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PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT

LAFAYETTE, IN, USA
Airport Info
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 40°24'44"N / 86°56'12"W
  40°24.7383'N / 86°56.2139'W
  40.4123 / -86.9369
Elevation: 605.8 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 02 miles SW of LAFAYETTE, IN

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: yes
Boundary ARTCC: CHICAGO
Responsible ARTCC: CHICAGO
FSS: TERRE HAUTE [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: LAF (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 122.950
CTAF: 119.600

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
BVT 145oT/10.5 BOILER VORTAC 115.10 01E
DNV 76oT/29.3 DANVILLE VORTAC 111.00 02E
GUS 249oT/38.5 GRISSOM VORTAC 108.45 02W
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
FRANKFORT 297oT/19.1 278 02W FKR
WHITE COUNTY 204oT/19.6 377 03W MCX
CRAWFORDSVILLE 358oT/25.9 388 02W CFJ
LOGANSPORT 235oT/31.3 263 01W GGP
RENSSELAER 161oT/34.0 362 02W RZL

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 05/23
Dimensions: 4225 x 100 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Latitude: SC F40-24-29.4 SC G40-24-56.5
Longitude: 4630N086-56-20. 5614N086-55-38.
Elevation: 4735W ft. 9298W ft.
Runway true heading: 0 2
Displaced threshold: 602. ft.
Declared distances: TORA:/2024 TODA:4225 ASDA:4225 LDA:4225 TORA:/2024 TODA:4225 ASDA:4225 LDA:4225
Visual slope indicator: (.5 4 degrees glide path) (.7 4 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: P2L P2L
Instrument approach: 5 050 3 230
 

Runway 10/28
Dimensions: 6600 x 150 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,SAW-CUT OR PLASTIC GROOVED
 
Runway HIG
Runway 8L
Latitude: IR F40-24-50.2 IR F40-24-39.9
Longitude: 2686N086-57-03. 9604N086-55-39.
Elevation: 3570W ft. 1132W ft.
Gradient: /2007
Runway true heading: H 1 2
Declared distances: TORA:/2012 TODA:6600 ASDA:6600 LDA:6600 TORA:/2012 TODA:6600 ASDA:6600 LDA:6600
Markings: , in poor condition , in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: (.1 5 degrees glide path) (.8 4 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: P4L V4rollout
Instrument approach: 0 099ILS 8 279
 

Additional Remarks
  • TRNG OPS & BIRDS INVOF ARPT.
  • SFC COND UNMNT 2200-0600 OR WKEND.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures
Effective September 03, 2026 to October 01, 2026
    AIRPORT DIAGRAM (PDF)

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
    ILS OR LOC RWY 10 (PDF)
    RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 (PDF)
    RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 (PDF)
    VOR-A (PDF)
    TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
    ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
    LAHSO (PDF)
 
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    Airport Diagram Legend
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