27010G15KT P6SM SCT100
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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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