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KLVN Airlake Airport
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: LVN
Lat/Long: 44-37-40.3000N / 093-13-41.1000W
44-37.671667N / 093-13.685000W
44.6278611 / -93.2280833
(estimated)
Elevation: 960 ft. / 292.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1995)
From city: 22 miles S of MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 55044

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1966
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LVN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0700-1700, ALL SUN 0800-1600
Pattern altitude: 1760 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30, REIL & VASI RY 12, MALSR & PAPI RY 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 118.0 (952-469-5850)
MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: 134.7
MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: 134.7
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 118.95
WX AWOS-3 at SYN (13 nm SE): 119.35 (507-664-3806)
WX ASOS at MSP (15 nm N): PHONE 612-725-0939
WX ASOS at FCM (15 nm NW): PHONE 952-941-4156
WX AWOS-3 at SGS (16 nm NE): 119.425 (651-457-8120)
WX AWOS-3 at FBL (18 nm S): 111.2 (507-332-2505)
WX ASOS at STP (20 nm N): PHONE 651-298-1410
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (FARMINGTON RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FGTr259/2.0FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7006E
FCMr135/15.4FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME111.8006E
MSPr177/16.1MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME115.3002E
FOWr012/26.1HALFWAY VOR/DME111.2002E
GEPr163/31.7GOPHER VORTAC117.3006E
MKTr043/38.2MANKATO VOR/DME110.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
NARCO204/13.226602EMS -- ...
HOPEY217/19.140003EPPI .--. .--. ..
WASECA021/36.237102EACQ .- -.-. --.-
GLENCOE099/37.440703EGYL --. -.-- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4098 x 75 ft. / 1249 x 23 m
REPAINTED. DISPLACEMENT ON NW END NOW TAXIWAY.
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 80.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 44-37.827077N44-37.516212N
Longitude: 093-14.104922W093-13.266485W
Elevation: 960.3 ft.951.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 114 magnetic, 117 true294 magnetic, 297 true
Displaced threshold: no392 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.25 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 17 ft. tree, 514 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear4 ft. hill, 201 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline
RWY 30, HILL 7 FT, 200 FT FRM END, 250-430 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: METRO ARPTS CMSN
6040 28TH AVE SO.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450
Phone 612-726-8100
Manager: GREG FRIES
644 BAYFIELD STREET
ST PAUL, MN 55107
Phone 651-224-4306
MAINT SUPVR VERN KEN 612-469-4040 MON-FRI 0800-1630.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 137
Single engine airplanes: 127
Multi engine airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 178/day *
80% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 May 2009

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
ULTRALIGHT OPNS NOT PERMITTED.
HANGARS 400' NORTH FROM CL IN PRIMARY SURFACE.
MAINT SUPVR TEL 612-469-4040 MON-FRI 0800-1630.

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.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AGUDE ONE   download (268KB)
ENCEE ONE (RNAV)   download (170KB)
GOPHER FIVE   download (341KB)
TWOLF ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (323KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 30   download (221KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 12   download (210KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (15 nm N)
KFCM - Flying Cloud Airport (15 nm NW)
KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport-Richard E Fleming Field (16 nm NE)
KFBL - Faribault Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KSTP - St. Paul Downtown Airport / Holman Field (20 nm N)
 
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From to KLVN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0513:05
Sunrise07:3813:38
Sunset16:3222:32
Evening civil twilight17:0523:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2009 21:53:46
Local (UTC-6)  08-Dec-2009 15:53:46
 
METAR
KLVN 082131Z AUTO 02012G17KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC007 M07/M08 A2989 RMK AO2
KSYN 
13nm SE 
082135Z AUTO 03012G19KT 2SM -SN OVC008 M05/M06 A2987 RMK AO2 VIS 1 3/4V3 T10461065
KSGS 
14nm N 
082134Z AUTO 03010G16KT 3SM BR OVC001 M05/M08 A2992 RMK AO2 T10551080
KMSP 
15nm N 
082131Z 01013G20KT 1 1/2SM R30L/5000VP6000FT -SN OVC019 M07/M10 A2993 RMK AO2 P0000
KFCM 
16nm NW 
082134Z 02014G19KT 3/4SM -SN BKN018 OVC038 M07/M11 A2990 RMK AO2 P0000
KFBL 
19nm S 
082135Z AUTO 02013G18KT 3SM -SN SCT008 BKN014 OVC028 M06/M08 A2986 RMK AO2
KSTP 
20nm N 
082131Z 02013G19KT 1 1/4SM -SN OVC014 M06/M09 A2995 RMK AO2 P0000
TAF
KMSP 
15nm N 
081925Z 0819/0924 03012KT 1 1/2SM -SN SCT010 OVC015 TEMPO 0819/0821 3/4SM -SN SCT008 BKN010 OVC015 FM082300 03014G20KT 3/4SM -SN BKN008 OVC012 FM090200 02015G22KT 1/2SM SN OVC007 FM090400 36017G26KT 1/2SM SN OVC003 TEMPO 0904/0908 1/4SM SN BLSN VV001
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Aircraft Resource Center, Inc. 952-469-4414
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
Crew car  
 
More info about Aircraft Resource Center, Inc.
ExxonMobil
100LL Jet A
AS --- $3.85 
FS $4.25 $3.35 
SS $4.10 --- 
 Updated 02-Oct-2009
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AS=Assisted/Self Service
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Airlake Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Airlake Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KLVN have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN BURNSVILLE (APPLE VALLEY)airport transportation 8.5 79-170
AMERICINN LAKEVILLE 5.8 95-130
 

Other hotels near Airlake Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN MINNEAPOLIS-LAKEVILLE 3.5 108-179
COMFORT INN LAKEVILLE 5.4 112-139

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Airlake Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KLVN but to other nearby airports such as KMSP.
    

Hotels in other cities near Airlake Airport

3 in Lakeville
2 in Apple Valley
10 in Burnsville
3 in Northfield
14 in Eagan
36 in Bloomington
3 in Inver Grove Heights
3 in Richfield
2 in Mendota Heights
6 in Shakopee
2 in Cottage Grove
1 in South St Paul
15 in Eden Prairie
 

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Other Pages about Airlake Airport

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