KLAF Purdue University Airport
Lafayette, IN · 2 miles SW of LAFAYETTE, IN
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KLAF
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 605.8 ft
- Coordinates
- 40-24-44.2960N 086-56-12.8310W
- Lat / Long
- 40.4123044, -86.9368975
- Mag. variation
- 01W (1985)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1940
- ARTCC
- CHICAGO CENTER
- FSS
- TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- LAF (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- MON-FRI 0800-1700
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 10; REIL RWY 5, 23 & 28; MIRL RWY 5/23; HIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KLAF
Runways
Longest 6600 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6600 x 150 ft. / 2012 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 90.0
Runway 10
- Heading
- 100 magnetic, 099 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6600 TODA:6600 ASDA:6600 LDA:6600
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 600.1 ft.
- Obstructions
- 97 ft. trees, 3381 ft. from runway, 968 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear
Runway 28
- Heading
- 280 magnetic, 279 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
- Declared distances
- TORA:6600 TODA:6600 ASDA:6600 LDA:6600
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 597.8 ft.
- Obstructions
- 51 ft. trees, 2057 ft. from runway, 439 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear
- Dimensions
- 4225 x 100 ft. / 1288 x 30 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 48.0
Runway 5
- Heading
- 051 magnetic, 050 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:4225 TODA:4225 ASDA:4225 LDA:4225
- Markings
- basic, in fair condition
- Displaced threshold
- no
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 592.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Runway 23
- Heading
- 231 magnetic, 230 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:4225 TODA:4225 ASDA:4225 LDA:3912
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 323 ft.
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 605.7 ft.
- Obstructions
- 11 ft. fence, 287 ft. from runway, 132 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 4
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 119.6
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 127.75
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 765-743-9687
- Lafayette Ground
- 121.9 343.625 [0700-2100]
- Lafayette Tower
- 119.6 343.625 [0700-2100]
- Grissom Approach
- 123.85
- Grissom Departure
- 123.85
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- ILS
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.