FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 02E (2010) |
| 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: | MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RY 13/ 31; PAPI RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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) |
- 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 |
| DWNr277/2.3 | | DARWIN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 07E |
| BDHr089/26.3 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| STCr212/33.1 | | ST CLOUD VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HUTCHINSON | | 336/15.3 | | 209 | | 04E | | HCD | .... -.-. -.. |
| GLENCOE | | 315/27.0 | | 407 | | 03E | | GYL | --. -.-- .-.. |
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: | 45-06.074367N | | 45-05.581450N |
| Longitude: | 094-30.743752W | | 094-30.127110W |
| Elevation: | 1139.6 ft. | | 1139.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 138 true | | 316 magnetic, 318 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LITCHFIELD 126 NORTH MARSHALL AVENUE 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 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TRSNL SFC OBSTN - TREES - NORTHEAST OF RY 13/31. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (201KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 13 | |
download (153KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHCD - Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (15 nm S)
KPEX - Paynesville Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
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)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Krysteen Hjulberg
Photo taken 27-May-2007
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 18:31 | | 23:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:01 | | 00:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:18:24 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:18:24 |
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| METAR |
| KLJF | 161653Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM SCT020 09/04 A2997 RMK AO2
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KHCD 15nm SE | 161653Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM SCT017 BKN022 BKN028 09/05 A2998 RMK AO2 T00910047
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KPEX 19nm NW | 161652Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM SCT005 SCT009 06/04 A2998 RMK AO2 T00600038
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| TAF |
KSTC 33nm NE | 161124Z 1612/1712 34009KT P6SM BKN018 BKN050 FM161230 34008KT P6SM SCT018 FM161400 30007KT P6SM SKC FM170000 25004KT P6SM BKN250 FM171000 30005KT P6SM SCT080 OVC150
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KRWF 41nm SW | 161124Z 1612/1712 32010KT P6SM BKN025 BKN035 FM161330 30008KT P6SM FEW035 FM170000 25005KT P6SM SCT250 FM170800 26005KT P6SM SCT100 OVC200
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| NOTAMs |
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