FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010
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 -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: | SAT 0800-1300, ALL MON-FRI 0800-1730, ALL SUN PRIOR REQUEST |
| 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 1621 AIRPORT DRIVE LE MARS, IA 51031 Phone 712-540-4444 |
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. |
| - | 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 11 March 2010 at 0901Z and 8 April 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **NEW** | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **NEW** | |
download (261KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 36 **NEW** | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (26KB) |
| 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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Times for 20-Mar-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunset | | 19:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Mar-2010 13:29:22 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Mar-2010 08:29:22 |
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| METAR |
| KLRJ | 201315Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A3033 RMK AO2
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KORC 13nm NE | 201315Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM CLR M05/M06 A3031 RMK AO2
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KSUX 25nm S | 201132Z 2012/2112 35015KT P6SM SCT025 FM201300 35015KT P6SM OVC025 FM201700 36011KT P6SM SCT030 FM210000 32005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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