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KLHX La Junta Municipal Airport
La Junta, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: LHX
Lat/Long: 38-02-59.9894N / 103-30-35.1328W
38-02.999823N / 103-30.585547W
38.0499971 / -103.5097591
(estimated)
Elevation: 4229 ft. / 1289.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of LA JUNTA, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 81050

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: WICHITA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LHX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1600
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, VASI RY 08, PAPI RY 26 AND REIL RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 135.525 (719-384-5961)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 128.375/379.95 (PUEBLO RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LAAr245/39.8LAMAR VORTAC116.9012E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 6849 x 75 ft. / 2088 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 38-02.888358N38-02.890667N
Longitude: 103-31.400413W103-29.973743W
Elevation: 4228.6 ft.4153.8 ft.
Gradient: 1.1%1.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 080 magnetic, 090 true260 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 5803 x 60 ft. / 1769 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete, in poor condition
RY SFC RAVELING WITH FOD POTENTIAL.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 65.0
Double tandem: 100.0
Runway edge markings: RY 12/30 MKGS BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 38-03.469365N38-02.790673N
Longitude: 103-30.891425W103-30.040003W
Elevation: 4185.7 ft.4157.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.5% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 125 magnetic, 135 true305 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 145 x 145 ft. / 44 x 44 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF LA JUNTA
PO BOX 489
LA JUNTA, CO 81050
Phone 719-384-8454
Manager: DAN EVIATT
P O BOX 489
LA JUNTA, CO 81050
Phone 719-384-5991
ALT CONTACT FBO 719-384-8407.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 15
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 132/week *
67% transient general aviation
28% local general aviation
5% military
* for 12-month period ending 17 August 2008

Additional Remarks

ANTELOPE ON & INVOF ARPT.
HEAVY AGRICULTURAL OPNS DURG SUMMER MONTHS.
RY 12/30 HAS LOOSE ASPHALT MATERIAL IN PRIMARY SURFACE W SIDE OF RY FULL LENGTH.
RY 12/30 EDGE UNDEFINED, MARKED WITH ORANGE FLAGS.

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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (190KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (176KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (37KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLAA - Lamar Municipal Airport (39 nm E)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (49 nm W)
8V7 - Springfield Municipal Airport (55 nm SE)
KTAD - Perry Stokes Airport (62 nm SW)
KFCS - Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson) (70 nm NW)
 
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From to KLHX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Dec-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2513:25
Sunrise06:5413:54
Sunset16:3323:33
Evening civil twilight17:0300:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Dec-2008 13:34:22
Local (UTC-7)  02-Dec-2008 06:34:22
 
METAR
KLHX 021253Z AUTO 24016KT 10SM CLR 08/M06 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP101 T00831056
TAF
KPUB 
49nm W 
021140Z 0212/0312 28005KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 0212/0214 27020G35KT FM021600 25011KT P6SM SCT250 FM021800 24015G25KT P6SM FEW120 BKN250 FM030200 30013KT P6SM FEW100 BKN200 FM030700 34015G25KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 City of La Junta - Aviation
UNICOM 123.00
719-384-8407
[web site]
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Other Pages about La Junta Municipal Airport

www.ci.la-junta.co.us/airport.htm
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