FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LNS |
| Lat/Long: | 40-07-18.1750N / 076-17-45.9520W 40-07.302917N / 076-17.765867W 40.1217153 / -76.2960978 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 403 ft. / 122.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1965) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of LANCASTER, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 17543 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LNS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-2200, ALL SAT 0700-2000, ALL SUN 0700-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1403 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 08/26; MALSR RY 08; MIRL 13/31; REIL RY 31 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 2 HOURS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR (717) 569-1221. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.9 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 125.675 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 717-569-8860 |
| LANCASTER GROUND: | 121.8 [0600-2300] |
| LANCASTER TOWER: | 120.9 251.1 [0600-2300] |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- WHEN TWR CLSD PKUP CLNC TF 800-932-0712.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LRP at field | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| RAVr163/29.4 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| MXEr302/31.2 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| PTWr269/34.3 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| HARr117/37.1 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| ETXr234/39.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| PPMr001/39.7 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BELLGROVE | | 158/22.2 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| YORK | | 077/29.3 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
| ABERDEEN | | 357/36.3 | | 349 | | 11W | | APG | .- .--. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6934 x 150 ft. / 2113 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 92.0 | | Double tandem: | 146.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | THLD MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-07.195667N | | 40-07.623833N |
| Longitude: | 076-18.243167W | | 076-16.864167W |
| Elevation: | 396.0 ft. | | 375.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 068 true | | 257 magnetic, 248 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 55 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6934 TODA:6934 ASDA:6475 LDA:6275 | | TORA:6934 TODA:6934 ASDA:6234 LDA:5775 |
| Markings: | precision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. road, 273 ft. from runway, 55 ft. both sides of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RWY 08 / RWY 08 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | none 50:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4102 x 100 ft. / 1250 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 92.0 | | Double tandem: | 146.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 40-07.389567N | | 40-07.059833N |
| Longitude: | 076-18.228033W | | 076-17.460067W |
| Elevation: | 394.1 ft. | | 399.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 119 true | | 308 magnetic, 299 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4102 TODA:4102 ASDA:4102 LDA:4102 | | TORA:4102 TODA:4102 ASDA:4102 LDA:4102 |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 54 ft. tree, 1538 ft. from runway, 292 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LANCASTER ARPT AUTHORITY 500 AIRPORT RD SUITE G LITITZ, PA 17543-9340 Phone 717-569-1221 |
| Manager: | DAVID F EBERLY 500 AIRPORT RD SUITE G LITITZ, PA 17543-9340 Phone 717-569-1221 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 179 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 121 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 42 | | Jet airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 292/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY LGTS AND MALSR UNMONITORED WHEN TWR CLSD. |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (286KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (255KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (237KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (226KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (194KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N71 - Donegal Springs Airpark (13 nm W)
9D4 - Deck Airport (14 nm N)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (22 nm SE)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (22 nm NE)
KMDT - Harrisburg International Airport (22 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 09:28 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 00:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 22:31:06 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 18:31:06 |
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| METAR |
| KLNS | 252153Z 22006KT 10SM FEW065 28/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP187 T02780156
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| TAF |
KRDG 21nm NE | 251720Z 251818 25006KT P6SM FEW050 FM2300 19004KT P6SM SKC FM0500 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 21006KT P6SM FEW300
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KMUI 22nm NW | 251818 22008KT 9999 FEW050 SCT080 BKN250 QNH3009INS VFR FM2300 VRB04KT 9999 SCT220 QNH3006INS VFR FM0900 19005KT 9000 BR FEW070 SCT250 QNH2998INS VFR BECMG 1416 20009KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT080 SCT250 VFR LAST NO AMDS AFT 2519 NEXT 2812
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KMDT 22nm W | 251728Z 251818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM1500 VRB06KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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