Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport
3C1 · Elkhart, Indiana · Elkhart County · map
Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport is a public-use airport owned by Airport Reality Board, 3 miles southwest of Elkhart, Indiana, 755 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 3,140 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport?
Its FAA code is 3C1.
Where is Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport?
It is 3 miles southwest of Elkhart, Indiana, 755 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 3,140 feet long.
Does Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Hatz Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 15 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3C1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Airport Reality Board
- Elevation
- 755 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irreg
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1964
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,140 × 100 ft | Grass, excellent | |
| 03/21 | 2,243 × 40 ft | Asphalt, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: threshold displaced 690 ft, trees 75 ft high 255 ft from the end
- Runway 30: threshold displaced 520 ft, trees 45 ft high 180 ft from the end
- Runway 03: threshold displaced 187 ft, road 15 ft high 240 ft from the end
- Runway 21: threshold displaced 200 ft, road 15 ft high 240 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Elkhart Municipal (4 nm north), Goshen Municipal (13 nm southeast), South Bend International (13 nm west), Plymouth Municipal (21 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Elkhart Municipal (4 nm north), Nappanee Municipal (13 nm south), Goshen Municipal (13 nm southeast), South Bend International (13 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Indiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Out of service indefinitely.
- Dusk to dawn.
- Gnd mkrs.
- Gnd mkrs.
- Approach slope 28:1 from dthr.
- Approach slope 12:1 from dthr.
- Approach slope 29:1 from dthr.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Elkhart from the FAA register
49 aircraft are registered to owners in Elkhart, Indiana: 32 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 6 business jets, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Elkhart, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Hatz Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mishawaka, 7 miles away The Mishawaka Pilots Club is a flying club founded in 1947 and incorporated in 1949, based at 3C1 Airport in Elkhart, Indiana.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 15 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (27 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Eagle Flight School - VPZ · Valparaiso, IN (45 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · [email protected]
- Keegan Starkey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Valparaiso, IN (45 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (49 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · [email protected]
All 22 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Elkhart 49 aircraft · 32 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 6 business jets
- Angelone INC 7 aircraft in town
- Marshall Aviation Services INC 2 aircraft in town
- Hangar 39 LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Bruce Alexander Company LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Marshall Aviation Services INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Hatz Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 176 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Indiana 131 landing places
- Indiana 5,694 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3C1.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.