Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport

Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (IATA: NLE, FAA LID: 3TR) is a privately owned airport in Niles, Michigan, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.^[2] It is used primarily by general aviation (GA) traffic.

Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
IATA: NLE ICAO: none FAA LID: 3TR
Summary
Airport type	Public use
Operator	City of Niles, Michigan
Serves	City of Niles, Michigan
Location	2018 Lake Street, Niles, Michigan 49120-1241
Elevation AMSL	750 ft / 228.6 m
Coordinates	41.8407°N 86.2259°W / 41.8407; -86.2259
Website	City of Niles website
Map
3TR Location of airport in Michigan Show map of Michigan 3TR 3TR (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m (15/33) 4,100 1,250 Concrete (4/22) 3,315 1,010 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft Operations 20,805 Based Aircraft 31
Source: AirNav[1]

Activities

The airport is home to regular airshows and special events that showcase rare and vintage aircraft like the Ford Trimotor. Events often allow participants to ride in such aircraft.^[3][4]

The airport is home to a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, which hosts regular events at the airport.^[3][4][5]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has two paved runways. Runway 15/33 is 4100 x 75 ft (1250 x 23 m), and runway 4/22 is 3316 x 55 ft (1011 x 17 m).^[6][7][8]

The airport has a fixed-base operator that offers fuel as well as amenities such as a lounge, snooze rooms, courtesy transportation, and more.^[9][10]

Based on the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport has 20,805 operations per year, an average of 57 per week. It is composed entirely of general aviation. For the same time period, there were 31 aircraft based at the field: 26 single-engine and 4 multi-engine airplanes and 1 helicopter.^[6][7][8]

Accidents and incidents

• On March 7, 2002, a Piper PA-28 crashed in instrument conditions after takeoff from Jerry Tyler Memorial. The pilot was not instrument rated and was not operating on an instrument flight plan. The probable cause of the accident was found to be flight into known adverse weather conditions by the pilot and the spatial disorientation of pilot.^[11]
• On June 18, 2002, a Hulle Horizon 1 sustained substantial damage when it nosed over after a bounced landing at the Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport. The pilot reported he was flying left-hand traffic patterns for runway 4 and the aircraft bounced on his second landing. He neutralized the controls immediately, but aircraft settled back on grass and nosed over. The probable cause was found to be the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.^[12]
• On January 26, 2013, an ultra light aircraft crashed near the airport, killing the pilot.^[13]

See also

• List of airports in Michigan