FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | LKU |
Lat/Long: | 38-00-35.3690N 077-58-12.4560W 38-00.589483N 077-58.207600W 38.0098247,-77.9701267 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 493.7 ft. / 150.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 10W (2010) |
From city: | 2 miles SE of LOUISA, VA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 23093 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1987 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LKU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0830-1700, ALL SAT & SUN CLSD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09/27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.475 (540-967-1983) |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 120.525 |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 120.525 |
WX AWOS-3 at 7W4 (11 nm E): | 120.775 (540-872-0303) |
WX AWOS-3 at GVE (13 nm NW): | 120.225 (540-832-2095) |
WX AWOS-3 at OMH (15 nm N): | 118.075 (540-672-0505) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GVEr098/8.6 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
FAKr353/29.7 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
BRVr245/35.1 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
CSNr193/38.2 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
NAILR | | 197/26.8 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
SHANNON | | 248/29.0 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 4300 x 100 ft. / 1311 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 38-00.542198N | | 38-00.636730N |
Longitude: | 077-58.651320W | | 077-57.763887W |
Elevation: | 469.4 ft. | | 493.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 082 true | | 272 magnetic, 262 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 673 ft. from runway, 272 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 23 ft. trees, 1316 ft. from runway, 383 ft. left of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | IND DEV AUTH OF LOUISA CO. PO BOX 27 LOUISA, VA 23093 Phone 540-967-0050 |
Manager: | BRITTANY SHUPE 335 INDUSTRIAL DR, P.O. BOX 27 LOUISA, VA 23093 Phone 540-967-0050 BSHUPE@LOUISACOUNTY.GOV |
Additional Remarks
- | BCN LOCATED ON WATER TWR; NORTH SIDE APCH RY 27. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | 3 FT PVC GAS LINE MARKER LCTD APRX 26 FT FM RY 09 THLD, 54 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
- | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 540-349-9697 |
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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (236KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (224KB) |
LOC RWY 27 | |
download (197KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (143KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (357KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (11 nm E)
KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
KOMH - Orange County Airport (15 nm N)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (24 nm W)
KEZF - Shannon Airport (29 nm NE)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-Jun-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 09:19 |
Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 09:50 |
Sunset | | 20:36 | | 00:36 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jun-2025 06:42:03 |
Local (UTC-4) | 19-Jun-2025 02:42:03 |
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METAR |
KLKU | 190615Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2996 RMK AO2 T02320215
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K7W4 11nm E | 190555Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A2995 RMK AO1 T02320214 10272 20232
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KOMH 15nm N | 190615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A2994 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCHO 24nm W | 190534Z 1906/2006 21005KT P6SM SKC FM191600 23009KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM191800 23011G20KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN060CB TEMPO 1919/1922 VRB35KT 2SM TSRA BKN035CB FM192300 23010G19KT P6SM SCT070 BKN110 FM200400 25007KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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