FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LGD |
| Lat/Long: | 45-17-24.8000N / 118-00-25.6000W 45-17.413333N / 118-00.426667W 45.2902222 / -118.0071111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2717 ft. / 828.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles SE of LA GRANDE, OR |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 97850 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | MC MINNVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LGD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DEC-MAR 0800-1800, APR-NOV 0700-1900 FOR ATTENDANT 24 HRS CALL (541) 963-6714. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, OVER 12500 LBS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.075 (541-963-6824) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.6/269.35 (WALLULA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BKEr323/28.3 | | BAKER CITY VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LA GRANDE | | 194/3.7 | | 296 | | 17E | | LGD | .-.. --. -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5600 x 100 ft. / 1707 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 90.0 | | Double tandem: | 130.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 45-17.732685N | | 45-17.080922N |
| Longitude: | 118-00.717582W | | 117-59.795078W |
| Elevation: | 2717.0 ft. | | 2706.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 118 magnetic, 135 true | | 298 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. road, 270 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3876 x 60 ft. / 1181 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | MKD WITH REFLECTORS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 45-17.740680N | | 45-17.102973N |
| Longitude: | 118-00.671822W | | 118-00.671830W |
| Elevation: | 2717.0 ft. | | 2709.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 180 true | | 343 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 486 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 780 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clear | | none HAS +4 FT IRON STAKES; 90 FT EACH SIDE CNTRLN; 190 FT FM RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | UNION COUNTY 1106 K AVENUE LA GRANDE, OR 97850 Phone 541-963-1001 |
| Manager: | RICH COMSTOCK 60175 PIERCE ROAD LA GRANDE, OR 97850 Phone 541-963-6615 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 65 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 54 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 April 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTSV FOREST SVC OPNS DURG SUMMER MOS. |
| - | TWYS MKD BY BLUE RFLECTORS. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download |
| NDB-B | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBKE - Baker City Municipal Airport (28 nm S)
KPDT - Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton (43 nm NW)
KALW - Walla Walla Regional Airport (50 nm N)
KHRI - Hermiston Municipal Airport (62 nm NW)
KGCD - Grant County Regional Airport/Ogilvie Field (67 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 14:31 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:11 | | 01:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:34:02 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 10-Feb-2010 01:34:02 |
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| METAR |
| KLGD | 100915Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM OVC060 03/M03 A2995 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KBKE 28nm S | 100528Z 1006/1106 13004KT P6SM SCT025 OVC060 FM101800 12006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 FM110300 12005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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