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KLVN Airlake Airport
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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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
FGTr259/2.0FARMINGTON 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: 17 ft. tree, 514 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear4 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
    
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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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From to KLVN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0113:01
Sunrise07:3413:34
Sunset16:3222:32
Evening civil twilight17:0523:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Dec-2009 11:57:12
Local (UTC-6)  04-Dec-2009 05:57:12
 
METAR
KLVN 041131Z AUTO 26008KT 7SM -SN M10/M12 A3004 RMK AO2
KSYN 
13nm SE 
041136Z AUTO 25010KT 7SM -SN OVC028 M09/M11 A3004 RMK AO2 T10881115
KSGS 
14nm N 
041134Z AUTO 26006KT 5SM -SN SCT001 SCT015 OVC026 M07/M10 A3004 RMK AO2 T10711100
KMSP 
15nm N 
041153Z 25008KT 7SM SCT019 OVC030 M08/M12 A3004 RMK AO2 SNE53 SLP187 P0000 60000 T10831117 11078 21083 57006
KFCM 
16nm NW 
041153Z AUTO 24008KT 5SM -SN BKN016 OVC022 M09/M12 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP188 P0000 60000 T10891122 11072 21089 56004
KFBL 
19nm S 
041134Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM -SN OVC028 M11/M13 A3006 RMK AO2
KSTP 
20nm N 
041153Z 27010KT 3SM -SN FEW014 SCT024 OVC029 M07/M12 A3006 RMK AO2 SNB17 SLP187 P0000 60000 T10721117 11067 21078 58007
TAF
KMSP 
15nm N 
040520Z 0406/0512 30008KT P6SM -SN SCT025 OVC035 FM040900 29008KT P6SM -SN SCT018 BKN028 OVC040 TEMPO 0409/0413 3SM -SN BR BKN018 FM041500 26010KT P6SM -SN OVC018 FM041800 25009KT P6SM -SN OVC025 PROB30 0418/0422 2SM -SN FM042200 24008KT P6SM -SN SCT
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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, ...
 
Crew car  
 
More info about Aircraft Resource Center, Inc.
ExxonMobil
100LL Jet A
AS --- $3.85 
FS $4.25 $3.35 
SS $4.10 --- 
 Updated 02-Oct-2009
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AS=Assisted/Self Service
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Airlake Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Airlake Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KLVN have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN BURNSVILLE (APPLE VALLEY)airport transportation 8.5 79-170
AMERICINN LAKEVILLE 5.8 95-130
 

Other hotels near Airlake Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN MINNEAPOLIS-LAKEVILLE 3.5 108-179
COMFORT INN LAKEVILLE 5.4 112-139

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Airlake Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KLVN but to other nearby airports such as KMSP.
    

Hotels in other cities near Airlake Airport

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

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