FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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) |
| 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 |
| DWNr277/2.3 | | 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (201KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 13 | |
download (151KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (140KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 01:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:17 | | 02:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 13:01:22 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 08:01:22 |
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| METAR |
| KLJF | 181233Z AUTO 12012G17KT 3SM VCTSBR BKN090 16/16 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU SW
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KHCD 15nm SE | 181234Z AUTO 09014G20KT 3SM BR SCT012 BKN019 OVC060 15/14 A2994 RMK AO2 P0013 T01450142
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KPEX 19nm NW | 181233Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM -RA SCT005 SCT021 OVC095 14/14 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND SW T01410140
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| TAF |
KSTC 33nm NE | 181140Z 1812/1912 10009KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020CB OVC050 TEMPO 1812/1815 3SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM181500 13012G18KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM190200 15010KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN030CB FM190600 16008KT 3SM TSRA BR BKN015CB
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KRWF 41nm SW | 181140Z 1812/1912 12007KT P6SM OVC070 TEMPO 1812/1814 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM181500 15015G23KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 FM190300 15011KT 5SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC050 FM190800 16007KT 4SM TSRA BR BKN018CB
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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