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KLKP

Lake Placid Airport
Lake Placid, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	LKP
Lat/Long:	44-15-52.1200N 073-57-42.7300W 44-15.868667N 073-57.712167W 44.2644778,-73.9618694 (estimated)
Elevation:	1747 ft. / 532.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	15W (1985)
From city:	1 mile SE of LAKE PLACID, NY
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	12946

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/1939
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	BOSTON CENTER
FSS:	BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BTV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0900-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes SEGMENTED CIRCLE HAS NO TFC PATTERN INDICATOR.
Lights:	ACTVT PAPI RWY 14; MIRL RWY 14/32; TWY LGTS - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3PT:	118.025 (518-302-5259)
WX ASOS at SLK (13 nm NW):	124.175 (518-891-6696)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 120.35/342.25 (ST. ALBANS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BTVr272/34.4		BURLINGTON VOR/DME		117.50		15W

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:

4196 x 60 ft. / 1279 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 24 /F/B/X/T
Single wheel:	8.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 14

RUNWAY 32

Latitude:

44-16.069670N

44-15.667427N

Longitude:

073-58.102618W

073-57.321575W

Elevation:

1743.3 ft.

1745.8 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

141 magnetic, 126 true

321 magnetic, 306 true

Displaced threshold:

1140 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 NM

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

57 ft. trees, 532 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
RWY 32 APCH RATIO 29:1 TO DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	NORTH ELBA PARK DISTRICT 2693 MAIN ST LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 Phone 518-302-5106 TOWN OF NORTH ELBA
Manager:	SHANNON PORTER 2693 MAIN ST LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 Phone 518-302-5106

Additional Remarks

-	MOUNTAINS ON BOTH APPROACHES 1-5 MILES FROM RWY ENDS.
-	EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY SPRING AND FALL.
-	COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -31C.
-	FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.

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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14		download (226KB)
RNAV (GPS)-A		download (222KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (489KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (13 nm NW)
KPBG - Plattsburgh International Airport (31 nm NE)
4B6 - Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (33 nm SE)
KBTV - Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (37 nm E)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (39 nm NW)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-May-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:04	09:04
Sunrise	05:37	09:37
Sunset	20:08	00:08
Evening civil twilight	20:40	00:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-May-2026 16:58:06
Local (UTC-4)	09-May-2026 12:58:06

METAR

KLKP	091635Z AUTO 14011G17KT 10SM FEW045 OVC060 11/00 A2980 RMK AO2
KSLK 13nm NW	091651Z AUTO 20013G20KT 10SM OVC060 13/01 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP092 T01280006

TAF

KSLK
13nm NW

091120Z 0912/1012 19006KT P6SM FEW120 FM091500 20010G18KT P6SM SCT120 FM092200 19007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 FM100000 19007KT P6SM BKN030 PROB30 1006/1010 -SHRA

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