FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
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 |
LAAr245/39.8 | | LAMAR VOR/DME | | 116.90 | | 12E |
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 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
Latitude: | 38-02.888358N | | 38-02.892240N |
Longitude: | 103-31.400413W | | 103-29.973743W |
Elevation: | 4228.6 ft. | | 4153.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 090 true | | 261 magnetic, 270 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 28 ft. road, 1351 ft. from runway, 41:1 slope to clear | | none |
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 |
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| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 38-03.469365N | | 38-02.790673N |
Longitude: | 103-30.891425W | | 103-30.040003W |
Elevation: | 4185.7 ft. | | 4157.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 135 true | | 306 magnetic, 315 true |
Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 145 x 145 ft. / 44 x 44 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
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: | | 15 | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (242KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (227KB) |
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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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 21-May-2006
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-May-2023
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 11:05 |
Sunrise | | 05:35 | | 11:35 |
Sunset | | 20:08 | | 02:08 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 02:38 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2023 06:59:00 |
Local (UTC-6) | 29-May-2023 00:59:00 |
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METAR |
KLHX | 290653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW120 16/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP097 T01610083 402670128
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TAF |
KPUB 49nm W | 290525Z 2906/3006 05008KT P6SM SKC FM290900 29005KT P6SM SKC FM291800 16010KT P6SM SCT140 SCT250 FM292100 15010KT P6SM VCSH SCT140 SCT250 FM300300 10008KT P6SM FEW140 SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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