FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LKP |
| Lat/Long: | 44-15-52.1050N / 073-57-42.7190W
44-15.868417N / 073-57.711983W
44.2644736 / -73.9618664
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1747 ft. / 532 m (estimated) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE HAS NO TFC PATTERN INDICATOR. |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| 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 (BURLINGTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SLKr139/12.7 | | SARANAC LAKE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 14W |
| PLBr232/31.5 | | PLATTSBURGH VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 15W |
| BTVr272/34.4 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 44-16.069733N | | 44-15.667100N |
| Longitude: | 073-58.102950W | | 073-57.321033W |
| Elevation: | 1743.0 ft. | | 1747.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 126 true | | 321 magnetic, 306 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1250 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 475 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
RY 14 HAS 20 FT ROAD 136 FT FM THLD. RY 14 HAS 10 FT DITCH 4 FT DEEP 124 FT FM THLD PARELLEL TO RD. | | 90 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
RWY 32 ROAD 30' FROM RWY END. 15' TREES 175' L AND 85' R FROM RW END. |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 October 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINS ON BOTH APPROACHES 1-5 MILES FROM RWY ENDS. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY SPRING AND FALL. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (313KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (310KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
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 - Burlington International Airport (37 nm E)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (39 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 10-Jun-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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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 17-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 08:53 |
| Sunrise | | 05:27 | | 09:27 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:44:51 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 17-May-2008 01:44:51 |
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| METAR |
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KSLK
13nm NW | 170451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP027 T00280006 401561017
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| TAF |
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KSLK
13nm NW | 162332Z 170024 00000KT P6SM BKN200 FM0400 00000KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100 FM1200 26006KT P6SM SCT050 FM1800 26010G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050
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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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