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KLJF Litchfield Municipal Airport
Litchfield, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: LJF
Lat/Long: 45-05-49.7000N / 094-30-26.1000W
45-05.828333N / 094-30.435000W
45.0971389 / -94.5072500
(estimated)
Elevation: 1140 ft. / 347.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (1975)
From city: 2 miles SE of LITCHFIELD, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55355

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1989
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LJF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND REIL RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 109.0 (320-693-6456)
WX AWOS-3 at HCD (15 nm S): 118.525 (320-587-3343)
WX AWOS-3 at PEX (19 nm NW): 120.35 (320-243-4538)
WX AWOS-A at PEX (19 nm NW): 120.35 (320-243-4538)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.5/323.1 (DARWIN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DWNr277/2.3DARWIN VORTAC109.0007E
ILLr089/24.7WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E
BDHr089/26.3WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E
STCr212/33.1ST CLOUD VOR/DME112.1003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUTCHINSON336/15.320904EHCD .... -.-. -..
GLENCOE315/27.040703EGYL --. -.-- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4002 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 45-06.074367N45-05.581450N
Longitude: 094-30.743752W094-30.127110W
Elevation: 1139.6 ft.1139.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 132 magnetic, 138 true312 magnetic, 318 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 46 ft. trees, 1350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF LITCHFIELD
P.O. BOX 521
LITCHFIELD, MN 55355
Phone 320-693-7201
Manager: GLENN E. YOUNG
703 PARK AVE.
LITCHFIELD, MN 55355
Phone 320-693-8571

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 30
Single engine airplanes: 27
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 134/week *
50% transient general aviation
36% local general aviation
14% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007

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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 31   download (179KB)
VOR/DME RWY 13   download (160KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (143KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHCD - Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (15 nm S)
KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport (24 nm E)
KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport-John L Rice Fiel (26 nm W)
KGYL - Glencoe Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KCFE - Buffalo Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KLJF (Litchfield Municipal Airport)
Photo by Krysteen Hjulberg
Photo taken 27-May-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0412:04
Sunrise07:3412:34
Sunset18:3523:35
Evening civil twilight19:0400:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Oct-2008 12:49:05
Local (UTC-5)  13-Oct-2008 07:49:05
 
METAR
KLJF 131234Z AUTO 30011G16KT 10SM DZ BKN008 OVC014 09/09 A3006 RMK AO2
KHCD 
15nm SE 
131234Z AUTO 27009G14KT 10SM -RA OVC006 11/10 A3006 RMK AO2 T01050102
KPEX 
19nm NW 
131233Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM -RA SCT009 SCT016 OVC021 08/07 A3006 RMK AO2
TAF
KSTC 
33nm NE 
131126Z 131212 28009KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC005 FM1600 28012KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015 FM2000 30012KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM2200 29012KT P6SM BKN035 FM0000 27011KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM0300 26008KT P6SM SCT250
KRWF 
41nm SW 
131126Z 131212 29011KT 3SM -RA BR OVC005 FM1600 30011KT 6SM -RA OVC012 FM1900 30012KT P6SM -RA BKN020 OVC050 FM2200 31012KT P6SM BKN035 FM0000 27010KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Litchfield (FBO) 320-693-8571
no information available

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100LL 
$4.28 
Jet A 
$4.64 
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Hotels near Litchfield Municipal Airport

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AMERICINN LITCHFIELD 4.5 109-140

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