FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LHX |
| Lat/Long: | 38-03-00.0000N / 103-30-35.1000W
38-03.000000N / 103-30.585000W
38.0500000 / -103.5097500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4229 ft. / 1289.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (2005) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of LA JUNTA, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| LAAr245/39.8 | | LAMAR VOR/DME | | 116.90 | | 12E |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 38-02.888358N | | 38-02.890667N |
| Longitude: | 103-31.400413W | | 103-29.973743W |
| Elevation: | 4228.6 ft. | | 4153.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 090 true | | 261 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 38-03.469365N | | 38-02.790673N |
| Longitude: | 103-30.891425W | | 103-30.040003W |
| Elevation: | 4185.7 ft. | | 4157.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.5% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 135 true | | 306 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 145 x 145 ft. / 44 x 44 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
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 EVEATT
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: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 132/week * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
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. |
| - | BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (219KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (61KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 21-May-2006
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 13:49 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 00:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 06:31:55 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Feb-2012 23:31:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KLHX | 130553Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP058 T10561072 10000 21056 55000
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| TAF |
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KPUB
49nm W | 130532Z 1306/1406 36010KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 TEMPO 1306/1310 6SM BR FEW020 FM131000 29007KT P6SM SCT120 FM132100 11007KT P6SM SCT120 SCT200 FM140200 VRB05KT P6SM BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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