South Bend International
SBN · KSBN · South Bend, Indiana · St Joseph County · map
South Bend International is a public-use airport owned by St Joseph County Arpt Authority, 3 miles northwest of South Bend, Indiana, 798 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 09R/27L, is 8,412 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 60 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 42,680 takeoffs and landings a year. About 438,205 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for South Bend International?
Its FAA code is SBN, and its ICAO code is KSBN.
Where is South Bend International?
It is 3 miles northwest of South Bend, Indiana, 798 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at South Bend International?
The longest of its 3 runways, 09R/27L, is 8,412 feet long.
Does South Bend International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at South Bend International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from South Bend International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Charlotte/Douglas International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Detroit Metro Wayne County. Every route
Are there flight schools at South Bend International?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Wings Flying Club INC and Talos Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to South Bend International?
4 pilot examiners and 13 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 South Bend International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SBN · ICAO KSBN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- St Joseph County Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 798 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 5:30 am to 12:00 am sun-fri, 5:30 am to 11:45 pm saturday.
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 8,412 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 7,101 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09L/27R | 4,300 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), tree 60 ft high 1,492 ft from the end
- Runway 27L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 36 ft high 1,741 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 69 ft high 2,726 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 80 ft high 1,880 ft from the end
- Runway 09L: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 62 ft high 1,541 ft from the end
- Runway 27R: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 51 ft high 1,226 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 135.675 | South Bend |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Sbn and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.675 | South Bend |
| Clearance delivery | 118.625 | |
| Clearance delivery When elkhart tower closed | 119.7 | Elkhart |
| Clearance delivery Contact approach control | 120.525 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.9 | South Bend |
| Clearance delivery Contact approach control | 125.25 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | South Bend |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 270 to 099 | 118.55 | South Bend |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Class C (secondary) arriving from headings 100 to 269 | 124.1 | South Bend |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 100 to 269 | 132.05 | South Bend |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 574-200-0869.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Elkhart Municipal (14 nm east), LA Porte Municipal (20 nm southwest), Plymouth Municipal (21 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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed, to incr intst and activate malsf runway 09R; approach lights (MALSR) runway 27L; high-intensity runway lights runway 09R/27L; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 and all taxiways - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 09L/27R not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. Closed when tower closed; WT rstrd 45000 single and 60000 dual.
- Approach slope 21:1 due to 92 feet high tension wires 2160 feet from runway end; 394 feet R of centerline.
- Be alert durg right base; high tension wires aer.
- Taxiway T not available to air carrier operations with more than 9 passenger seats or unscheduled air carrier at least 31 passenger seats.
- Line of sight between runway ints rstrd.
- For fuel and services - 122.95 or 131.7.
- Air carrier ramp rstrd to schedule commercial and wingspan gtr than 100 feet; all otr 24 hour prior permission required.
- Index C available upon required
- Taxiways J, J1 and J2 closed indef.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 9,582 departures from SBN in those twelve months, carrying 544,685 passengers in 725,586 seats (75% filled), to 106 destinations (2 abroad) on 25 airlines.
All 106 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 37 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 42,680, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 10,242 |
| air taxi and commuter | 9,884 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,787 |
| general aviation, local | 11,559 |
| military | 208 |
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in South Bend from the FAA register
62 aircraft are registered to owners in South Bend, Indiana: 47 piston singles, 7 business jets, 3 piston twins, 2 turboprops, 2 drones. 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Wings Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · South Bend Wings Flying Club is a flying club based at South Bend International Airport in Indiana.
- Talos Flyers INC 1 aircraft · South Bend
- Ttt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · South Bend
- Hatz Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mishawaka, 8 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, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner, 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 (35 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 (35 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
- 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 (36 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- Mohammad Shawahin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Gary, IN (49 nm) · (773) 359-2773 · [email protected]
All 21 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.
- 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 2 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 South Bend 62 aircraft · 47 piston singles, 7 business jets, 3 piston twins
- Ams Aviation LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Infinity & Beyond LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Aerial Imaging INC 3 aircraft in town
- Wings Flying Club INC 2 aircraft in town
- Wings Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Talos Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Ttt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,766 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 1,014 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 994 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc., Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 960 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc.
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 739 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Republic Airline
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 464 flights in twelve months · Mesa Airlines Inc., Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 383 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Orlando Sanford International (SFB) 246 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 2 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/SBN.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.