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KLVN Airlake Airport
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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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
FGTr259/2.0FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7006E
FCMr135/15.4FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME111.8006E
MSPr177/16.1MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME115.3002E
FOWr012/26.1HALFWAY VOR/DME111.2002E
GEPr163/31.7GOPHER VORTAC117.3006E
MKTr043/38.2MANKATO VOR/DME110.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
NARCO204/13.226602EMS -- ...
HOPEY217/19.140003EPPI .--. .--. ..
WASECA021/36.237102EACQ .- -.-. --.-
GLENCOE099/37.440703EGYL --. -.-- .-..

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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 44-37.827077N44-37.516212N
Longitude: 093-14.104922W093-13.266485W
Elevation: 960.3 ft.951.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 114 magnetic, 117 true294 magnetic, 297 true
Displaced threshold: no392 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 50 ft. tree, 1040 ft. from runway, 550 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear15 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
    
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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Area around KLVN (Airlake Airport)
 
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Sectional chart
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From to KLVN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5809:58
Sunrise05:3410:34
Sunset21:0002:00
Evening civil twilight21:3702:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 15:07:50
Local (UTC-5)  04-Jul-2009 10:07:50
 
METAR
KLVN 041450Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT033 SCT040 BKN047 19/18 A3002 RMK AO2
KSYN 
13nm SE 
041453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT046 OVC090 21/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T02050179
KSGS 
14nm N 
041454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ SCT001 SCT017 SCT055 21/17 A3000 RMK AO2 T02110167
KMSP 
15nm N 
041453Z 01004KT 10SM -RA FEW047 OVC150 21/17 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB07E23B49 SLP160 P0000 60000 T02110167 51003
KFCM 
16nm NW 
041453Z 36003KT 8SM -RA FEW100 21/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 P0000 60000 T02060172 53005
KFBL 
19nm S 
041455Z AUTO 30004KT 5SM -RA SCT023 BKN080 21/19 A3002 RMK AO2
KSTP 
20nm N 
041453Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW100 21/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP158 P0000 60000 T02110161 51004
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Aircraft Resource Center, Inc. 952-469-4414
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
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Jet A 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KLVN have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN BURNSVILLE (APPLE VALLEY) 8.5 
 

Other hotels near Airlake Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN MINNEAPOLIS-LAKEVILLE 3.5 108-179
COMFORT INN LAKEVILLE 5.4 90-95
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 5.7 44-59
AMERICINN LAKEVILLE 5.8 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Airlake Airport

4 in Lakeville
1 in Apple Valley
10 in Burnsville
2 in Northfield
14 in Eagan
35 in Bloomington
3 in Inver Grove Heights
3 in Richfield
2 in Mendota Heights
7 in Shakopee
2 in Cottage Grove
1 in South St Paul
15 in Eden Prairie
 

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Other Pages about Airlake Airport

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