FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LKP |
| Lat/Long: | 44-15-52.1050N / 073-57-42.7190W 44-15.868417N / 073-57.711983W 44.2644736 / -73.9618664 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1747 ft. / 532 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of LAKE PLACID, NY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 12946 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1939 |
| Sectional chart: | MONTREAL |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BURLINGTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes SEGMENTED CIRCLE HAS NO TFC PATTERN INDICATOR. |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at SLK (13 nm NW): | 124.175 (518-891-6696) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 120.35/342.25 (BURLINGTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SLKr139/12.7 | | SARANAC LAKE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 14W |
| PLBr232/31.5 | | PLATTSBURGH VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 15W |
| BTVr272/34.4 | | BURLINGTON VOR/DME | | 117.50 | | 15W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4196 x 60 ft. / 1279 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 44-16.069667N | | 44-15.667500N |
| Longitude: | 073-58.102667W | | 073-57.321500W |
| Elevation: | 1743.1 ft. | | 1745.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 126 true | | 321 magnetic, 306 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1140 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 47 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 218 ft. right of centerline RY 14 HAS 13 FT ROAD 137 FT FM THLD, +43-47 FT TREES, 0-200 FT FM RY END, 218-225 RT. | | 39 ft. trees, 203 ft. from runway, 164 ft. left of centerline 35 FT TREES 13 FT FM RY END, 249 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | NO.ELBA PARK DISTRICT BOX 630 LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 Phone 518-523-2473 |
| Manager: | STEVE SHORT BOX 630 LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 Phone 518-523-2473 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 14% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINS ON BOTH APPROACHES 1-5 MILES FROM RWY ENDS. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY SPRING AND FALL. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (305KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (321KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSLK - Adirondack Regional Airport (13 nm NW)
KPBG - Plattsburgh International Airport (31 nm NE)
4B6 - Ticonderoga Municipal Airport (33 nm SE)
KBTV - Burlington International Airport (37 nm E)
KMAL - Malone-Dufort Airport (39 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Michele Shevlin; Pilot - Chris Shevlin
Taken in September 2010
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Times for 10-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:17 | | 22:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 22:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2012 17:40:31 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Feb-2012 12:40:31 |
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| METAR |
KSLK 13nm NW | 101651Z AUTO 23012G17KT 10SM BKN031 M02/M08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP143 T10171083
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| TAF |
KSLK 13nm NW | 101448Z 1015/1112 23010G18KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 TEMPO 1019/1023 SCT028 FM102300 28006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM110400 34011KT 1SM -SN OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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