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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°56.2133'W
  40.4123 / -86.9369
Elevation: 605.9 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
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 05
Runway 23
Latitude: 40-24-29.4629N 40-24-56.5614N
Longitude: 086-56-20.4724W 086-55-38.9302W
Elevation: 592.5 ft. 605.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 050 230
Displaced threshold: 323 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:4225 TODA:4225 ASDA:4225 LDA:4225 TORA:4225 TODA:4225 ASDA:4225 LDA:3912
Markings: basic, in fair condition basic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
 

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 6600 x 150 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,SAW-CUT OR PLASTIC GROOVED
Edge lights: HIGH
 
Runway 10
Runway 28
Latitude: 40-24-50.2686N 40-24-39.9604N
Longitude: 086-57-03.3570W 086-55-39.1132W
Elevation: 600.1 ft. 597.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 099 279
Declared distances: TORA:6600 TODA:6600 ASDA:6600 LDA:6600 TORA:6600 TODA:6600 ASDA:6600 LDA:6600
Markings: precision instrument, in fair condition precision instrument, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-BOX VASI ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: 1,400 FOOT MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH RUNWAY ALIGNMENT INDICATOR LIGHTS
Runway end identifier lights: no yes
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
Instrument approach: ILS
 

Operational Statistics

Annual operations: 117670
Commercial: 130
Air taxi: 29454
Local: 54904
Itinerant: 33147
Military: 35

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 May 16, 2024 to Jun 12, 2024
   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)
   HOT SPOT (PDF)
   CS HOT SPOT (PDF)
 
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