LA Porte Municipal
PPO · KPPO · La Porte, Indiana · La Porte County · map
LA Porte Municipal is a public-use airport, 3 miles south of La Porte, Indiana, 812 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)) and about 72 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 15,774 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KPPO · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 9 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPPO 112155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2995 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- B737 at 37,000 ft, 22 nm northeast, 3:32 pm CDT (20:32 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 37,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
SBN UA /OV GIJ/TM 2032/FL370/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 370 BLO
- Report
- a routine report filed through SBN
- Where
- over GIJ
- Time
- 20:32 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop at 37,000 ft below
- B772 at 34,000 ft, 47 nm southwest, 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC): no turbulence above 34,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
LAF UA /OV BVT340020/TM 2115/FL340/TP B772/TB NEG 340
- Report
- a routine report filed through LAF
- Where
- 20 nm north (340°) of BVT
- Time
- 21:15 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B772
- Turbulence
- no at 34,000 ft
- C25A at 2,800 ft, 62 nm northeast, 2:28 pm CDT (19:28 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
AZO UA /OV 5W AZO/TM 1928/FL028/TP C25A/SK T039 B028
- Report
- a routine report filed through AZO
- Where
- 5W azo
- Time
- 19:28 UTC
- Height
- at 2,800 ft
- Aircraft
- C25A
- Sky
- T039 B028
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (JOT, 65 nm west), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 230° at 11 kt; 6,000 ft: 290° at 12 kt, 16 °C; 9,000 ft: 300° at 19 kt, 10 °C; 12,000 ft: 320° at 19 kt, 4 °C; 18,000 ft: 300° at 17 kt, -9 °C.
1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/7456 CHICAGO, IL, Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 41 nm northwest · security · today
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA PPO · ICAO KPPO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 812 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 2,797 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left, crops 10 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left, crops 10 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 14: threshold displaced 199 ft, crops 10 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 198 ft, crops 10 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 132.05 | |
| Ppo and aWOS-3PT | 119.825 | |
| Goshen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.9 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 219-326-6916.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 66 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 15,774, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 8,360 |
| general aviation, local | 7,414 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in La Porte from the FAA register
37 aircraft are registered to owners in La Porte, Indiana: 31 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets. 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Michigan City Muni-Phillips Field (9 nm northwest), Porter County Regional (14 nm southwest), Starke County (15 nm south).
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in La Porte, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in La Porte, by their names on the register:
- La Porte Aero Club INC 1 aircraft La Porte Aero Club is a social club for aviation enthusiasts based at LaPorte Municipal Airport in Indiana.
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 14 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- 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 (14 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · johnboos88@gmail.com
- Keegan Starkey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Valparaiso, IN (14 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · keegangstarkey@gmail.com
- Mohammad Shawahin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Gary, IN (30 nm) · (773) 359-2773 · mo@flywithmo.com
All 20 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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.
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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 02, 14, 20, and 32; PAPI runway 02, 20, and 32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Edward volk
- 10 feet crops 80 feet from runway end 75 feet R and 150 feet L.
- 10 feet crops 160 feet L of runway end.
- Unusable beyond 2 degreess left of centerline.
- Closest intcp point.
- Closest intcp point.
- Approach slope 35:1 from dthr.
- Farm equip on or near operations areas.
- Taxiway lights at taxiway entrance only.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in La Porte 37 aircraft · 31 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Indiana Paging Network INC 2 aircraft in town
- Laporte Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Rj Sprik Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- La Porte Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 177 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 5,688 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PPO.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 9, 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.