FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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: | 1061 ft. / 323.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| PDKr072/17.8 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| ATLr048/31.5 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| AHNr273/31.8 | | ATHENS VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| 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 07 SLOPE 0.5% DOWN NORTHEAST. 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: | 066 magnetic, 064 true | | 246 magnetic, 244 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 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: | 32 ft. trees, 552 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline APPROACH BLOCKED; TREES ESTIMATED 30 TO 50 FEET HIGH, 500 FT LEFT AND 418 FT RIGHT OF THLD. |
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: | | 466 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 323 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 84 | | Jet airplanes: | | 32 | | Helicopters: | | 27 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 249/day * | | 72% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 September 2007 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (336KB) |
| BUNNI TWO | |
download (212KB) |
| MIKEE FOUR | |
download (184KB) |
| TRBOW EIGHT | |
download (289KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A **CHANGED** | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (219KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (249KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWDR - Winder-Barrow 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)
9A1 - Covington Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 12-Jul-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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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 08-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 10:02:21 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 08-Sep-2008 06:02:21 |
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| METAR |
| KLZU | 080050Z 00000KT 10SM FEW040 24/20 A3008
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KWDR 15nm E | 080940Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3013 RMK AO1
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KPDK 18nm W | 080953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02110189
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KGVL 18nm N | 080953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02110178
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| TAF |
KPDK 18nm W | 080520Z 080606 00000KT P6SM SCT300 TEMPO 0913 6SM HZ FM1500 09004KT P6SM BKN300 FM1800 13007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN300 FM0000 14003KT P6SM FEW050 BKN300
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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