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K3TR · Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID K3TR Elev 750 ft Lat 41° 50.15' N Lon 86° 13.51' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,100 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 146° 4,100 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
32 326° 4,100 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
03 33.8° 3,315 ft 50 ft ASP No —
21 213.8° 3,315 ft 50 ft ASP No —

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

  • A/D SOUTH BEND APP/DEP 118.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K3TR on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 12 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·RWY 15 TRSN ZONE +51 FT OBSTN LGTD POLES.
  • ·TREES BTN RYS 04 & 33 BTN RYS 33 & 22 OBSTRUCT VIEW OF RY ENDS.
  • ·GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU SBN CD & FLT SVCS.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609.
  • ·WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·CRACKED & BROKEN PAVEMENT.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OR RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 DEGS LEFT OR RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 12:1 TO DTHR OVR 63 FT TREE, 791 FT DIST, 270 FT R.
  • ·APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DTHR OVR 80 FT TREES, 1320 FT DIST, 255 FT R.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. 13 FT TREE, 199 FT DIST, 110 FT L.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

3

37.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 26,900 ops in 1997

2024 total

3,024

10-yr total

30,024

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Other 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2002-06-18 Hulle Horizon 1 · Other · VMC · day →
2002-03-08 Piper PA-28-140 · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
1989-05-21 BILLINGS/WHITE Avid Flyer · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1982-07-25 Cessna 120 · Other · dusk →
1982-06-06 Piper PA-38 · Other · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 24 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 27 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 43 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 45 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 52 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 52 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 57 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 60 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 65 nm
Gerry F Ventrella Chicago IL 65 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
Daniel Maurice Rodts Niles MI 1 nm
Daniel Allen Thompson Niles MI 1 nm
Travis Lee Rader Niles MI 1 nm
Erin Joy Rausch Niles MI 1 nm
Adam Louis Rausch Niles MI 1 nm
Matthew John Kent Niles MI 1 nm
Dennis Richard Hartsell Edwardsburg MI 7 nm
Michael Vincent Smith Edwardsburg MI 7 nm
Thomas Deane Whitaker Granger IN 7 nm
Timothy Patrick Carlson Granger IN 7 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
Travis Lee Rader Niles MI 1 nm
Krystian Anthony Zygowiec Niles MI 1 nm
Graham Fredric Adam Rhodes Niles MI 1 nm
Randal Loyd Beckermeyer Niles MI 1 nm
Robert Eugene Clark Niles MI 1 nm
Thomas David Overmyer Niles MI 1 nm
David Edward Willauer Niles MI 1 nm
Gary Stephen Conover Niles MI 1 nm
Jerry Randolph Macdonald Niles MI 1 nm
Alan R Cramer Niles MI 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 28 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 55 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 56 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 69 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 70 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 72 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 77 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 85 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 89 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 91 nm

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