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KC03 · Nappanee Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KC03 FAA C03 Elev 860 ft Lat 41° 26.77' N Lon 85° 56.09' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,675 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 89.4° 3,675 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
27 269.4° 3,675 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.05%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • A/D SOUTH BEND APP/DEP 132.050
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 113.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KC03 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 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 MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609.
  • ·WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·FIRST 670 FT RWY 09 UNLGTD.
  • ·APCH RATIO 41:1 TO DTHR. 5 FT CROPS 20 - 200 FT FM RWY END ON CNTRLN.
  • ·AVBL AFT HR WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=5

  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-07-06 AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk →
2013-07-05 Piper PA 46-350P · Engine failure · day →
2010-10-01 GINGERICH ALTON & SLAGEL DEAN CHRISTAVIA MK 1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-07-27 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-05-25 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · VMC · 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
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 9 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 33 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 40 nm
David George Ehrman Ft Wayne IN 42 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 50 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 60 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 64 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 65 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 67 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 70 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
Chris Allen Stoller Milford IN 5 nm
John Paul Slabaugh New Paris IN 6 nm
Nathan David Steiner New Paris IN 6 nm
Timothy Craig Lechlitner Wakarusa IN 6 nm
Maria Janet Holderbaum Wakarusa IN 6 nm
David Wayne Freeman Leesburg IN 8 nm
Lucas Cody Adam Syracuse IN 9 nm
Austin Vincent Rodes Syracuse IN 9 nm
Daniel James Steiner Goshen IN 9 nm
Jack Lamar Wilson Jr Goshen IN 9 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
Jonathan Paul Blosser Nappanee IN 3 nm
James Howard Boyer Nappanee IN 3 nm
Justin Jeremiah Dale Nappanee IN 3 nm
Dale Gene Custer Milford IN 5 nm
Ryan David Eby Wakarusa IN 6 nm
Garrett Andrew Eby Wakarusa IN 6 nm
Andrew Wesley Allen Leesburg IN 8 nm
Eric Eugene Coburn Leesburg IN 8 nm
Christopher Scott Heiter Leesburg IN 8 nm
Jeremy Mark Morrison Leesburg IN 8 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
 37 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 44 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 58 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 66 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 77 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 78 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 82 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 88 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 97 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 97 nm

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