FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LRJ |
| Lat/Long: | 42-46-42.8000N 096-11-36.9000W
42-46.713333N 096-11.615000W
42.7785556,-96.1935833
(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 |
| 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 SAT- SUN PRIOR REQUEST |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWYS 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 120.975 (712-546-8439) |
| SIOUX CITY APPROACH: | 124.6 |
| SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
| WX AWOS-3P at SXK (13 nm N): | 120.075 (712-567-1005) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.025/235.625 (SIOUX CITY RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY ATCT CLSD.
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: | 5056 x 75 ft. / 1541 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 12 /R/C/W/U | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-47.125885N | | 42-46.301695N |
| Longitude: | 096-11.536280W | | 096-11.692977W |
| Elevation: | 1193.7 ft. | | 1193.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 188 true | | 005 magnetic, 008 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft.
36:1 CLEARANCE TO DTHR. | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 16 ft. tree, 282 ft. from runway, 54 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
8 FT SHRUBS 25 FT FROM RWY END 85 FT RIGHT ON APCH. | | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 33:1 TO DTHR. |
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: | TOM MULLALLY
1621 AIRPORT DRIVE
LE MARS, IA 51031
Phone (712) 540-1665
AFTER HRS NMBR IS 712-540-1665 |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFT HRS SVC FEE. |
| - | RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SIOUX CITY ATCT ON 124.6 OR CALL 712-293-2482. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -23C. |
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 from 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (422KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSXK - Sioux County Regional Airport (13 nm N)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Brigadier General Bud Day Field (24 nm S)
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (28 nm E)
KSHL - Sheldon Regional Airport (30 nm NE)
KVMR - Harold Davidson Field Airport (33 nm W)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Apr-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Apr-2026 20:21:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Apr-2026 15:21:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KLRJ | 031955Z AUTO 05008KT 1 1/4SM BR CLR 03/03 A2994 RMK AO2
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KSXK
13nm N | 031955Z AUTO 08010KT 1 1/2SM BR SCT005 BKN008 BKN014 02/02 A2993 RMK AO2
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KSUX
25nm S | 031720Z 0318/0418 05010G16KT P6SM -DZ OVC009 FM032100 01009KT P6SM VCSH OVC008 FM040100 35009KT P6SM BKN007 FM040500 31011G17KT P6SM BKN007 FM040800 30013G22KT P6SM BKN008 FM041100 29015G29KT P6SM BKN013 PROB30 0412/0418 4SM SHRASN BR OVC015
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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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