Lowell Airport
C97 · Lowell, Indiana · Lake County · map
Lowell Airport is a public-use airport, 5 miles southwest of Lowell, Indiana, 672 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,041 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Lowell Airport?
Its FAA code is C97.
Where is Lowell Airport?
It is 5 miles southwest of Lowell, Indiana, 672 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Lowell Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,041 feet long, grass.
Does Lowell Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lowell Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lowell Airport?
13 pilot examiners and 20 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 Lowell Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA C97
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 672 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1980
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,041 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 775 ft, crops on the approach
- Runway 36: crops on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Kankakee and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.5 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Bult Field (12 nm northwest), Greater Kankakee Airport (18 nm southwest), Griffith-Merrillville Airport (18 nm north), Lansing Municipal (18 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
- Provided all traffic pattern operations are rstrd to west side of the north/south runway.
- Crops 75 feet east and 87 feet west of centerline.
- White barrel halves and light fixtures.
- White barrel halves and light fixtures.
- Approach slope 15:1 from displaced threshold; 65 feet tree 985 feet and 110 feet R.
- Snow removal and mowing with large tractor.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 Lowell from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Lowell, Indiana: 10 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 piston twin, 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.
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 13 for private pilot, 11 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 20 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- 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 (18 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 (23 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 (26 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
- Keith McGill private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Plainfield, IL (39 nm) · (815) 483-3931 · [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 (41 nm) · (708) 224-5021 · [email protected]
- Ronald Neal Ridenour private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Naperville, IL (43 nm) · (630) 854-9456 · [email protected]
- Gregory Mark Wilson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Oswego, IL (45 nm) · (815) 474-0202 · [email protected]
- Kevin Carlyle Lindsay private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Naperville, IL (46 nm) · (708) 655-4901 · [email protected]
All 49 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 · 2 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 Lowell 18 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Professional Pilots INC 8 aircraft in town
- C & C Agri Solutions LLC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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/C97.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 29, 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.