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KLHX La Junta Municipal Airport
La Junta, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: LHX
Lat/Long: 38-03-00.0000N 103-30-35.1000W
38-03.000000N 103-30.585000W
38.0500000,-103.5097500
(estimated)
Elevation: 4228.6 ft. / 1288.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09E (2005)
From city: 3 miles N of LA JUNTA, CO
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 81050

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LHX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-1600
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, VASI RY 08, PAPI RY 26 AND REIL RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 135.525 (719-384-5961)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 128.375/379.95 (PUEBLO RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LAAr245/39.8LAMAR VOR/DME116.9012E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 6849 x 75 ft. / 2088 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 38-02.888358N38-02.892240N
Longitude: 103-31.400413W103-29.973743W
Elevation: 4228.6 ft.4153.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 081 magnetic, 090 true261 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 28 ft. road, 1351 ft. from runway, 8 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 5803 x 60 ft. / 1769 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete, in poor condition
RY SFC RAVELING WITH FOD POTENTIAL.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 65.0
Double tandem: 100.0
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 38-03.469365N38-02.790673N
Longitude: 103-30.891425W103-30.040003W
Elevation: 4185.7 ft.4157.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 126 magnetic, 135 true306 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 145 x 145 ft. / 44 x 44 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF LA JUNTA
PO BOX 489
LA JUNTA, CO 81050
Phone 719-384-8454
Manager: BILL JACKSON
P O BOX 489
LA JUNTA, CO 81050
Phone (719) 384-2698
ALT CONTACT FBO 719-384-8407.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 16
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
94% transient general aviation
4% military
1% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019

Additional Remarks

ANTELOPE ON & INVOF ARPT.
HEAVY AGRICULTURAL OPNS DURG SUMMER MONTHS.
RY 12/30 HAS LOOSE ASPHALT MATERIAL IN PRIMARY SURFACE W SIDE OF RY FULL LENGTH.
RY 12/30 EDGE UNDEFINED.
BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO.
SELF SERVE JET-A NOT AVAIL.
FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (241KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (226KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (24KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (141KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLAA - Southeast Colorado Regional Airport (39 nm E)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (49 nm W)
8V7 - Springfield Municipal Airport (55 nm SE)
KTAD - Perry Stokes Airport (62 nm SW)
4V1 - Spanish Peaks Airfield (64 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1812:18
Sunrise06:4512:45
Sunset19:1301:13
Evening civil twilight19:3901:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 11:33:21
Local (UTC-6)  28-Mar-2024 05:33:21
 
METAR
KLHX 281053Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 00/M04 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00001044 $
TAF
KPUB 
49nm W 
280542Z 2806/2906 VRB05KT P6SM FEW170 FM281600 26007KT P6SM FEW150 BKN250 FM281800 14008KT P6SM FEW090 SCT150 BKN250 FM282000 23012G22KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM290300 28008KT P6SM FEW150 FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
 City of La Junta - Aviation
UNICOM 123.00
719-384-8407
[web site]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Courtesy transportation, ...
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Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $6.50 $6.35 
SS $6.30 --- 
 Updated 21-Mar-2024
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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