FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LHQ |
| Lat/Long: | 39-45-20.2983N / 082-39-25.5457W 39-45.338305N / 082-39.425762W 39.7556384 / -82.6570960 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 868 ft. / 264.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of LANCASTER, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 43130 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | CINCINNATI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LHQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DARK ARPT UNATNDD CHRISTMAS; NEW YEARS & THANKSGIVING. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 10/28 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 10 & 28 - 122.725. PAPI RY 28 OPER 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.375 (740-681-1097) |
| COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 132.3 |
| COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 132.3 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.65 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LCK (13 nm W): | 132.750 (614-492-2441) |
| WX ASOS at CMH (18 nm NW): | PHONE 614-338-0561 |
| WX ASOS at VTA (18 nm NE): | 121.125 (740-522-1066) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| XUBr052/(20.2) | | YELLOW BUD VOR | | 112.50 | | 05W |
| APEr194/23.9 | | APPLETON VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 06W |
| ZZVr258/36.9 | | ZANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.5 | | Double wheel: | 38.5 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 10/28 MARKINGS POOR CONDITION - WEATHERED. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 39-45.367257N | | 39-45.309312N |
| Longitude: | 082-39.958302W | | 082-38.893228W |
| Elevation: | 857.0 ft. | | 868.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 100 magnetic, 094 true | | 280 magnetic, 274 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 279 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. trees, 1082 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 17 ft. road, 265 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 28 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | FAIRFIELD CO COMMISSIONERS FAIRFIELD COUNTY COURTHOUSE LANCASTER, OH 43130 Phone 740-654-7001 |
| Manager: | JOE MASCARI 3430 OLD COLUMBUS ROAD CARROLL, OH 43112 Phone 740-654-7001 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 97 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 83 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 118/day * | | 92% | local general aviation | | 8% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 28 CALM WIND PREFERED RY. |
| - | RUN UP AREA N END RY 28 CLSD PERMLY. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| GUNNE ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (340KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (233KB) |
| LOC RWY 28 | |
download (196KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (32KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLCK - Rickenbacker International Airport (13 nm W)
KCMH - Port Columbus International Airport (18 nm NW)
KVTA - Newark-Heath Airport (18 nm NE)
KCYO - Pickaway County Memorial Airport (21 nm SW)
I86 - Perry County Airport (22 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:03 | | 23:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:30 | | 23:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Oct-2008 13:15:21 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Oct-2008 09:15:21 |
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| METAR |
| KLHQ | 061253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP270 T01280061
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KLCK 13nm W | 061257Z AUTO 08009KT 10SM SCT100 14/07 A3031 RMK AO2
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KVTA 18nm NE | 061254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC110 11/07 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP274 T01060072
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KCMH 18nm NW | 061251Z 11005KT 10SM SCT060 SCT090 BKN150 BKN200 13/06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP264 T01330056
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| TAF |
KLCK 13nm W | 061130Z 061212 08004KT P6SM BKN100 FM2100 06006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
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KCMH 18nm NW | 061130Z 061212 08004KT P6SM BKN100 FM2100 06006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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