Nappanee Municipal
C03 · Nappanee, Indiana · Elkhart County · map
Nappanee Municipal is a public-use airport, 3 miles east of Nappanee, Indiana, 860 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,675 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Nappanee Municipal?
Its FAA code is C03.
Where is Nappanee Municipal?
It is 3 miles east of Nappanee, Indiana, 860 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Nappanee Municipal?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,675 feet long, asphalt.
Does Nappanee Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Nappanee Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Nappanee Municipal?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Elkhart Flying Club INC and New Horizons Aviation INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Nappanee Municipal?
5 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA C03
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 860 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1968
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,675 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 250 ft, road 13 ft high 265 ft from the end
- Runway 27: threshold displaced 185 ft, crops 5 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 132.05 | |
| Goshen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Goshen Municipal (8 nm northeast), Warsaw Municipal (11 nm southeast), Plymouth Municipal (17 nm west), Elkhart Municipal (17 nm north).
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
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Available aft hour with credit card.
- First 670 feet runway 09 unlighted.
- 5 feet crops 20 - 200 feet from runway end on centerline.
- Approach ratio 39:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 41:1 to 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 Nappanee from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Nappanee, Indiana: 5 piston singles, 2 drones, 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:
- Elkhart Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Nappanee Elkhart Wings is a flying club based at Elkhart Municipal Airport in Elkhart, Indiana.
- New Horizons Aviation INC 7 aircraft · Goshen, 9 miles away New Horizons Aviation is a flight school in Goshen, Indiana that offers flight training from private pilot to certified flight instructor level, discovery flights, aircraft rental, and on-site FAA knowledge testing.
- Av8R Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Warsaw, 13 miles away
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 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 (34 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (40 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · [email protected]
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (41 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · [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 (48 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 (48 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
All 25 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-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 Nappanee 9 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Elkhart Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- New Horizons Aviation INC 7 aircraft · flight school
- Av8R 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/C03.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.