FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LKP |
| Lat/Long: | 44-15-52.1200N 073-57-42.7300W
44-15.868667N 073-57.712167W
44.2644778,-73.9618694
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1747 ft. / 532.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of LAKE PLACID, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 12946 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1939 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE HAS NO TFC PATTERN INDICATOR. |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 14; MIRL RWY 14/32; TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.025 (518-302-5422) |
| WX ASOS at SLK (13 nm NW): | 124.175 (518-891-6696) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 120.35/342.25 (ST. ALBANS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BTVr272/34.4 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4196 x 60 ft. / 1279 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 24 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 8.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 44-16.069670N | | 44-15.667427N |
| Longitude: | 073-58.102618W | | 073-57.321575W |
| Elevation: | 1743.3 ft. | | 1745.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 126 true | | 321 magnetic, 306 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1140 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 3 NM | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 77 ft. trees, 884 ft. from runway, 334 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
13 FT ROADS 45 FT & 145 FT FROM THLD, +12 FT TREES 193 FT FROM RWY END 132 FT R. | | 25 ft. trees, 266 ft. from runway, 71 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+40 FT TREES 7 - 104 FT FROM RWY END 34 - 238 FT L; +11 FT TREES 106 - 120 FT FROM RWY 20 - 29 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NO.ELBA PARK DISTRICT
BOX 630
LAKE PLACID, NY 12946
Phone 518-523-2473 |
| Manager: | STEVE SHORT
BOX 630
LAKE PLACID, NY 12946
Phone 518-523-2473 |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINS ON BOTH APPROACHES 1-5 MILES FROM RWY ENDS. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY SPRING AND FALL. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -31C. |
| - | FOR CD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (221KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (489KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (13 nm NW)
KPBG - Plattsburgh International Airport (31 nm NE)
4B6 - Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (33 nm SE)
KBTV - Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (37 nm E)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (39 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by James Smith
Photo taken 06-Apr-2013
looking southwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Lake Placid Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 14-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 16:29 | | 21:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:01 | | 22:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Nov-2025 14:03:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Nov-2025 09:03:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KLKP | 141355Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM BKN050 M01/M03 A2997 RMK AO2
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KSLK
13nm NW | 141351Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM OVC055 M02/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 SNE03 SLP163 P0000 T10171033
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KSLK
13nm NW | 141138Z 1412/1512 VRB03KT P6SM BKN012 OVC025 TEMPO 1412/1414 BKN008 FM141400 26005KT P6SM BKN025 OVC040 FM142100 29003KT P6SM OVC021 PROB30 1422/1502 4SM -SHSN BR FM150200 00000KT P6SM OVC012
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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