FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LZU |
| Lat/Long: | 33-58-41.0740N / 083-57-44.5580W 33-58.684567N / 083-57.742633W 33.9780761 / -83.9623772 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1062 ft. / 323.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of LAWRENCEVILLE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30045 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LZU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1039 FT; TPA FOR JET & TURBO PROP ACFT 1539 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.1 |
| UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| ATIS: | 132.275 |
| WX AWOS-3: | PHONE 770-339-7753 |
| GWINNETT GROUND: | 121.8 [0700-2100] |
| GWINNETT TOWER: | 124.1 [0700-2100] |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 126.975 |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 126.975 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 134.0 |
| (WHEN LZU ATCT CLSD): | 134.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at WDR (15 nm E): | 118.575 (770-868-0642) |
| WX AWOS-A at D73 (18 nm SE): | 392 |
| WX ASOS at PDK (18 nm W): | PHONE 770-457-1691 |
| WX ASOS at GVL (19 nm N): | 126.475 (770-532-4687) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PDKr075/17.8 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 05W |
| ATLr053/31.5 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 05W |
| AHNr273/31.8 | | ATHENS VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Gradient: | RY 25 SLOPE 0.5% UP SOUTHWEST. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 33-58.465600N | | 33-58.904083N |
| Longitude: | 083-58.274150W | | 083-57.209733W |
| Elevation: | 1061.0 ft. | | 1031.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 069 magnetic, 064 true | | 249 magnetic, 244 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 51 ft. pole, 1160 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 45 ft. trees, 845 ft. from runway, 600 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear RY 25 +6 FT FENCE 0-200 FT FM AER 465 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GWINNETT COUNTY 75 LANGELY DR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 Phone 770-822-7000 |
| Manager: | MATT SMITH 600 BRISCOE BLVD LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 Phone 770-822-5196 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 246 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 162 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 45 | | Jet airplanes: | | 23 | | Helicopters: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 156/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 42% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY 'T' HAS NON-STD MARKING, DOES NOT MEET DESIGN GP II STD. |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AWSON TWO **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (290KB) |
| BUNNI THREE | |
download (195KB) |
| DIFFI TWO | |
download (159KB) |
| JRAMS THREE (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (192KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 25 | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (295KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (177KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 07 | |
download (224KB) |
| NDB RWY 25 | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWDR - Barrow County Airport (15 nm E)
D73 - Monroe-Walton County Airport (18 nm SE)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (18 nm W)
KGVL - Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (19 nm N)
KCVC - Covington Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 21-Aug-2012
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:24:03 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 05:24:03 |
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| METAR |
| KLZU | 180045Z 00000KT 10SM OVC055 23/14 A3004 RMK CLOSING WX INITIALS
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KWDR 15nm E | 180855Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM SCT001 SCT026 OVC100 19/18 A3010 RMK AO1
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KPDK 18nm W | 180853Z AUTO 14003KT 6SM -RA BR OVC100 19/18 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP166 P0000 60006 T01890183 55000
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KGVL 18nm N | 180853Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA FEW042 BKN065 OVC095 18/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP176 P0001 60014 T01830172 56007
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| TAF |
KPDK 18nm W | 180720Z 1807/1906 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN070 OVC100 TEMPO 1807/1809 4SM SHRA BR BKN045 OVC070 FM180900 21003KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT012 BKN040 FM181600 23009KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN100 FM181800 24006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 BKN100 PROB30 1818/1824 5SM -TSRA BKN030CB
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| NOTAMs |
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