FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 AUGUST 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | LKU |
Lat/Long: | 38-00-35.3690N 077-58-12.4560W 38-00.589483N 077-58.207600W 38.0098247,-77.9701267 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 493.7 ft. / 150.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 10W (2010) |
From city: | 2 miles SE of LOUISA, VA |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 23093 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1987 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | WASHINGTON CENTER |
FSS: | LEESBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LKU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0830-1700, ALL SAT & SUN CLSD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09/27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.475 (540-967-1983) |
POTOMAC APPROACH: | 132.85 120.525 |
POTOMAC DEPARTURE: | 132.85 120.525 |
WX AWOS-3 at 7W4 (11 nm E): | 120.775 (540-872-0303) |
WX AWOS-3 at GVE (13 nm NW): | 120.225 (540-832-2095) |
WX AWOS-3 at OMH (15 nm N): | 118.075 (540-672-0505) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
GVEr098/8.6 | | GORDONSVILLE VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 06W |
FAKr353/29.7 | | FLAT ROCK VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 06W |
BRVr245/35.1 | | BROOKE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 09W |
CSNr193/38.2 | | CASANOVA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
NAILR | | 197/26.8 | | 351 | | 10W | | MSQ | -- ... --.- |
SHANNON | | 248/29.0 | | 237 | | 10W | | EZF | . --.. ..-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 4300 x 100 ft. / 1311 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 38-00.542198N | | 38-00.636730N |
Longitude: | 077-58.651320W | | 077-57.763887W |
Elevation: | 469.4 ft. | | 493.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 082 true | | 272 magnetic, 262 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | LOC/DME |
Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 673 ft. from runway, 272 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 23 ft. trees, 1316 ft. from runway, 383 ft. left of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear BRUSH LCTD APPROX 39 FT FM THLD, 132 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | IND DEV AUTH OF LOUISA CO. PO BOX 27 LOUISA, VA 23093 Phone 540-967-0050 |
Manager: | ED JARVIS 335 INDUSTRIAL DR, P.O. BOX 27 LOUISA, VA 23093 Phone 540-967-0050 EJARVIS@LOUISA.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 51 | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 85/day * | 64% | local general aviation | 32% | transient general aviation | 2% | air taxi | 2% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | BCN LOCATED ON WATER TWR; NORTH SIDE APCH RY 27. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | 3 FT PVC GAS LINE MARKER LCTD APRX 26 FT FM RY 09 THLD, 54 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
- | FOR CD CTC POTOMAC APCH AT 540-349-9697 |
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 from 11 August 2022 at 0901Z to 08 September 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (238KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (227KB) |
LOC RWY 27 | |
download (200KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (143KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (357KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7W4 - Lake Anna Airport (11 nm E)
KGVE - Gordonsville Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
KOMH - Orange County Airport (15 nm N)
KCHO - Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (24 nm W)
KEZF - Shannon Airport (29 nm NE)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Aug-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 10:01 |
Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
Sunset | | 20:03 | | 00:03 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Aug-2022 01:11:40 |
Local (UTC-4) | 16-Aug-2022 21:11:40 |
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METAR |
KLKU | 170055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN085 16/ A3000 RMK AO2 T0164////
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K7W4 11nm E | 170055Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A2999 RMK AO1 T01780165
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KOMH 15nm N | 170055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 18/18 A3001 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCHO 24nm W | 161720Z 1618/1718 04008KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 OVC070 FM162000 08005KT P6SM BKN100 FM170000 00000KT P6SM SCT130 FM171400 04004KT P6SM FEW120
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NOTAMs |
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