FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LBE |
| Lat/Long: | 40-16-23.1618N 079-24-37.1720W 40-16.386030N 079-24.619533W 40.2731005,-79.4103256 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1198.7 ft. / 365.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10W (2020) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of LATROBE, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 15650 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1938 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LBE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT MALSR RWY 24; REIL RWY 06; HIRL RWY 06/24; TWY A, B, C & D - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 FOR UNSKED ACFT OPS WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX CALL AMGR 724-640-7234. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.0 |
| ATIS: | 118.375 |
| WX AWOS-3: | PHONE 724-537-0671 |
| PALMER GROUND: | 121.8 [0615-2200] |
| PALMER TOWER: | 125.0 [0615-2200] |
| JOHNSTOWN APPROACH: | 121.2 |
| JOHNSTOWN DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FWQ (20 nm W): | 118.475 (724-379-5815) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 124.4/327.1 (ALTOONA RCAG) WHEN JOHNSTOWN APCH CTL CLSD.
- ATIS FREQ 118.375 USED TO TMT AWOS WX DATA WHEN ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| JSTr270/26.5 | | JOHNSTOWN VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 06W |
| AGCr100/28.9 | | ALLEGHENY VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 09W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 8222 x 150 ft. / 2506 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 120.0 | | Double wheel: | 198.0 | | Double tandem: | 321.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 40-15.913805N | | 40-16.858255N |
| Longitude: | 079-25.252932W | | 079-23.986133W |
| Elevation: | 1198.7 ft. | | 1135.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 056 magnetic, 046 true | | 236 magnetic, 226 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 850 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:8222 TODA:8222 ASDA:8222 LDA:8222 | | TORA:8222 TODA:8222 ASDA:8222 LDA:7372 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RWY 24 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. pole, 762 ft. from runway, 538 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 58 ft. trees, 2043 ft. from runway, 218 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WESTMORELAND COUNTY ARPT AUTH 148 AVIATION LANE, SUITE 103 LATROBE, PA 15650-9549 Phone 724-640-7234 |
| Manager: | GABE MONZO 148 AVIATION LANE, SUITE 103 LATROBE, PA 15650-9549 Phone 724-539-8100 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-06/24 | PCR VALUE: 490/F/B/X/U |
| - | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC JOHNSTOWN APCH AT 814-532-5960, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0213. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 24 | |
download (271KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (227KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (132KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (276KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFWQ - Rostraver Airport (20 nm W)
KVVS - Joseph A Hardy Connellsville Airport (22 nm SW)
2G9 - Somerset County Airport (23 nm SE)
KAGC - Allegheny County Airport (24 nm W)
KIDI - Indiana County Airport (Jimmy Stewart Field) (26 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Todd Hendry
Photo taken 12-Nov-2020
looking north-northeast.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:51 | | 21:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Dec-2025 04:44:24 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Dec-2025 23:44:24 |
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| METAR |
| KLBE | 110435Z AUTO 29009KT 9SM UP OVC018 M01/M03 A2964 RMK AO2
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KP53 20nm W | 110356Z AUTO 34019G28KT M03/M07 A2976 RMK AO1 PK WND 35028/0349 SLP088 T10331067 400001056
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| TAF |
| KLBE | 110225Z 1102/1124 31015G28KT 6SM -SHSN SCT015 BKN025 TEMPO 1102/1105 3SM -SHSN BKN015 FM110700 27012G20KT P6SM OVC025 FM111600 26015G25KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 1118/1121 6SM -SHSN BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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