FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LJF |
| Lat/Long: | 45-05-49.7000N / 094-30-26.1000W
45-05.828333N / 094-30.435000W
45.0971389 / -94.5072500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1140 ft. / 347.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1975) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of LITCHFIELD, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55355 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1989 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LJF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND REIL RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 109.0 (320-693-6456) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HCD (15 nm S): | 118.525 (320-587-3343) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PEX (19 nm NW): | 120.35 (320-243-4538) |
| WX AWOS-A at PEX (19 nm NW): | 120.35 (320-243-4538) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.5/323.1 (DARWIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DWNr277/2.3 | | DARWIN VORTAC | | 109.00 | | 07E |
| BDHr089/26.3 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| STCr212/33.1 | | ST CLOUD VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HUTCHINSON | | 336/15.3 | | 209 | | 04E | | HCD | .... -.-. -.. |
| GLENCOE | | 315/27.0 | | 407 | | 03E | | GYL | --. -.-- .-.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4002 x 100 ft. / 1220 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 45-06.074367N | | 45-05.581450N |
| Longitude: | 094-30.743752W | | 094-30.127110W |
| Elevation: | 1139.6 ft. | | 1139.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 138 true | | 312 magnetic, 318 true |
| 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 |
| Obstructions: | 46 ft. trees, 1350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LITCHFIELD
P.O. BOX 521
LITCHFIELD, MN 55355
Phone 320-693-7201 |
| Manager: | GLENN E. YOUNG
703 PARK AVE.
LITCHFIELD, MN 55355
Phone 320-693-8571 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 31 | |
download (179KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 13 | |
download (154KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (143KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHCD - Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (15 nm S)
KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport (24 nm E)
KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport-John L Rice Fiel (26 nm W)
KGYL - Glencoe Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KCFE - Buffalo Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Krysteen Hjulberg
Photo taken 27-May-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 30-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 13:36 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 22:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 23:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 10:54:36 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Nov-2009 04:54:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KLJF | 301034Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR M03/M04 A2992 RMK AO2
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KHCD
15nm SE | 301033Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM SCT120 M03/M05 A2992 RMK AO2 T10271046
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KPEX
19nm NW | 301034Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM SCT110 M02/M04 A2991 RMK AO2 T10211040
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| TAF |
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KSTC
33nm NE | 300520Z 3006/0106 25004KT P6SM FEW250 FM301200 23005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM301600 23012KT P6SM BKN040 OVC100 FM301900 29014KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 FM010000 30008KT P6SM BKN250
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KRWF
41nm SW | 300520Z 3006/0106 25005KT P6SM SKC FM301100 24006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 FM301500 24013KT P6SM BKN060 FM301800 30015G20KT P6SM BKN050 FM302200 29010KT P6SM BKN250
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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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