FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LKP |
| Lat/Long: | 44-15-52.1000N / 073-57-42.7000W 44-15.868333N / 073-57.711667W 44.2644722 / -73.9618611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1747 ft. / 532.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of LAKE PLACID, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 12946 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1939 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes SEGMENTED CIRCLE HAS NO TFC PATTERN INDICATOR. |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at SLK (13 nm NW): | 124.175 (518-891-6696) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 120.35/342.25 (BURLINGTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SLKr139/12.7 | | SARANAC LAKE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 14W |
| PLBr232/31.5 | | PLATTSBURGH VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 15W |
| BTVr272/34.4 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4195 x 60 ft. / 1279 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 24 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 8.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 44-16.069657N | | 44-15.667465N |
| Longitude: | 073-58.102588W | | 073-57.321670W |
| Elevation: | 1743.1 ft. | | 1745.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 126 true | | 321 magnetic, 306 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1140 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 218 ft. right of centerline RY 14 HAS 13 FT ROAD 137 FT FM THLD, +43-47 FT TREES, 0-200 FT FM RY END, 218-225 RT. | | 39 ft. trees, 203 ft. from runway, 164 ft. left of centerline 35 FT TREES 13 FT FM RY END, 249 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NO.ELBA PARK DISTRICT BOX 630 LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 Phone 518-523-2473 |
| Manager: | STEVE SHORT BOX 630 LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 Phone 518-523-2473 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINS ON BOTH APPROACHES 1-5 MILES FROM RWY ENDS. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY SPRING AND FALL. |
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 14 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (239KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (150KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (13 nm NW)
KPBG - Plattsburgh International Airport (31 nm NE)
4B6 - Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (33 nm SE)
KBTV - Burlington International Airport (37 nm E)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (39 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by James Smith
Photo taken 06-Apr-2013
looking southwest.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 18:10 | | 22:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:39 | | 22:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 19:30:56 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 15:30:56 |
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| METAR |
KSLK 13nm NW | 161651Z AUTO 22012KT 10SM FEW037 BKN100 OVC120 15/06 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01500056
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| TAF |
KSLK 13nm NW | 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 FM161500 21010G16KT 4SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC100 FM162200 23004KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN020 FM170400 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN010
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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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