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KLGD La Grande/Union County Airport
La Grande, Oregon, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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
BKEr323/28.3BAKER CITY VOR/DME115.3020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LA GRANDE194/3.729617ELGD .-.. --. -..

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 45-17.732685N45-17.080922N
Longitude: 118-00.717582W117-59.795078W
Elevation: 2717.0 ft.2706.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 118 magnetic, 135 true298 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 12 ft. road, 270 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clearnone

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
Runway edge lights: MKD WITH REFLECTORS.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 45-17.740680N45-17.102973N
Longitude: 118-00.671822W118-00.671830W
Elevation: 2717.0 ft.2709.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 163 magnetic, 180 true343 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold: 486 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 16 ft. road, 780 ft. from runway, 36:1 slope to clearnone
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
    
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (643KB)
NDB-B   download (534KB)
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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From to KLGD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1114:11
Sunrise06:4214:42
Sunset16:3000:30
Evening civil twilight17:0101:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 09:27:56
Local (UTC-8)  08-Nov-2009 01:27:56
 
METAR
KLGD 080915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT041 02/M02 A3003 RMK AO1
TAF
KBKE 
28nm S 
080539Z 0806/0906 12003KT P6SM BKN040 BKN080 FM081400 14005KT P6SM SCT120 FM082000 13010KT P6SM SCT150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
La Grande/Union County Airport 541-963-6615
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft charters, ...

More info about La Grande/Union County Airport
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FS 
100LL 
$4.60 
Jet A 
$3.75 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KLGD have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN RAMA INN AND STES 4.1 98-155
 

Other hotels near La Grande/Union County Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUAIL RUN MOTOR INN 3.8 47-52
TRAVELODGE LA GRANDE 4.0 65-70
THE LA GRANDE INN 4.2 53-79
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE SANDMAN INN 4.3 79-96
SUPER 8 LAGRANDE OR 4.3 69-75
ROYAL MOTOR INN 4.7 50-55
ALL AMERICAN INN 5.4 64-78

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