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 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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunset | | 16:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:05 | | 23:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Dec-2009 11:57:12 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 04-Dec-2009 05:57:12 |
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| METAR |
| KLVN | 041131Z AUTO 26008KT 7SM -SN M10/M12 A3004 RMK AO2
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KSYN 13nm SE | 041136Z AUTO 25010KT 7SM -SN OVC028 M09/M11 A3004 RMK AO2 T10881115
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KSGS 14nm N | 041134Z AUTO 26006KT 5SM -SN SCT001 SCT015 OVC026 M07/M10 A3004 RMK AO2 T10711100
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KMSP 15nm N | 041153Z 25008KT 7SM SCT019 OVC030 M08/M12 A3004 RMK AO2 SNE53 SLP187 P0000 60000 T10831117 11078 21083 57006
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KFCM 16nm NW | 041153Z AUTO 24008KT 5SM -SN BKN016 OVC022 M09/M12 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP188 P0000 60000 T10891122 11072 21089 56004
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KFBL 19nm S | 041134Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM -SN OVC028 M11/M13 A3006 RMK AO2
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KSTP 20nm N | 041153Z 27010KT 3SM -SN FEW014 SCT024 OVC029 M07/M12 A3006 RMK AO2 SNB17 SLP187 P0000 60000 T10721117 11067 21078 58007
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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