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K3HO · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID K3HO Elev 644 ft Lat 41° 33.25' N Lon 87° 15.75' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,125 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 3,125 ft 40 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
36 360° 3,125 ft 40 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 123.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 8 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·TRAILER PARK 155 FT WEST OF RWY FOR CD CTC CHICAGO APCH AT 847-289-0926.
  • ·RWY PAVEMENT & SHOULDER SPALLING.
  • ·NUMBERING SMALLER THAN STD & OFFSET TO L SIDE OF RWY.
  • ·NON STD DSPLCD THLD MARKINGS.
  • ·NUMBERING SMALLER THAN STD.
  • ·NON STD DSPLCD THLD MARKINGS.
  • ·APCH SLOPE 14:1 AT DSPLCD THR.
  • ·APCH SLOPE 22:1. 15 FT ROAD 130 FT FM RWY END 40 FT TREES FM RWY END, 50 FT TO 70 FT L & R OF RWY EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=6

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-01-06 Cessna 172M · CFIT · day →
2012-12-30 ROBIDOUX LIONEL WITTMAN W 10 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-09-16 Piper PA-23-160 · Engine failure · day →
1984-05-05 Cessna 177 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-02-09 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1982-06-20 Piper PA-18 · Other · day →

Designees in IN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,271 A&P Mechanics 4,965 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 33 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 30 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 2 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 47 FBO Fixed Base Operators 59 Clubs Flying Clubs 34 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 4 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 7 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 10 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 25 nm
Gerry F Ventrella Chicago IL 25 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Chicago IL 25 nm
Alexander Quinn Waterloo Forest Park IL 31 nm
Alan Wayne Zielinski Niles IL 38 nm
Adam Milnes Des Plaines IL 41 nm
Kevin Carlyle Lindsay Naperville IL 42 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Lily Ann Gonzalez Lake Station IN 1 nm
Robert James Allen Hobart IN 3 nm
Leslie Arnold Gilbeau Hobart IN 3 nm
Donald Charles Niemeyer Hobart IN 3 nm
Eufracia Haane Untalan Taisipic Hobart IN 3 nm
Ryan Joseph Leto Hobart IN 3 nm
Lee Alan Faulkner Portage IN 4 nm
Matthew James Nemecek Portage IN 4 nm
Carol Lyn Stephens Merrillville IN 6 nm
Kevin Henson Kuranz Merrillville IN 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Joseph Patrick Strohmeyer New Chicago IN 1 nm
Donald Tod Taylor Lake Station IN 1 nm
Robert Anthony Contreraz Lake Station IN 1 nm
Donald Charles Niemeyer Hobart IN 3 nm
Saeed Rajab Alzahrani Hobart IN 3 nm
James Lee Maness Hobart IN 3 nm
Michael Joseph Ross Hobart IN 3 nm
Daniel Hinsch Hobart IN 3 nm
Donald Marc Banaski Hobart IN 3 nm
Joe Roy Tinney Hobart IN 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 7 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 24 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 45 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 49 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 53 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 55 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 61 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 69 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 70 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 88 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.