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KLAF · Purdue University Airport

ICAO · US · 30 NTSB events

ID KLAF FAA LAF Elev 606 ft Lat 40° 24.77' N Lon 86° 56.36' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

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: 6,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.31%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 100° 6,600 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
28 280° 6,600 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
05 47.3° 4,225 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.31%
23 227.3° 4,225 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.31%

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 · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 127.750
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR LAFAYETTE TWR 119.600
  • CTAF CTAF 119.600
  • A/D GRISSOM A/D 123.850
  • CNTR CHICAGO CNTR 123.850
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB LA

    Earle

    0.40 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC BVT

    Boiler

    115.10 MHz · DME 115.10 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 27 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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

    birds invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·128 INDIANA LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF)(KLAF) 2 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N40º24.74´ W86º56.21´ 606 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE LAF RWY 10–28: H6600X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–90, D–110, 2S–140, 2D–165 PCR 470 F/D/X/T HIRL RWY 10: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·VASI(V4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 46´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H4225X100 (ASPH) S–48, D–58, 2D–90 PCR 80 F/D/X/T MIRL 0.3% up NE No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 10 05–23 4600
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–4225 TODA–4225 ASDA–4225 LDA–4225 RWY 10: TORA–6600 TODA–6600 ASDA–6600 LDA–6600 RWY 23: TORA–4225 TODA–4225 ASDA–4225 LDA–3912 RWY 28: TORA–6600 TODA–6600 ASDA–6600 LDA–6600
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2 LGT When twr clsd ACTIVATE HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 05–23; MALSR Rwy 10; REILS Rwy 05, Rwy 23 and Rwy 28—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 10 PAPI unusbl byd 9º right of cntrln.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·Sfc conds unmnt 0300–1100Z‡ or wkend.
  • ·Unsked acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats PPR —765–496–6326 or 765–496–4057.
  • ·Index B ARFF cpbly avbl on req.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 wingspan gtr than 79 ft NA.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (765) 496-6850
  • ·CTAF 119.6 ATIS 127.75 UNICOM 122.95 LAFAYETTE RCO 122.2 (TERRE HAUTE RADIO) ®GRISSOM APP/DEP CON 123.85 (1230–0400Z‡ other times ctc) ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 123.85 LAFAYETTE TOWER 119.6 (1200–0200Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0200Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·BOILER (H) (H) VORTACW 115.1 BVT Chan 98 N40º33.37´ W87º04.16´ 144º 10.5 NM to fld. 752/1E.
  • ·TACAN AZM/DME unusable: 298º–044º blo 2,800´ EARLE NDB (LOMW) 401 LA N40º25.59´ W87º03.12´ 100º 5.3 NM to fld. 677/1W.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at twr.
  • ·LAFAYETTE N40º24.74´ W86º56.22´ RCO 122.2 (TERRE HAUTE RADIO) LAKE JAMES JIMMERSON LAKE SPB (7J4) 2 WNW UTC–5(–4DT) N41º42.46´ W85º03.61´ 964 NOTAM FILE HUF WATERWAY 10W–28W: 2675X100 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Seaplane ops prohibited btn SS–SR.
  • ·Exp hvy boat tfc btn Memorial Day and Labor Day.
  • ·Seaplane docking area ltd.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 317-605-6023
  • ·CTAF 122.9 LAKE JAMES SPB (See ANGOLA on page 95) LAKE MAXINKUCKEE SPB (See CULVER on page 103) LAKE MONROE SPB (See BLOOMINGTON on page 98) LAKE PLEASANT SPB (See ANGOLA on page 95) LAKE SHAFER SPB (See MONTICELLO on page 132) CHICAGO H–5E, 10F, L–27D IAP, AD CHICAGO L–27D CHICAGO EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · LAF

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

30 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

32

since 1982

Fatal

4

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 166,732 ops in 1998

2024 total

117,973

10-yr total

1,116,309

2024 mix

AC/AT 22% · GA 78% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.78

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=7

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=30

  • Other 5
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Loss of control 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-01-28 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2024-03-06 EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Stall / spin · night →
2023-08-26 Piper PA-44-180 · Ground collision · day →
2022-06-27 MAGNAGHI AERONAUTICA SPA SKY ARROW LSA · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2020-09-21 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-09-25 Cessna 152 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-06-06 Ercoupe 415 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2011-10-12 LEARJET INC 60 · Ground collision · night →
2009-03-17 Cessna 172R · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2009-01-17 Beech 19 · Weather · night →
2007-11-01 Mooney M20E · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2005-03-26 Piper PA-28R-200 · CFIT · IMC · dawn →
2002-04-23 Piper PA-28-161 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-09-21 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1998-04-04 Piper PA-28-161 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1997-10-05 Beech V35A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1997-09-12 Beech 76 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-04-02 Piper PA-28-161 · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit →
1996-05-03 Piper PA-38 · Other · day →
1994-09-17 Piper PA-28-161 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1993-02-06 Piper PA-28-235 · Weather · IMC · day →
1990-04-03 NIHON YS-11A-600F · Loss of control · night →
1990-02-10 Piper PA-28-140 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1989-03-15 NIHON YS-11A-600 · Loss of control · dawn →
1987-04-16 Cessna 182G · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1985-01-17 Beech BE-58 · Weather · IMC · night →
1984-12-07 Cessna 182RG · Other · VMC · day →
1984-09-24 Beech A36TC · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1983-03-01 VARIEZE Varieze · Other · day →
1982-07-07 Piper PA-24-250 · Other · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

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
James Paulsen West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Larry Wayne Gross West Lafayette IN 2 nm
James Carroll Buehler Carmel IN 45 nm
Steven Edward Stombaugh Plainfield IN 50 nm
David John Mino Fishers IN 52 nm
Brian Glenn Dillman Terre Haute IN 60 nm
Ethan James Malavolti Terre Haute IN 60 nm
John Phillip Mellor Terre Haute IN 60 nm
Cory Alexander Irwin Greenwood IN 62 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 64 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
Ronald Franklin Brender West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Daniel Matthew Mini West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Donald Alexander Petrin West Lafayette IN 2 nm
David Lawrence Stanley West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Stafka Liliuokalani Poweleit West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Jason Earl Cutter West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Sean Michael Archer West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Nicholas Clark Rasmussen West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Lucas James Millen West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Jason Daniel Snow West Lafayette IN 2 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
Thomas Karl Eismin West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Ronald Allan York West Lafayette IN 2 nm
David Lawrence Stanley West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Mark Allen Hopkins West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Joseph Daniel Ewell Iii West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Ashley Elizabeth Habig West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Seongjun Ha West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Byoungchul Kim West Lafayette IN 2 nm
Michael Logan Baumann West Lafayette IN 2 nm
William Harrison Crabill Jr West Lafayette IN 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 0 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 20 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 50 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 60 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 63 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 70 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 70 nm
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
 85 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 87 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 108 nm

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