FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LNS |
| Lat/Long: | 40-07-20.5000N / 076-17-39.7000W 40-07.341667N / 076-17.661667W 40.1223611 / -76.2943611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 402.6 ft. / 122.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1965) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of LANCASTER, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 17543 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LNS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-2200, ALL SAT 0700-2000, ALL SUN 0700-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1402.6 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 08/26; MALSR RY 08; MIRL 13/31; REIL RY 31 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR (717) 569-1221. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.9 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 125.675 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 717-569-8860 |
| LANCASTER GROUND: | 121.8 [0600-2300] |
| LANCASTER TOWER: | 120.9 251.1 [0600-2300] |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- WHEN TWR CLSD PKUP CLNC TF 800-932-0712.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LRP at field | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| RAVr163/29.4 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| MXEr302/31.2 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| PTWr269/34.2 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| HARr117/37.1 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| ETXr234/39.2 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| PPMr001/39.8 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BELLGROVE | | 158/22.2 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| YORK | | 077/29.4 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
| ABERDEEN | | 356/36.2 | | 349 | | 10W | | APG | .- .--. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6933 x 150 ft. / 2113 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 92.0 | | Double tandem: | 146.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-07.196762N | | 40-07.625008N |
| Longitude: | 076-18.242468W | | 076-16.863498W |
| Elevation: | 396.8 ft. | | 374.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 068 true | | 257 magnetic, 248 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 357 ft. | | 59 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6934 TODA:6934 ASDA:6475 LDA:6117 | | TORA:6934 TODA:6934 ASDA:6176 LDA:6117 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. road, 267 ft. from runway, 209 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear RWY 08 / RWY 08 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 41 ft. tree, 1279 ft. from runway, 271 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear 32:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4102 x 100 ft. / 1250 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 92.0 | | Double tandem: | 146.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MISSING AIMING POINT MARKING |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 40-07.390455N | | 40-07.060697N |
| Longitude: | 076-18.227125W | | 076-17.459177W |
| Elevation: | 393.5 ft. | | 398.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 119 true | | 308 magnetic, 299 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4102 TODA:4102 ASDA:4102 LDA:4102 | | TORA:4102 TODA:4102 ASDA:4102 LDA:4102 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) VGSI AND GLIDEPATH NOT COINCIDENT. | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 30 ft. tree, 1021 ft. from runway, 351 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LANCASTER ARPT AUTHORITY 500 AIRPORT RD SUITE G LITITZ, PA 17543-9340 Phone 717-569-1221 |
| Manager: | DAVID F EBERLY 500 AIRPORT RD SUITE G LITITZ, PA 17543-9340 Phone 717-569-1221 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 128 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 98 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 9 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 247/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | 12% | military | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY LGTS AND MALSR UNMONITORED WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | NO EDGE LIGHTS ON TXY N. REFLECTORS ONLY. |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (375KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (178KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 | |
download (155KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (34KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (149KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
08N - Keller Brothers Airport (10 nm N)
N71 - Donegal Springs Airpark (13 nm W)
9D4 - Deck Airport (14 nm N)
58N - Reigle Field Airport (16 nm NW)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (21 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 20-Apr-2013
from 3,000' MSL looking east.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunset | | 18:24 | | 22:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:51 | | 22:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 21:41:33 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 17:41:33 |
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| METAR |
| KLNS | 161953Z 13003KT 10SM OVC023 19/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01890139
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| TAF |
| KLNS | 162003Z 1620/1718 14004KT P6SM OVC023 FM170200 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN020 OVC050 FM170900 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT020 OVC050 TEMPO 1710/1712 3/4SM BR FM171300 30005KT 6SM BR OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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