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KLOR Lowe Army Heliport (Fort Rucker)
Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: LOR
Lat/Long: 31-21-21.0000N / 085-45-04.2000W
31-21.350000N / 085-45.070000W
31.3558333 / -85.7511667
(estimated)
Elevation: 294 ft. / 90 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (2005)
From city: 3 miles W of FORT RUCKER OZARK, AL
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 36362

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: NEW ORLEANS
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: CAIRNS BASEOPS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [205-255-2314]
NOTAMs facility: OZR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-0100, EXCP HOL
Pattern altitude: 1094 ft. MSL
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white (unlighted land airport)

Heliport Communications

ATIS: 361.1
LOWE GROUND: 357.15 [0700-0100 MON-FRI EXCP HOLS]
LOWE TOWER: 141.3 289.15 46.95FM [0700-0100 MON-FRI EXCP HOLS]
CAIRNS APPROACH: 133.45
CAIRNS DEPARTURE: 133.45
EMERG: 243.0
WX ASOS at DHN (16 nm E): PHONE 334-983-5999
  • APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY JACKSONVILLE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.3/353.5 (DOTHAN RCAG) WHEN CAIRNS APCH/DEP CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HEYr261/(5.2)HANCHEY VOR110.6003W
OZRr349/5.4CAIRNS VOR/DME111.2003W
EDNr068/(8.5)ENTERPRISE VOR116.6003W
RRSr283/16.9WIREGRASS VORTAC111.6002E
UIAr085/(33.0)ANDALUSIA VOR110.2000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LOWEat field26903WLOR .-.. --- .-.
HANCHEY266/5.222103WHYE .... -.-- .
RUCKR023/8.521200EOZ --- --..
BOLL WEEVIL088/11.935203WBVG -... ...- --.
SPRING HILL153/22.828103WXNE -..- -. .
BRANTLEY114/30.441000EXBR -..- -... .-.
TRI COUNTY348/31.227502WBKK -... -.- -.-
JUDD087/32.926402WJUY .--- ..- -.--
SOYYA319/39.732902WSMY ... -- -.--

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6L/24R

Dimensions: 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 7 /R/C/W/T
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 6L  RUNWAY 24R
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 6R/24L

Dimensions: 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 9 /R/C/W/T
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 6R  RUNWAY 24L
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 18L/36R

Dimensions: 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 5 /F/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18L  RUNWAY 36R
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 18R/36L

Dimensions: 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 7 /F/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18R  RUNWAY 36L
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY LOWE ARMY HELIPAD
9325 GUNSTON ROAD
FT BELVOIR, VA 22060
Manager: Phone 205-255-2086

Additional Remarks

- HELIPADS LOCATED ON ENDS OF RWYS.
- FUEL: J8
- SEE FLIP AP/1, FLT HAZ, FORT RUCKER.
- RSTD - NO TRAN ACFT. NO USABLE RWY ON LOWE AHP AT THIS TIME.
- CAUTION: INTS STU TRNG.

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
COPTER NDB 066   download (186KB)
COPTER RNAV (GPS) 069   download (169KB)
COPTER VOR 069   download (180KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHEY - Hanchey Army Heliport (Fort Rucker) (5 nm E)
KOZR - Cairns Army Airfield (Fort Rucker) (5 nm S)
71J - Blackwell Field Airport (8 nm NE)
KEDN - Enterprise Municipal Airport (8 nm SW)
KDHN - Dothan Regional Airport (16 nm E)
  
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From to KLOR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3911:39
Sunrise06:0512:05
Sunset16:4922:49
Evening civil twilight17:1423:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 05:15:37
Local (UTC-6)  07-Nov-2009 23:15:37
 
METAR
KLOR 080453Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 10/09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01000089 TSNO $
KOZR 
5nm S 		080455Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01130104
KHEY 
5nm E 		080053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01390111 $
KDHN 
16nm E 		080453Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01220083
TAF
KDHN 
16nm E 		072341Z 0800/0824 08003KT P6SM SCT250 FM081600 09011KT P6SM SCT250
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Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE INN AND SUITES FORT 4.0 60-95
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES ENTERPRISE 5.7 104-123
ENTERPRISE INN AND SUITES 5.7 53-56
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN SUITES 5.8 49-80

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