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KPPO · La Porte Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KPPO FAA PPO Elev 812 ft Lat 41° 34.35' N Lon 86° 44.07' 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: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.38%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 020° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
20 200° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
14 134° 2,797 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.38%
32 314° 2,797 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.38%

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 · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.825
  • CTR CHICAGO CTR 135.900
  • A/D SOUTH BEND APP/DEP 132.050
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 115.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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  • NDB IUL

    La Porte

    0.36 MHz · LO · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 19 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 02, 14, 20, and 32, PAPI Rwy 02, 20 and 32, MIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 14–32. 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 02, 14, 20, and 32, PAPI Rwy 02, 20 and 32, MIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02, 14, 20, and 32, PAPI Rwy 02, 20 and 32, MIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 02, 14, 20, and 32, PAPI Rwy 02, 20 and 32, MIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 14–32—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·INDIANA 127 LA PORTE MUNI (PPO)(KPPO) 3 S UTC–6(–5DT) N41º34.35´ W86º44.07´ 812 B NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 02–20: H5000X75 (ASPH–GRVD) S–18 MIRL RWY 02: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 24´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.45º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 14–32: H2797X60 (ASPH) MIRL 0.4% up NW RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 33´.
  • ·Rwy 32 PAPI unusable byd 2º left of centerline.
  • ·Twy lgts at twy entrance only.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Fuel: 100LL trml fuel avbl durg atnd hr or svc call.
  • ·Self serve fuel H24 E side.
  • ·Svc aft hr—219–608–4707 or 219–363–6659.
  • ·Terminal fuel avbl during attended hrs or svc call.
  • ·Farm equipment on or near ops areas.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 219-324-3393
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.825 (219) 326–6916.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®SOUTH BEND APP/DEP CON 132.05 (Sun–Fri 1030–0500Z‡, Sat 1030–0445Z‡), other times ctc ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc South Bend Apch at 574-251-2609.
  • ·When South Bend Apch clsd, for CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·KNOX (DH) DME 115.6 OXI Chan 103 N41º19.32´ W86º38.96´ 346º 15.5 NM to fld. 686.
  • ·CHICAGO H–5E, 10F, L–28I IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 20,367 ops in 2009

2024 total

15,774

10-yr total

164,268

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

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=2

  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-09-18 INDUS AVIATION INC T-211 THORPEDO · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-08-02 Piper PA-28-140 · 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
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 15 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 28 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 31 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 41 nm
Devin John Macdonald Chicago IL 45 nm
Gerry F Ventrella Chicago IL 45 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Chicago IL 45 nm
Alexander Quinn Waterloo Forest Park IL 52 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 54 nm
Alan Wayne Zielinski Niles IL 55 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
Richard Daniel Marshall Laporte IN 2 nm
David Alan Caum Ii La Porte IN 2 nm
Paul Eric Hull La Porte IN 2 nm
Janice Marie Welsh La Porte IN 2 nm
Larry Dean Welsh La Porte IN 2 nm
Michael Wayne Childress La Porte IN 2 nm
Gudsteinn Thor Thordarson La Porte IN 2 nm
Cyril Andrew Dessuit Westville IN 8 nm
Mark Keith Mosher Michigan City IN 10 nm
Noah Tyler Bolanowski Michigan City IN 10 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
Richard Daniel Marshall Laporte IN 2 nm
Richard Dean Veldman Laporte IN 2 nm
Austin Mathew Talerico Laporte IN 2 nm
Joseph Charles Fritzen Laporte IN 2 nm
Donald Lee Hodgkinson La Porte IN 2 nm
Lindybergh Nunes Jr La Porte IN 2 nm
Michael Joseph Hannon La Porte IN 2 nm
Jack Louis Albert La Porte IN 2 nm
Emil Darrel Demchak La Porte IN 2 nm
Garry Steven Edson La Porte 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
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 0 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 30 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 52 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 62 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 70 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 71 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 71 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 76 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 78 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 80 nm

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