FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LZU |
| Lat/Long: | 33-58-41.0740N / 083-57-44.5580W 33-58.684567N / 083-57.742633W 33.9780761 / -83.9623772 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1061 ft. / 323.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of LAWRENCEVILLE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 30045 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LZU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1039 FT; TPA FOR JET & TURBO PROP ACFT 1539 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.1 |
| UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| ATIS: | 132.275 |
| WX AWOS-3: | PHONE 770-339-7753 |
| GWINNETT GROUND: | 121.8 [0700-2100] |
| GWINNETT TOWER: | 124.1 [0700-2100] |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 126.975 |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 126.975 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 134.0 |
| (WHEN LZU ATCT CLSD): | 134.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at WDR (15 nm E): | 118.575 (770-868-0642) |
| WX AWOS-A at D73 (18 nm SE): | 392 |
| WX ASOS at PDK (18 nm W): | PHONE 770-457-1691 |
| WX ASOS at GVL (19 nm N): | 126.475 (770-532-4687) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PDKr072/17.8 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| ATLr048/31.5 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| AHNr273/31.8 | | ATHENS VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Gradient: | RY 25 SLOPE 0.5% UP SOUTHWEST. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 33-58.465600N | | 33-58.904083N |
| Longitude: | 083-58.274150W | | 083-57.209733W |
| Elevation: | 1061.0 ft. | | 1031.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 064 true | | 246 magnetic, 244 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 24 ft. trees, 440 ft. from runway, 510 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GWINNETT COUNTY 75 LANGELY DR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 Phone 770-822-7000 |
| Manager: | MATT SMITH 600 BRISCOE BLVD LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 Phone 770-822-5196 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 433 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 324 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Jet airplanes: | | 36 | | Helicopters: | | 16 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 228/day * | | 64% | transient general aviation | | 31% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 March 2009 | |
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 |
| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (341KB) |
| BUNNI TWO | |
download (218KB) |
| MIKEE FOUR | |
download (186KB) |
| TRBOW EIGHT | |
download (295KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 25 | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07 | |
download (219KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 25 | |
download (249KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWDR - Barrow County Airport (15 nm E)
D73 - Monroe-Walton County Airport (18 nm SE)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (18 nm W)
KGVL - Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (19 nm N)
9A1 - Covington Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 12-Jul-2007
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 04-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Dec-2009 12:42:32 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Dec-2009 07:42:32 |
|
| METAR |
| KLZU | 041200Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 02/00 A3010
|
KWDR 15nm E | 041200Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3014 RMK AO1
|
KPDK 18nm W | 041153Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 03/01 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00280011 10044 20028 51010
|
KGVL 18nm N | 041153Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 02/00 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00170000 10033 20017 51008
|
|
| TAF |
KPDK 18nm W | 041137Z 0412/0512 34006KT P6SM SKC FM041800 34007KT P6SM SCT100 FM050000 35007KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 0504/0508 6SM -RA BR OVC040 FM050800 34008KT 6SM -RA BR OVC030 TEMPO 0509/0512 32010KT 5SM -RASN OVC015
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|