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 |
| DBLr104/29.9 | | RED TABLE VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 12E |
| SXWr116/39.7 | | SNOW VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 12E |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 39-13.687450N | | 39-12.648417N |
| Longitude: | 106-19.101317W | | 106-18.871917W |
| Elevation: | 9925.0 ft. | | 9918.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 170 true | | 339 magnetic, 350 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, 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: | left | | left |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Richard Hardoon
Photo taken 18-Jun-2007
from a Citation at FL200 climbing over the Rockies
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Lake County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your 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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 02:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 02:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 18:22:38 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Jul-2008 12:22:38 |
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| METAR |
| KLXV | 251753Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 23/00 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02280000 10228 20044 58007 TSNO
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KCCU 17nm NE | 251752Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM SCT065 16/M07 A3076 RMK AO2
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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