La Porte Municipal Airport

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IATA: LPO

ICAO: KPPO

FAA: PPO

La Porte Weather

METAR: KPPO 181115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A3006 RMK AO2 T00470034

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KPPO (0.1 NM at True Heading of 154)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1018
Temperature: 4.7 C (40.46 F)
Dewpoint: 3.4 C (38.12 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 41-34-20.8810N (41.572467)
Longitude: 
 086-44-04.3000W (-86.734528)
Elevation: 
 812.0 feet MSL (247 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 4.8 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. S of La Porte, Indiana
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

LPO Airport web site
Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ERIC BOBCEK
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
219-324-3393		 LA PORTE ARPT AUTH
2341 STATE RD 39S
LA PORTE, IN 46350
219-324-3393

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0700-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1812 feet (552 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 HUF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  66
Multi Engine:  4
Jet Engine:  2

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2019)

Total Operations:  15774
GA Local:  7414 47.0%
GA Itinerant:  8360 53.0%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
Approach:  SOUTH BEND
132.05
132.05
CHICAGO ARTCC
Departure:  SOUTH BEND
132.05
132.05
CHICAGO ARTCC
AWOS-3PT:  119.825 (219-326-6916)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 135.9/314.0 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 219
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Terre Haute(HUF)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 EC-2 Changed
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 EC-2 Changed
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS EC-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near LPO

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
7.6 Flying U Ranch Airport
(IN41)		 199 204 100LL
8.8 Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field Airport
(MGC KMGC MGC)		 333 338 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, UL94
14.2 Porter County Regional Airport
(VPZ KVPZ VPZ)		 239 244 100LL, Jet A
14.9 Starke County Airport
(KOXI OXI)		 167 172 100LL, Jet A+
20.4 South Bend International Airport
(SBN KSBN SBN)		 66 71 100LL, Jet A
23.2 Plymouth Municipal Airport
(PLY C65)		 122 127 100LL, Jet A
23.8 Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
(3HO)		 267 271 100LL
27.8 Jerry Tyler Meml Airport
(NLE 3TR)		 55 60 100LL
28.0 Andrews University Airpark Airport
(C20)		 35 40 100LL
30.0 Griffith-Merrillville Airport
(05C)		 264 268 100LL, Jet A, UL94
30.6 Gary/Chicago International Airport
(GYY KGYY GYY)		 275 279 100LL, Jet A
34.0 Elkhart Municipal Airport
(EKI KEKM EKM)		 74 79 100LL, Jet A
35.8 Lansing Municipal Airport
(KIGQ IGQ)		 266 270 100LL, Jet A
36.1 Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
(BEH KBEH BEH)		 22 27 100LL, Jet A-1+
36.7 Nappanee Municipal Airport
(C03)		 101 106 100LL
37.0 Dowagiac Municipal Airport
(C91)		 46 51 100LL
39.3 Fulton County Airport
(RCR KRCR RCR)		 140 145 100LL, Jet A
39.5 Mentone Airport
(C92)		 129 134 100LL
40.4 Lowell Airport
(C97)		 239 243 100LL
42.3 Goshen Municipal Airport
(GSH KGSH GSH)		 93 99 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAMS within

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NM of KPPO

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NM of KPPO

Remarks

A11 EDWARD VOLK
A110-2 FARM EQUIP ON OR NEAR OPS AREAS.
A110-3 TWY LGTS AT TWY ENTRANCE ONLY.
A110-4 FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
A110-5 SVC AFT HR - 219-608-4707 OR 219-363-6659.
A43-32 UNUSBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
A56-14 CLOSEST INTCP POINT.
A56-32 CLOSEST INTCP POINT.
A57-14 APCH SLOPE 35:1 FM DTHR.
A58-14 10 FT CROPS 80 FT FM RWY END 75 FT R & 150 FT L.
A58-20 10 FT CROPS 160 FT L OF RWY END.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL TRML FUEL AVBL DURG ATND HR OR SVC CALL. SELF SERVE FUEL H24 E SIDE.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 02, 14, 20, & 32; PAPI RWY 02, 20, & 32; MIRL RWY 02/20 & 14/32 - CTAF.
E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 02/20
14/32
Longest Runway: 02/20 is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 02

LPO Airport Runway Details

Runway 02/20  5000 ft x 75 ft (1524 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 11/23/2020
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  18.0

Runway 02

Runway 20
Elevation: 
 800.3 811.9
Latitude: 
 41-33-55.9609N 41-34-42.3496N
Longitude: 
 086-44-15.5316W 086-43-52.9185W
Runway True Alignment: 
 020 200
ILS Type: 
 LOCALIZER
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.5 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 CROPS CROPS
Object Height: 
 10 10
Distance from End: 
 201 201
Object Centerline Offset: 
 240 ft. right of centerline 160 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 24 27

Runway 14/32  2797 ft x 60 ft (853 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 11/23/2020
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway 14

Runway 32
Elevation: 
 810.0 799.3
Latitude: 
 41-34-33.7269N 41-34-14.2060N
Longitude: 
 086-44-17.4589W 086-43-51.4089W
Runway True Alignment: 
 135 315
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 3.5 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 CROPS CROPS
Object Height: 
 10 10
Distance from End: 
 201 201
Object Centerline Offset: 
 240 ft. right of centerline 160 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 33
Threshold Elevation: 
 810.1 800.0
Displaced Threshold: 
 199 198
Threshold Latitude: 
 41-34-32.3355N 41-34-15.5862N

Threshold Longitude: 

 086-44-15.6018W 086-43-53.2483W

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 High Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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