3IN7
Chain-O-Lakes Airport
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Location Information for 3IN7
Coordinates: N41°39.75' / W86°21.25'
Located 04 miles W of South Bend, Indiana on 50 acres of land. View all Airports in Indiana.
Estimated Elevation is 743 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:November 1945
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:CHICAGO
F.S.S.:TERRE HAUTE
Sectional Chart:CHICAGO
Attendance:MAR-NOV/ALL/DAWN-DUSK
Airport Communications
ASOS at SBN (3.2 NE):120.675 574-200-0869
ATIS at SBN (3.2 NE):120.675
AWOS-3PT at EKM (16.1 E):124.475 574-264-9002
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT GIJ GIPPER 115.40 194°6.6
VOT GSH GOSHEN 113.70 299°16.8
VOD OXI KNOX 115.60 037°24.4
VOD ELX KEELER 116.60 205°30.7
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD SB MISHA 341 066°6.6
VOD VP SEDLY 212 241°26.8
VOD IRS STURGIS 382 077°42.3
VOD AZ AUSTN 371 052°46.4
Runway 15/33
Dimensions:2100 x 125 feet / 640 x 38 meters
Surface:Turf-SAND in Fair Condition
Runway 15Runway 33
Obstacles: 70 ft Trees 0 ft from runway, 110 ft right of center
ALSO 15'ROAD, 15'TXLINE, 20-60'TREES ON CL FM 0-300'FM RWY END.
 35 ft Trees 0 ft from runway, 60 ft right of center
ALSO 15'ROAD, 25'PLINE FM 85'E OF CL AT RWY END.
TALLEST TREE AT RWY END, OTHER TREES 10-20'ABV CL ELEV BOTH SIDES AT RWY-END.
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Hangars,Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NOT AVAILABLE
Engine Repair:NOT AVAILABLE
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:RICHARD E. SCHWEIZER
57239 PINE ROAD
SOUTH BEND, IN 46619
219-289-1362
Manager:RICHARD E. SCHWEIZER
57239 PINE ROAD
SOUTH BEND, IN 46619
219-289-1362
Other Remarks
  • RWY 15/33: HGRS LCTD WITHIN PRIM SFC EAST SIDE OF RWY.
  • ARPT LCTD WITHIN SBN ARPT TFC AREA. COORD INGRESS/EGRESS WITH SBN ATCT & APCH CTL.
  • 122.900 AVBL.
  • (A89) OR LOCAL CALL 236-8470.
  • ADDITIONAL CONTACT - RICHARD SCHWEIZER, JR. - 574-232-9371
  • FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
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