FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LRJ |
| Lat/Long: | 42-46-40.6460N / 096-11-37.3250W
42-46.677433N / 096-11.622083W
42.7779572 / -96.1937014
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1196 ft. / 364.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of LE MARS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 51031 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LRJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SUN ON CALL, ALL SAT 0800-1300 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2196 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 PAPI RWY 18 AND SAVASI RWY 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.525 (712-546-8439) |
| SIOUX CITY APPROACH: | 124.6 |
| SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ORC (14 nm NE): | 127.825 (712-737-3193) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.1/269.0 (SIOUX CITY RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SUXr003/26.6 | | SIOUX CITY VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09E |
| DDLr206/30.5 | | SHELDON VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-47.003583N | | 42-46.351350N |
| Longitude: | 096-11.559317W | | 096-11.684833W |
| Elevation: | 1193.0 ft. | | 1194.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 183 magnetic, 188 true | | 003 magnetic, 008 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 290 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box SAVASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 48 ft. trees, 955 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
36 FT TREE AT 100-210 FT L. | | 20 ft. road, 374 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 33:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LE MARS
22 2ND ST SE
LE MARS, IA 51031
Phone 712-546-7018 |
| Manager: | EARL DRAAYER
1327 HAWKEYE AVE SW
LE MARS, IA 51031
Phone 712-546-4724 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 78% | local general aviation | | 21% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 September 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFT HRS SVC FEE $25. |
| - | RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY. |
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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| GPS RWY 18 | |
download (143KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 36 | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KORC - Orange City Municipal Airport (14 nm NE)
KSOY - Sioux Center Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (24 nm S)
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (28 nm E)
KSHL - Sheldon Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 16-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 01:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 15:44:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2008 10:44:23 |
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| METAR |
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| KLRJ | 161535Z AUTO 27010KT 10SM CLR 20/05 A2999 RMK AO2
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KORC
13nm NE | 161535Z AUTO 27010G16KT 10SM CLR 19/05 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSUX
25nm S | 161123Z 161212 31006KT P6SM SKC FM1700 30012KT P6SM SKC FM1900 30017G27KT P6SM FEW100 FM0100 28011KT P6SM FEW080 FM0900 33007KT P6SM SCT080
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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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