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 |
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| LAAr245/39.8 | | LAMAR VORTAC | | 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: | 080 magnetic, 090 true | | 260 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)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| 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 edge markings: | RY 12/30 MKGS BADLY FADED. |
| 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: | 125 magnetic, 135 true | | 305 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor 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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 21-May-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 13:54 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 23:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:03 | | 00:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 13:34:22 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 02-Dec-2008 06:34:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KLHX | 021253Z AUTO 24016KT 10SM CLR 08/M06 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP101 T00831056
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| TAF |
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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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| 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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