FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of FORT RUCKER OZARK, AL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| 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 VOR | | 110.60 | | 03W |
| OZRr349/5.4 | | CAIRNS VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 03W |
| EDNr068/(8.5) | | ENTERPRISE VOR | | 116.60 | | 03W |
| RRSr283/16.9 | | WIREGRASS VORTAC | | 111.60 | | 02E |
| FYLr355/(31.7) | | TRI COUNTY VOR | | 108.40 | | 08W |
| UIAr085/(33.0) | | ANDALUSIA VOR | | 110.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LOWE | | at field | | 269 | | 03W | | LOR | .-.. --- .-. |
| HANCHEY | | 259/5.1 | | 221 | | 03W | | HYE | .... -.-- . |
| RUCKR | | 023/8.5 | | 212 | | 00E | | OZ | --- --.. |
| BOLL WEEVIL | | 088/11.9 | | 352 | | 03W | | BVG | -... ...- --. |
| SPRING HILL | | 153/22.8 | | 281 | | 03W | | XNE | -..- -. . |
| BRANTLEY | | 114/30.4 | | 410 | | 00E | | XBR | -..- -... .-. |
| TRI COUNTY | | 349/31.2 | | 275 | | 03W | | BKK | -... -.- -.- |
| JUDD | | 087/32.9 | | 264 | | 02W | | JUY | .--- ..- -.-- |
| SOYYA | | 319/39.7 | | 329 | | 02W | | SMY | ... -- -.-- |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Runway 6L/24R
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 6L | | RUNWAY 24R |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 6R/24L
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 6R | | RUNWAY 24L |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 18L/36R
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 18L | | RUNWAY 36R |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 18R/36L
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 18R | | RUNWAY 36L |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| COPTER RNAV (GPS) 069 | |
download (170KB) |
| COPTER VOR 069 | |
download (179KB) |
| COPTER NDB 066 | |
download (186KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 22:38:01 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 17:38:01 |
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| METAR |
| KLOR | 182153Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 28/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02780189
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KOZR 5nm S | 182058Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW039 SCT047 BKN055 BKN170 28/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 60000 T02820192 57024 RVRNO
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KHEY 5nm E | 182153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW070 29/20 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP060 T02890200
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KDHN 16nm E | 182053Z 21005KT 10SM SCT037 BKN055 BKN070 28/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02780172 56025
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| TAF |
KOZR 5nm S | 1816/1922 20006KT 9999 BKN020 OVC100 QNH3007INS BECMG 1818/1819 21006KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3005INS BECMG 1908/1909 24004KT 4800 BR BKN050 QNH3008INS BECMG 1913/1914 22006KT 9999 NSW SCT050 BKN150 QNH3006INS T27/1820Z T17/1911Z
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KDHN 16nm E | 181724Z 1818/1918 21007KT P6SM BKN035 FM182200 23007KT P6SM SCT040 FM190700 22004KT 3SM BR OVC005 FM191200 22006KT P6SM SCT030
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| NOTAMs |
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