AirNav: KLRJ - Le Mars Municipal Airport

KLRJ

Le Mars Municipal Airport
Le Mars, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	LRJ
Lat/Long:	42-46-42.8000N 096-11-36.9000W 42-46.713333N 096-11.615000W 42.7785556,-96.1935833 (estimated)
Elevation:	1197 ft. / 364.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	03E (2015)
From city:	2 miles SW of LE MARS, IA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	51031

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1941
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LRJ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1730, ALL SAT- SUN PRIOR REQUEST
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWYS 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P:	120.975 (712-546-8439)
SIOUX CITY APPROACH:	124.6
SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE:	124.6
WX AWOS-3P at SXK (13 nm N):	120.075 (712-567-1005)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.025/235.625 (SIOUX CITY RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY ATCT CLSD.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A+
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

5056 x 75 ft. / 1541 x 23 m

Surface:

concrete, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 12 /R/C/W/U
Single wheel:	28.0
Double wheel:	48.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

42-47.125885N

42-46.301695N

Longitude:

096-11.536280W

096-11.692977W

Elevation:

1193.7 ft.

1193.3 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

185 magnetic, 188 true

005 magnetic, 008 true

Displaced threshold:

300 ft.
36:1 CLEARANCE TO DTHR.

300 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

16 ft. tree, 282 ft. from runway, 54 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
8 FT SHRUBS 25 FT FROM RWY END 85 FT RIGHT ON APCH.

15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 33:1 TO DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF LE MARS 22 2ND ST SE LE MARS, IA 51031 Phone 712-546-7018
Manager:	TOM MULLALLY 1621 AIRPORT DRIVE LE MARS, IA 51031 Phone (712) 540-1665 AFTER HRS NMBR IS 712-540-1665

Additional Remarks

-	AFT HRS SVC FEE.
-	RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY.
-	FOR CD CTC SIOUX CITY ATCT ON 124.6 OR CALL 712-293-2482.
-	COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -23C.

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (217KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (214KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (40KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (404KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSXK - Sioux County Regional Airport (13 nm N)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Brigadier General Bud Day Field (24 nm S)
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (28 nm E)
KSHL - Sheldon Regional Airport (30 nm NE)
KVMR - Harold Davidson Field Airport (33 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:39	12:39
Sunrise	07:09	13:09
Sunset	17:08	23:08
Evening civil twilight	17:38	23:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2025 23:08:19
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2025 17:08:19

METAR

KLRJ	082255Z AUTO 34011G17KT 9SM -UP FEW030 OVC050 M01/M01 A3004 RMK AO2
KSXK 13nm N	082255Z AUTO 34013G18KT 10SM OVC047 M01/M02 A3002 RMK AO2

TAF

KSUX
25nm S

081725Z 0818/0918 VRB04KT 4SM -SN OVC004 FM082000 36005KT P6SM -SN OVC004 PROB30 0820/0823 4SM -RASN BR FM082300 35009KT P6SM OVC008 FM090000 35010G21KT P6SM SCT008 OVC012 FM090200 34012G22KT P6SM SCT012 OVC022 FM090500 34013G23KT P6SM BKN035 FM091200 32012G20KT P6SM FEW200

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