FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
Location
FAA Identifier: | LKU |
Lat/Long: | 38-00-35.3690N 077-58-12.4560W 38-00.589483N 077-58.207600W 38.0098247,-77.9701267 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 493.7 ft. / 150.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 10W (2010) |
From city: | 2 miles SE of LOUISA, VA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 23093 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1987 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LKU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-SAT 0830-1700, ALL SUN&HOL 1000-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09/27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.475 (540-967-1983) |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 120.525 |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 120.525 |
WX AWOS-3 at 7W4 (11 nm E): | 120.775 (540-872-0303) |
WX AWOS-3 at GVE (13 nm NW): | 120.225 (540-832-2095) |
WX AWOS-3 at OMH (15 nm N): | 118.075 (540-672-0505) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GVEr098/8.6 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
FAKr353/29.7 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
BRVr245/35.1 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
CSNr193/38.2 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
NAILR | | 197/26.8 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
SHANNON | | 248/29.0 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 4300 x 100 ft. / 1311 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 38-00.542198N | | 38-00.636730N |
Longitude: | 077-58.651320W | | 077-57.763887W |
Elevation: | 469.4 ft. | | 493.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 082 true | | 272 magnetic, 262 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
Obstructions: | 39 ft. trees, 638 ft. from runway, 292 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 12 ft. trees, 741 ft. from runway, 312 ft. left of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear BRUSH LCTD APPROX 39 FT FM THLD, 132 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | IND DEV AUTH OF LOUISA CO. PO BOX 27 LOUISA, VA 23093 Phone 540-967-0050 |
Manager: | EDWARD JARVIS 335 INDUSTRIAL DR, P.O. BOX 27 LOUISA, VA 23093 Phone 540-967-0050 EJARVIS@LOUISA.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 49 | Single engine airplanes: | | 42 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 85/day * | 64% | local general aviation | 32% | transient general aviation | 2% | air taxi | 2% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | BCN LOCATED ON WATER TWR; NORTH SIDE APCH RY 27. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | 3 FT PVC GAS LINE MARKER LCTD APRX 26 FT FM RY 09 THLD, 54 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
- | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 866-640-4124. |
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 from 05 December 2019 at 0900Z to 02 January 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (215KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (204KB) |
LOC RWY 27 | |
download (177KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (41KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (140KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (11 nm E)
KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
KOMH - Orange County Airport (15 nm N)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (24 nm W)
KEZF - Shannon Airport (29 nm NE)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 12-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
Sunset | | 16:52 | | 21:52 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 22:21 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 12-Dec-2019 20:08:58 |
Local (UTC-5) | 12-Dec-2019 15:08:58 |
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METAR |
KLKU | 121955Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 04/M09 A3067 RMK AO2 T00371092
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K7W4 11nm E | 121955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M09 A3064 RMK AO1 T00441089
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KGVE 13nm NW | 121955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M06 A3063 RMK AO1 T00441061
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KOMH 15nm N | 121955Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3064 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCHO 24nm W | 121725Z 1218/1318 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200 FM130500 00000KT P6SM SCT060 FM131000 00000KT P6SM OVC020 FM131200 00000KT P6SM -FZRA OVC015 FM131600 00000KT 6SM -RA OVC010
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NOTAMs |
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