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La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO) in La Porte, Indiana
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Historical Itinerant Operations - La Porte Municipal Airport

Historical Local Operations - La Porte Municipal Airport

La Porte Municipal Airport (PPO)

  • General
  • Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 04/01/1940, Runways: 2, Land Area Covered By Airport: 188 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 05424.*A, Location ID: PPO, Region: Great Lakes, District Office: CHI, Unicom Frequency: 123.000 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 123.000 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Chicago, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: HUF, Tie-In FSS Name: Terre Haute, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 811 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2009-11-15), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCG, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Chicago, Airspace Determination: Not Analyzed, Federal Agreements: NGY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: HUF, Last Inspection Date: 06/02/2015, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
  • Location
  • State: Indiana, County: La Porte, City: La Porte, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 34' 20.900'', Lng: -86° 44' 04.299'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.572472, Lng: -86.734527, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: FAA (2011-12-22), Distance from central business district: 3 mi (S) Find on map
  • Owner
  • La Porte Airport Authority, 2341 State Rd 39s, La Porte, In 46350, 219-324-3393
  • Manager
  • Diane Schwartz / Planning And Ops, 2341 State Rd 39s, La Porte, In 46350, 219-324-3393
  • Operations
  • Period: 12/31/2013 - 12/31/2014, Itinerant Operations: 10,514, Local Operations: 9,323
  • Aircraft
  • Single Engine Aircraft: 57, Multi Engine Aircraft: 6
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: 100LLA MOGAS, Magnetic Variation: 3W (Year 1995), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Airframe repair service availability/type: Minor, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Minor, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: INSTR, RNTL
  • Remarks
  • Airspace Determination: EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 02, True Alignment: 20, Instrument Landing System (ILS) Type: Localizer, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 33' 55.960'', Lng: -86° 44' 15.531'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.565545, Lng: -86.737648, Physical Elevation: 800 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 24.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 804.5 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 26, Object Height: 30 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 970.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 130L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 20, True Alignment: 200, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 34' 42.350'', Lng: -86° 43' 52.919'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.578431, Lng: -86.731367, Physical Elevation: 812 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 27.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 811.9 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 27, Object Height: 63 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1900.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009)

Runway 2

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 14, True Alignment: 135, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Basic, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 34' 33.733'', Lng: -86° 44' 17.459'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.576037, Lng: -86.738183, Physical Elevation: 810 ft, Displaced GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 34' 32.335'', Lng: -86° 44' 15.602'', Displaced GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.575649, Lng: -86.737667, Elevation At Displaced Threshold: 810 ft, Length At Displaced Threshold: 200 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 810.0 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: ROAD, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 14, Object Height: 18 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 452.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Displaced Threshold Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Displaced Threshold Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 32, True Alignment: 315, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Basic, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 34' 14.206'', Lng: -86° 43' 51.408'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.570613, Lng: -86.730947, Physical Elevation: 799 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 33.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Displaced GPS (Degrees): Lat: 41° 34' 15.586'', Lng: -86° 43' 53.249'', Displaced GPS (Seconds): Lat: 41.570996, Lng: -86.731458, Elevation At Displaced Threshold: 800 ft, Length At Displaced Threshold: 198 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 810.0 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: ROAD, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 19, Object Height: 15 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 295.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 125R ft, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Displaced Threshold Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009), Displaced Threshold Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/15/2009)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 3 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in La Porte)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 39 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)

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