FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LRJ |
| Lat/Long: | 42-46-40.6000N / 096-11-37.3000W 42-46.676667N / 096-11.621667W 42.7779444 / -96.1936944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1197 ft. / 364.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of LE MARS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 51031 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LRJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SUN ON CALL, ALL SAT 0800-1300 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2197 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 AND REIL RYS 18 & 36 PAPI RWY 18 AND SAVASI RWY 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.525 (712-546-8439) |
| SIOUX CITY APPROACH: | 124.6 |
| SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ORC (14 nm NE): | 127.825 (712-737-3193) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.1/269.0 (SIOUX CITY RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY ATCT CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SUXr003/26.6 | | SIOUX CITY VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09E |
| DDLr206/30.5 | | SHELDON VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4605 x 75 ft. / 1404 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-47.052460N | | 42-46.301688N |
| Longitude: | 096-11.550222W | | 096-11.692983W |
| Elevation: | 1193.6 ft. | | 1193.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 183 magnetic, 188 true | | 003 magnetic, 008 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft. | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box SAVASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LE MARS 22 2ND ST SE LE MARS, IA 51031 Phone 712-546-7018 |
| Manager: | EARL DRAAYER 1327 HAWKEYE AVE SW LE MARS, IA 51031 Phone 712-546-4724 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A57-36 | APCH SLOPE 33:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
| - | AFT HRS SVC FEE $25. |
| - | RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY. |
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 |
| GPS RWY 18 | |
download (144KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 36 | |
download (166KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KORC - Orange City Municipal Airport (14 nm NE)
KSOY - Sioux Center Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (24 nm S)
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (28 nm E)
KSHL - Sheldon Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:24:16 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 08:24:16 |
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| METAR |
| KLRJ | 081355Z AUTO 10010G16KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2985 RMK AO2
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KORC 13nm NE | 081355Z AUTO 10009G14KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A2986 RMK AO2
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KSUX 25nm S | 081136Z 0812/0912 11009KT P6SM FEW250 FM081700 15010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM082100 29009KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM090200 32010KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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