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KLKP

Lake Placid Airport
Lake Placid, New York, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 (518-302-5422)
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:	NO.ELBA PARK DISTRICT BOX 630 LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 Phone 518-523-2473
Manager:	STEVE SHORT BOX 630 LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 Phone 518-523-2473

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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14		download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS)-A		download (221KB)
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 14-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:57	11:57
Sunrise	07:30	12:30
Sunset	16:40	21:40
Evening civil twilight	17:13	22:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Jan-2026 07:03:53
Local (UTC-5)	14-Jan-2026 02:03:53

METAR

KLKP	140655Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM OVC035 03/M03 A2942 RMK AO2
KSLK 13nm NW	140651Z AUTO 22015G22KT 10SM OVC035 03/M03 A2940 RMK AO2 SLP968 T00281033

TAF

KSLK
13nm NW

140525Z 1406/1506 21014G30KT P6SM OVC035 WS020/23050KT PROB30 1406/1409 4SM -SHSN BR FM141100 22012G24KT P6SM BKN040 FM141400 22012G21KT P6SM SCT007 OVC020 FM142100 VRB03KT 4SM -SHSN BR SCT007 BKN012 FM150000 00000KT 2SM -SN BR OVC007

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