FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | SBN |
Lat/Long: | 41-42-29.6000N 086-19-02.4000W 41-42.493333N 086-19.040000W 41.7082222,-86.3173333 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 798.3 ft. / 243.3 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03W (1985) |
From city: | 3 miles NW of SOUTH BEND, IN |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 46628 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | SBN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD; ACTVT & INCR INTST MALSF RWY 09R; MALSR RWY 27L; HIRL RWY 09R/27L; MIRL RWY 18/36; TWY EXCP TWY J, J1, J2 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
International operations: | 24 HR PPR FOR CBP - 574-232-9650; WKEND SVC CALL BFR 1600 FRI. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 135.675 |
ATIS: | 120.675 |
WX ASOS: | 118.15 (574-251-2656) |
SOUTH BEND GROUND: | 121.7 [0530-0000 SUN-FRI, 0530-2345 SAT.] |
SOUTH BEND TOWER: | 135.675 257.8 [0530-0000 SUN-FRI, 0530-2345 SAT.] |
SOUTH BEND APPROACH: | 118.55 ;270-099 132.05 ;100-269 257.8 [0530-0000 SUN-FRI, 0530-2345 SAT.] |
CHICAGO ARTCC APPROACH: | 124.1 ;100-269 [0000-0530 SUN-FRI, 2345-0530 SAT.] |
SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: | 118.55 ;270-099 132.05 ;100-269 257.8 [0530-0000 SUN-FRI, 0530-2345 SAT.] |
CHICAGO ARTCC DEPARTURE: | 124.1 ;100-269 [0000-0530 SUN-FRI, 2345-0530 SAT.] |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
CLASS C: | 118.55 ;270-099 132.05 ;100-269 257.8 |
CLASS C/S: | 124.1 ;100-269 |
IC: | 118.55 ;270-099 |
WX AWOS-3 at EKM (14 nm E): | 124.475 (574-264-9002) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON REMOTED SOUTH BEND APCH CTL FREQ 118.55 & CHICAGO ARTCC FREQ 263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
- ELEV: 796.9
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GIJr179/3.6 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
GSHr310/17.0 | | GOSHEN VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
OXIr033/27.6 | | KNOX VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 00E |
ELXr198/27.6 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
MISHA | | 275/4.4 | | 341 | | 03W | | SB | ... -... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 9R/27L
Dimensions: | 8412 x 150 ft. / 2564 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 49 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 120.0 | Double wheel: | 193.0 | Double tandem: | 313.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9R | | RUNWAY 27L |
Latitude: | 41-42.259682N | | 41-42.288692N |
Longitude: | 086-19.764963W | | 086-17.917120W |
Elevation: | 789.8 ft. | | 769.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 089 true | | 272 magnetic, 269 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:8412 TODA:8412 ASDA:8412 LDA:8412 | | TORA:8412 TODA:8412 ASDA:8412 LDA:8412 |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
RVR equipment: | rollout | | touchdown |
Approach lights: | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, 1492 ft. from runway, 666 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 36 ft. tree, 1741 ft. from runway, 588 ft. right of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 7101 x 150 ft. / 2164 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 47 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 118.0 | Double wheel: | 186.0 | Double tandem: | 326.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 41-43.125220N | | 41-41.956362N |
Longitude: | 086-19.163725W | | 086-19.129483W |
Elevation: | 798.3 ft. | | 759.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 179 true | | 002 magnetic, 359 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:7101 TODA:7101 ASDA:7101 LDA:7101 | | TORA:7101 TODA:7101 ASDA:7101 LDA:7101 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 69 ft. tree, 2726 ft. from runway, 442 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | 80 ft. tree, 1880 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9L/27R
Dimensions: | 4300 x 75 ft. / 1311 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 10 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 32.5 | Double wheel: | 49.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD WHEN TWR CLSD; WEIGHT RESTRICTED 45000 SINGLE & 60000 DUAL. |
| RUNWAY 9L | | RUNWAY 27R |
Latitude: | 41-42.836570N | | 41-42.851578N |
Longitude: | 086-19.726710W | | 086-18.782045W |
Elevation: | 787.9 ft. | | 780.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 089 true | | 272 magnetic, 269 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:4300 TODA:4300 ASDA:4300 LDA:4300 | | TORA:4300 TODA:4300 ASDA:4300 LDA:4300 |
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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 1541 ft. from runway, 93 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 51 ft. tree, 1226 ft. from runway, 368 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 21:1 DUE TO 92 FT HIGH TENSION WIRES 2160 FT FM RWY END; 394 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | ST JOSEPH COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY 4477 PROGRESS DRIVE SOUTH BEND, IN 46628 Phone 574-233-2185 |
Manager: | MICHAEL A. DAIGLE 4477 PROGRESS DRIVE SOUTH BEND, IN 46628 Phone 574-233-2185 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 60 | Single engine airplanes: | | 37 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 126/day * | 33% | air taxi | 30% | transient general aviation | 22% | local general aviation | 13% | commercial | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
A30A-27R | BE ALERT DURG RIGHT BASE; HIGH TENSION WIRES AER. |
- | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | TWY J, J1 & J2 CLSD WHEN TWR CLSD. |
- | FOR FUEL & SVCS - 122.95 OR 131.7. |
- | DE-ICE LOC BTN TWY B2 & B3 ADJ TWY B ON RAMP. |
- | TWYS J, J1, J2 & T NOT AVBL TO ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS OR UNSKED ACR AT LEAST 31 PAX SEATS. |
- | LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWY INTS RSTRD. |
- | ACCESS TO ACR RAMP RSTRD TO SKED COMMERCIAL ACFT; UNSKED COMMERCIAL ACFT (DIVERSIONS/CHARTERS) USING LRG ACFT & GA CONDUCTING BUSINESS AT US CBP FAC ADJ GATE 9. |
- | TWY B BTN B1 & B2 RSTRD TO ACFT NO LRGR THAN B757 OR WINGSPAN LRGR THAN 125 FT. |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 09R | |
download (302KB) |
ILS OR LOC RWY 27L | |
download (277KB) |
ILS RWY 27L (SA CAT I - II) | |
download (279KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09L | |
download (238KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09R | |
download (275KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (225KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27L | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27R | |
download (228KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (239KB) |
VOR RWY 18 | |
download (236KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (131KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (164KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (9 nm NE)
KEKM - Elkhart Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (15 nm N)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KPPO - La Porte Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by AJ Coady
Photo taken 06-Apr-2012
from 5500MSL looking east.
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Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 03-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
Sunset | | 18:37 | | 23:37 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:04 | | 00:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 03-Mar-2021 09:35:31 |
Local (UTC-5) | 03-Mar-2021 04:35:31 |
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METAR |
KSBN | 030854Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP141 T00111022 58016
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KEKM 14nm E | 030150Z 21005KT 10SM SKC 01/M05 A3003 RMK AO2 LAST
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TAF |
KSBN | 021720Z 0218/0318 21014G22KT P6SM SKC FM030400 22011G18KT P6SM SKC WS020/25045KT FM031100 23008KT P6SM FEW250 FM031500 28008KT P6SM SCT025
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NOTAMs |
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