FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | 17 ft. tree, 514 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. hill, 201 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline RWY 30, HILL 7 FT, 200 FT FRM END, 250-430 FT L. |
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: | GREG FRIES 644 BAYFIELD STREET ST PAUL, MN 55107 Phone 651-224-4306 MAINT SUPVR VERN KEN 612-469-4040 MON-FRI 0800-1630. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 137 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 127 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 178/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT OPNS NOT PERMITTED. |
| - | HANGARS 400' NORTH FROM CL IN PRIMARY SURFACE. |
| - | MAINT SUPVR TEL 612-469-4040 MON-FRI 0800-1630. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:24 | | 23:24 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 01:38:02 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2009 19:38:02 |
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| METAR |
| KLVN | 080113Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 04/00 A2997 RMK AO2
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KSYN 13nm SE | 080115Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A2996 RMK AO2 T00560000
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KSGS 14nm N | 080114Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A2996 RMK AO2 T00851019
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KMSP 15nm N | 080053Z 29003KT 10SM CLR 11/M04 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01061044
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KFCM 16nm NW | 080053Z 29003KT 10SM CLR 12/M04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01171044
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KFBL 19nm S | 080114Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M02 A2999 RMK AO2
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KSTP 20nm N | 080053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01001017
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| TAF |
KMSP 15nm N | 072320Z 0800/0906 26005KT P6SM SCT250 FM080600 VRB02KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM081200 09005KT P6SM BKN110 OVC200 FM081800 10010KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN060 FM090000 08004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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