Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
3HO · Hobart, Indiana · Lake County · map
Hobart Sky Ranch Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles northwest of Hobart, Indiana, 630 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,125 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Hobart Sky Ranch Airport?
Its FAA code is 3HO.
Where is Hobart Sky Ranch Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Hobart, Indiana, 630 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Hobart Sky Ranch Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,125 feet long, asphalt.
Does Hobart Sky Ranch Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hobart Sky Ranch Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Hobart Sky Ranch Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: B&D Flight Club LLC and Griffith Aviation INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hobart Sky Ranch Airport?
14 pilot examiners and 29 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 Hobart Sky Ranch Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3HO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 630 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,125 × 40 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 18: trees 60 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 36: trees 70 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Lucit and star | 133.1 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Griffith-Merrillville Airport (6 nm west), Gary/Chicago International (8 nm northwest), Lansing Municipal (12 nm west), Porter County Regional (13 nm southeast).
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.
- Trailer park 155 feet west of runway
- 15 feet road 130 feet from runway end
- 40 feet trees from runway end, 50 feet to 70 feet L and R of runway
- Numbering smaller than standard and offset to L side of runway. Non standard displaced thld markings.
- Numbering smaller than standard. Non standard displaced thld markings.
- Approach slope 14:1 at displaced threshold.
- Approach slope 22:1.
- Runway pavement and shoulder spalling. Weed growth within runway.
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 Hobart from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Hobart, Indiana: 8 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- B&D Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft · Portage, 5 miles away
- Griffith Aviation INC 10 aircraft · Griffith, 7 miles away Griffith Aviation is a flight school and full-service FBO based at Griffith-Merrillville Airport in Griffith, Indiana, serving Northwest Indiana and the Chicago area.
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
14 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 29 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Griffith Aviation · Griffith, IN (6 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · [email protected]
- Mohammad Shawahin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Gary, IN (7 nm) · (773) 359-2773 · [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 (13 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
- Alexander Quinn Waterloo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Forest Park, IL (31 nm) · (708) 224-5021 · [email protected]
- Alan Wayne Zielinski private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, balloons · Niles, IL (37 nm) · (630) 370-7071 · [email protected]
- Adam Milnes private pilot; airplanes · Greater Chicago FSDO · Des Plaines, IL (38 nm) · (708) 819-5040 · [email protected]
- Devin John Macdonald private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chicago, IL (38 nm) · (847) 778-0130 · [email protected]
- Gerry F Ventrella private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, helicopters · Chicago, IL (38 nm) · (773) 294-2726 · [email protected]
All 62 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 6 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 Hobart 10 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 business jets
- B&D Flight Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Griffith Aviation INC 10 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 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 5,697 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3HO.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 26, 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.