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KLHQ Fairfield County Airport
Lancaster, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: LHQ
Lat/Long: 39-45-20.2990N 082-39-25.5470W
39-45.338317N 082-39.425783W
39.7556386,-82.6570964
(estimated)
Elevation: 868.4 ft. / 264.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06W (1990)
From city: 3 miles NW of LANCASTER, OH
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 43130

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1948
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LHQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, & NEW YEARS.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 10 & 28 OPR CONSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
WX ASOS: 118.375 (740-681-1097)
COLUMBUS APPROACH: 134.0 132.3 ;100-279
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: 134.0 132.3 ;100-279
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.65
CLASS C/S: 132.3 ;100-279
IC: 134.0
WX AWOS-3 at LCK (13 nm W): PHONE 614-492-2441
WX ASOS at CMH (18 nm NW): 124.6 (614-333-9354)
WX ASOS at VTA (18 nm NE): 121.125 (740-522-1066)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
XUBr052/(20.2)YELLOW BUD VOR112.5005W
APEr194/23.9APPLETON VORTAC116.7006W
ZZVr258/36.9ZANESVILLE VOR/DME114.9506W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICKL139/11.237607WLC .-.. -.-.
COURT HOUSE081/35.241406WCSS -.-. ... ...
UNIVERSITY327/38.725006WUGS ..- --. ...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.5
Double wheel: 38.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 39-45.367325N39-45.309275N
Longitude: 082-39.958283W082-38.893282W
Elevation: 857.3 ft.868.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 100 magnetic, 094 true280 magnetic, 274 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOCALIZER
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 795 ft. from runway, 95 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear6 ft. berm, 260 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left and right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FAIRFIELD CO COMMISSIONERS
210 E MAIN ST RM 301
LANCASTER, OH 43130-3854
Phone 740-654-7001
Manager: PAT ROONEY
3430 OLD COLUMBUS RD NW
CARROLL, OH 43112-9674
Phone 740-654-7001
CELL 740-475-8188.

Additional Remarks

A30A-28 CALM WIND RWY.
OCNL DEER, BIRDS, & OTR WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
RUNUP AREA NORTH OF AER 28 CLSD PERMLY.

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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 **CHANGED**   download (237KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28   download (268KB)
VOR-A   download (193KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (169KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (167KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLCK - Rickenbacker International Airport (13 nm W)
KCMH - John Glenn Columbus International Airport (18 nm NW)
KVTA - Licking County Regional Airport (18 nm NE)
KCYO - Pickaway County Memorial Airport (21 nm SW)
I86 - Ed Newlon Field Airport (22 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KLHQ (Fairfield County Airport)
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 15-Dec-2017
from 4,500' MSL looking west.

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From to KLHQ

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5309:53
Sunrise06:2410:24
Sunset20:5000:50
Evening civil twilight21:2101:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2025 16:28:40
Local (UTC-4)  25-Jul-2025 12:28:40
 
METAR
KLHQ 251553Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02940244
KLCK 
13nm W 
251555Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM BKN025 BKN031 31/25 A3010 RMK AO2 T03080249
KVTA 
18nm NE 
251554Z AUTO 27006KT 8SM FEW024 FEW042 29/24 A3010 RMK AO2 RAB02E13 SLP182 P0000 T02940244
KCMH 
18nm NW 
251551Z 24006KT 9SM SCT027 BKN250 31/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP180 T03060233
TAF
KLCK 
13nm W 
251130Z 2512/2612 21006KT P6SM BKN080 FM251400 26006KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 2514/2516 5SM -TSRA OVC040CB FM251600 26008KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 2516/2522 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM252200 23007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2522/2603 5SM -TSRA OVC050CB FM260300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200
KCMH 
18nm NW 
251130Z 2512/2612 21006KT P6SM BKN080 FM251400 26006KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 2514/2516 5SM -TSRA OVC040CB FM251600 26008KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 2516/2522 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM252200 23007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 2522/2603 5SM -TSRA OVC050CB FM260300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200
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Sundowner Aviation 740-475-8188
740-654-7001
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