FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:01 | | 10:01 |
| Sunrise | | 05:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 21:07 | | 02:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:44 | | 02:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 06:18:19 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 01:18:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KLJF | 050554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3003 RMK AO2
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KHCD
15nm SE | 050553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3002 RMK AO2 T01400127 10237 20140 402370140
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KPEX
19nm NW | 050552Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A3004 RMK AO2 T01300116
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| TAF |
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KSTC
33nm NE | 050520Z 0506/0606 35002KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250 TEMPO 0510/0512 3SM BR FM051400 33006KT P6SM FEW250 FM051700 32009KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 FM060100 33005KT P6SM SCT250
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KRWF
41nm SW | 050520Z 0506/0606 29003KT 6SM BR SCT090 SCT250 TEMPO 0508/0510 5SM BR FM051300 32006KT P6SM SCT090 SCT250 FM051700 31009KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 FM060100 31004KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250
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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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