FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 03E (2015) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of LE MARS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 0800-1730, ALL SUN PRIOR REQUEST, ALL SAT 0800-1300 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2197 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36; REIL RYS 18 & 36 AND PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
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| 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: | 185 magnetic, 188 true | | 005 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-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. tree, 655 ft. from runway, 173 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear
OBSTN SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD | | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 33:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
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
1621 AIRPORT DRIVE
LE MARS, IA 51031
Phone 712-540-4444 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFT HRS SVC FEE. |
| - | 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (219KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (210KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (199KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (39KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 02:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:46:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:46:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KLRJ | 180955Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2987 RMK AO2
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KORC
13nm NE | 180955Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2988 RMK AO2
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KSUX
25nm S | 180554Z 1806/1906 14009KT P6SM OVC250 FM181500 15012G22KT P6SM OVC250 FM190300 13010G20KT 6SM -TSRA BR SCT030CB BKN250
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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