FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LKP |
| Lat/Long: | 44-15-52.1050N / 073-57-42.7190W 44-15.868417N / 073-57.711983W 44.2644736 / -73.9618664 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1747 ft. / 532 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of LAKE PLACID, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: | MON-FRI 0700-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes SEGMENTED CIRCLE HAS NO TFC PATTERN INDICATOR. |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL 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: | 4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 44-16.069733N | | 44-15.667100N |
| Longitude: | 073-58.102950W | | 073-57.321033W |
| Elevation: | 1743.0 ft. | | 1747.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 126 true | | 321 magnetic, 306 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1250 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: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 475 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RY 14 HAS 20 FT ROAD 136 FT FM THLD. RY 14 HAS 10 FT DITCH 4 FT DEEP 124 FT FM THLD PARELLEL TO RD. | | 90 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear RWY 32 ROAD 30' FROM RWY END. 15' TREES 175' L AND 85' R FROM RW END. |
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: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 08 October 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (308KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (323KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
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 |
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Photo taken 10-Jun-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 21:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 22:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 02:48:14 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 21:48:14 |
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| METAR |
KSLK 13nm NW | 080151Z AUTO 22012KT 10SM OVC075 07/M03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP141 T00721028
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| TAF |
KSLK 13nm NW | 072328Z 0800/0824 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 WS015/22040KT FM080800 24006KT P6SM BKN035 WS015/27030KT FM081400 26007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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