FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LJF |
| Lat/Long: | 45-05-49.7000N / 094-30-26.1000W
45-05.828333N / 094-30.435000W
45.0971389 / -94.5072500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1140 ft. / 347.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1975) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of LITCHFIELD, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55355 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1989 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LJF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND REIL RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 109.0 (320-693-6456) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HCD (15 nm S): | 118.525 (320-587-3343) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PEX (19 nm NW): | 120.35 (320-243-4538) |
| WX AWOS-A at PEX (19 nm NW): | 120.35 (320-243-4538) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.5/323.1 (DARWIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DWNr277/2.3 | | DARWIN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 07E |
| ILLr089/24.7 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| BDHr089/26.3 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| STCr212/33.1 | | ST CLOUD VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUTCHINSON | | 336/15.3 | | 209 | | 04E | | HCD | .... -.-. -.. |
| GLENCOE | | 315/27.0 | | 407 | | 03E | | GYL | --. -.-- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4002 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 45-06.074367N | | 45-05.581450N |
| Longitude: | 094-30.743752W | | 094-30.127110W |
| Elevation: | 1139.6 ft. | | 1139.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 138 true | | 312 magnetic, 318 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 46 ft. trees, 1350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LITCHFIELD
P.O. BOX 521
LITCHFIELD, MN 55355
Phone 320-693-7201 |
| Manager: | GLENN E. YOUNG
703 PARK AVE.
LITCHFIELD, MN 55355
Phone 320-693-8571 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 31 | |
download (179KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 13 | |
download (160KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (143KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHCD - Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (15 nm S)
KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport (24 nm E)
KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport-John L Rice Fiel (26 nm W)
KGYL - Glencoe Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KCFE - Buffalo Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Krysteen Hjulberg
Photo taken 27-May-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 01:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:27 | | 02:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 11:56:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 06:56:21 |
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| METAR |
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| KLJF | 241134Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM BKN095 19/13 A2998 RMK AO2
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KHCD
15nm SE | 241135Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM OVC075 18/14 A2998 RMK AO2
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KPEX
19nm NW | 241135Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM BKN060 BKN080 18/13 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSTC
33nm NE | 240520Z 240606 16006KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN120 BKN250 FM0900 16006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM1400 17010KT P6SM BKN040 BKN100 FM2000 18010KT P6SM BKN050 BKN100 PROB30 0004 5SM TSRA OVC040CB
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KRWF
41nm SW | 240520Z 240606 16007KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 TEMPO 0912 5SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM1200 14007KT P6SM BKN035 OVC070 FM1900 19010KT P6SM BKN050 OVC120 PROB30 2203 5SM TSRA OVC040CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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