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KPLD · Portland Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KPLD FAA PLD Elev 925 ft Lat 40° 27.05' N Lon 84° 59.41' 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: 5,505 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 089° 5,505 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.33%
27 269° 5,505 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.33%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 126.675
  • A/D FORT WAYNE APP/DEP 127.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·INDIANA 139 PORTLAND MUNI (PLD)(KPLD) 1 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N40º27.09´ W84º59.50´ 925 B NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 09–27: H5505X75 (ASPH–AFSC) S–12.5 MIRL 0.3% up E RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwys 09 and 27, MIRL Rwy 09–27 —CTAF.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 09–27 preset low ints, incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI Rwys 09 and Rwy 27 on consly.
  • ·Rwy 27 PAPI unusbl byd 3 degs right of cntrln.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–0000Z‡. 150´ lgtd water twr 1300´ SE, 120´ grain elev 1300´ ESE.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 260-729-1577
  • ·AWOS–3 124.675 (260) 726–7882.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®FORT WAYNE APP/DEP CON 132.15 (SE/NE of active rwy) 127.2 (SW/NW of active rwy) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·FORT WAYNE (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.8 FWA Chan 125 N40º58.74´ W85º11.28´ 170º 32.9 NM to fld. 793/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: 060º–070º byd 6 NM blo 4,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 060º–070º byd 6 NM blo 4,000´ 240º–245º VOR unusable: 005º–016º byd 40 NM 017º–024º byd 40 NM blo 7,500´ 017º–024º byd 52 NM 025º–035º byd 65 NM 090º–095º blo 5,800´ 170º–199º byd 40 NM 233º–238º byd 40 NM 239º–246º byd 20 NM 256º–270º byd 40 NM 271º–274º 275º–300º blo 12,500´ 331º–353º byd 50 NM 354º–004º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 354º–004º byd 52 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: APP CON sectorization based upon Fort Wayne rwy usage.
  • ·POSEY PATCH (See MOUNT VERNON on page 133) POST–AIR (See INDIANAPOLIS on page 122) PURDUE UNIVERSITY (See LAFAYETTE on page 128) PUTNAM CO RGNL (See GREENCASTLE on page 112) RANDOLPH CO (See WINCHESTER on page 151) REESE (See MUNCIE on page 134) DETROIT L–27E IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

4

44.4% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,275 ops in 2004

2024 total

2,250

10-yr total

33,700

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 80% · Mil 18%

Events / million ops

59.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

26.38

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-06-18 Cessna 310R · Birdstrike · day →
2017-05-26 AMSTUTZ CURTIS J BD-5B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1996-08-15 Piper PA-22 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
1996-02-22 Cessna 310 · Other · IMC · night →
1994-11-12 LESSEL KR-2 · Loss of control · day →
1985-03-17 Cessna 172RG · 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
John Denny Green Muncie IN 24 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 31 nm
David George Ehrman Ft Wayne IN 38 nm
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 50 nm
David John Mino Fishers IN 54 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 55 nm
Steven Lee Buchenroth Bellefontaine OH 56 nm
Yuji Sakata Bellefountain OH 57 nm
James Carroll Buehler Carmel IN 61 nm
James Matthew Johnson Hamilton OH 66 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 Cordrey Whetstone Bryant IN 5 nm
Carl Joshua Walker Pennville IN 8 nm
Stephen Earl Reese Albany IN 14 nm
Ivan Shawn Newton Albany IN 14 nm
Isaac Joseph Marchal Saint Henry OH 17 nm
Andrew Christopher Craw Winchester IN 17 nm
Todd William Shoup Hartford City IN 18 nm
Eric Lee Livingston Union City OH 18 nm
William Michael Quegan Bluffton IN 19 nm
Devon Mark Bantz Bluffton IN 19 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
Brian Charles Albers Portland IN 1 nm
David Gordon Hamilton Portland IN 1 nm
Raymond Douglas Houser Portland IN 1 nm
Barry Alan Miller Portland IN 1 nm
Dustan Steven Howell Portland IN 1 nm
Joseph Jordan Miller Portland IN 1 nm
Ronald Cordrey Whetstone Bryant IN 5 nm
Carl Joshua Walker Pennville IN 8 nm
Dale Ray Hidy Pennville IN 8 nm
Jerome John Kramer Fort Recovery OH 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 33 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 35 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 47 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 64 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 64 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 73 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 83 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
 83 nm
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
 83 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 86 nm

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