FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LVN |
| Lat/Long: | 44-37-40.3000N / 093-13-41.1000W 44-37.671667N / 093-13.685000W 44.6278611 / -93.2280833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 960 ft. / 292.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (1995) |
| From city: | 22 miles S of MINNEAPOLIS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55044 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LVN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0700-1700, ALL SUN 0800-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1760 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30, REIL & VASI RY 12, MALSR & PAPI RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.0 (952-469-5850) |
| MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: | 134.7 |
| MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 134.7 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.95 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SYN (13 nm SE): | 119.35 (507-664-3806) |
| WX ASOS at MSP (15 nm N): | PHONE 612-725-0939 |
| WX ASOS at FCM (15 nm NW): | PHONE 952-941-4156 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SGS (16 nm NE): | 119.425 (651-457-8120) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FBL (18 nm S): | 111.2 (507-332-2505) |
| WX ASOS at STP (20 nm N): | PHONE 651-298-1410 |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (FARMINGTON RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FGTr259/2.0 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| FCMr135/15.4 | | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 06E |
| MSPr177/16.1 | | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 02E |
| FOWr012/26.1 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| GEPr163/31.7 | | GOPHER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 06E |
| MKTr043/38.2 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NARCO | | 204/13.2 | | 266 | | 02E | | MS | -- ... |
| HOPEY | | 217/19.1 | | 400 | | 03E | | PPI | .--. .--. .. |
| WASECA | | 021/36.2 | | 371 | | 02E | | ACQ | .- -.-. --.- |
| GLENCOE | | 099/37.4 | | 407 | | 03E | | GYL | --. -.-- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4098 x 75 ft. / 1249 x 23 m REPAINTED. DISPLACEMENT ON NW END NOW TAXIWAY. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 44-37.827077N | | 44-37.516212N |
| Longitude: | 093-14.104922W | | 093-13.266485W |
| Elevation: | 960.3 ft. | | 951.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 117 true | | 294 magnetic, 297 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 392 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. tree, 1040 ft. from runway, 550 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 315 ft. right of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METRO ARPTS CMSN 6040 28TH AVE SO. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450 Phone 612-726-8100 |
| Manager: | JEFF NAWROCKI 6040 - 28TH AVE SO. MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450 Phone 952-469-4414 MAINT SUPVR VERN KEN 612-469-4040 MON-FRI 0800-1630. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 130 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 121 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 178/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 May 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT OPNS NOT PERMITTED. |
| - | HANGARS 450 FT FROM CENTERLINE IN PRIMARY SURFACE. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AGUDE ONE | |
download (268KB) |
| ENCEE ONE (RNAV) | |
download (170KB) |
| GOPHER FIVE | |
download (341KB) |
| TWOLF ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (323KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (221KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 12 | |
download (210KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (15 nm N)
KFCM - Flying Cloud Airport (15 nm NW)
KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport-Richard E Fleming Field (16 nm NE)
KFBL - Faribault Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KSTP - St. Paul Downtown Airport / Holman Field (20 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:58 | | 09:58 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunset | | 21:00 | | 02:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:37 | | 02:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 15:07:50 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 10:07:50 |
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| METAR |
| KLVN | 041450Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT033 SCT040 BKN047 19/18 A3002 RMK AO2
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KSYN 13nm SE | 041453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT046 OVC090 21/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T02050179
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KSGS 14nm N | 041454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ SCT001 SCT017 SCT055 21/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T02110167
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KMSP 15nm N | 041453Z 01004KT 10SM -RA FEW047 OVC150 21/17 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB07E23B49 SLP160 P0000 60000 T02110167 51003
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KFCM 16nm NW | 041453Z 36003KT 8SM -RA FEW100 21/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 P0000 60000 T02060172 53005
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KFBL 19nm S | 041455Z AUTO 30004KT 5SM -RA SCT023 BKN080 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2
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KSTP 20nm N | 041453Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW100 21/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP158 P0000 60000 T02110161 51004
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| TAF |
KMSP 15nm N | 041125Z 0412/0518 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 OVC100 TEMPO 0412/0416 P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC090 FM041900 01007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM050100 33005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT200 FM050500 33003KT P6SM FEW100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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