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KLXV Lake County Airport
Leadville, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: LXV
Lat/Long: 39-13-12.9630N / 106-19-00.0860W
39-13.216050N / 106-19.001433W
39.2202675 / -106.3166906
(estimated)
Elevation: 9927 ft. / 3025.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (1995)
From city: 2 miles SW of LEADVILLE, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 80461

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1962
Sectional chart: DENVER
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LXV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT 0730-1800, NOV-APR 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL SHERIFF DISPATCH 719-486-1249.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 118.375 (719-486-2735)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 119.85/363.15 (ASPEN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DBLr104/29.9RED TABLE VOR/DME113.0012E
SXWr116/39.7SNOW VOR/DME109.2012E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 6400 x 75 ft. / 1951 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Double wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 39-13.687450N39-12.648417N
Longitude: 106-19.101317W106-18.871917W
Elevation: 9925.0 ft.9918.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 159 magnetic, 170 true339 magnetic, 350 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 150 x 100 ft. / 46 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in poor condition
RWY H1 HAS 6-8 INCH LIP ALL AROUND EDGES; CONCRETE HAS LONGITUDINAL & CORNER CRACKING. EDGE FALLING APART.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair condition

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY COMMISSIONER
LAKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
LEADVILLE, CO 80461
Phone 719-486-0993
LOCAL POC - COUNTY COMISSIONER.
Manager: DAN JENSEN
BOX 1597
LEADVILLE, CO 80461
Phone 719-486-2627

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
50% transient general aviation
28% local general aviation
20% military
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 06 September 2007

Additional Remarks

OBSTRN LGTS ON BCN TWR.
ALL TWYS & NEW RAMP AREA MKD WITH BLUE & WHITE REFLECTORS.
OLD RAMP AREA HAS POTHOLES & LOOSE AGGREGATE NEAR ARPT OFC.
RY H1 HAS 20-30 FT TREES 90 FT EAST OF PAD.
ALL PAVEMENT EDGES HAVE SOFT SHOULDERS.
TWY TURNOFF HAVE LGTS & BLUE REFLECTORS.
RY 34 HA +50 FT POWER LINES 750 FT RIGHT OF THRESHOLD.
DEER ON & INVOF 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 16   download (416KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
DAVVY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download (114KB)
LOZUL TWO (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download (106KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (26 nm W)
KAEJ - Central Colorado Regional Airport (26 nm S)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (38 nm NW)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (43 nm S)
20V - Mc Elroy Airfield (50 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KLXV (Lake County Airport)
Photo by Richard Hardoon
Photo taken 18-Jun-2007
from a Citation at FL200 climbing over the Rockies

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Sectional chart
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From to KLXV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3111:31
Sunrise06:0112:01
Sunset20:2202:22
Evening civil twilight20:5302:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 18:22:38
Local (UTC-6)  25-Jul-2008 12:22:38
 
METAR
KLXV 251753Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 23/00 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02280000 10228 20044 58007 TSNO
KCCU 
17nm NE 
251752Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM SCT065 16/M07 A3076 RMK AO2
TAF
KASE 
26nm W 
251720Z 251818 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 SCT120 BKN250 FM2000 31007KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN110 FM0000 16005KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN100 TEMPO 0105 VRB20G35KT -TSRA BKN050CB FM0600 18005KT P6SM FEW080CB SCT110 FM1200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT110
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Leadville Airport 719-486-2627
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100LL 
$5.96 
Jet A 
$6.45 
 Updated 01-Jul-2008
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Lake County Airport

Miles Price ($)
DELAWARE HOTEL 2.4 
SUPER 8 LEADVILLE CO 2.7 63-128
SILVER KING INN 3.0 

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 Lake County Airport

3 in Leadville
 

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Other Pages about Lake County Airport

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