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KLXV Lake County Airport
Leadville, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: LXV
Lat/Long: 39-13-12.9630N / 106-19-00.0860W
39-13.216050N / 106-19.001433W
39.2202675 / -106.3166906
(estimated)
Elevation: 9927 ft. / 3025.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (1995)
From city: 2 miles SW of LEADVILLE, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 80461

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1962
Sectional chart: DENVER
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LXV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT 0730-1800, NOV-APR 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL SHERIFF DISPATCH 719-486-1249.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 118.375 (719-486-2735)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 119.85/363.15 (ASPEN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DBLr104/29.9RED TABLE VOR/DME113.0012E
SXWr116/39.7SNOW VOR/DME109.2012E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 6400 x 75 ft. / 1951 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Double wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 39-13.687450N39-12.648417N
Longitude: 106-19.101317W106-18.871917W
Elevation: 9925.0 ft.9918.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 159 magnetic, 170 true339 magnetic, 350 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 150 x 100 ft. / 46 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in poor condition
RWY H1 HAS 6-8 INCH LIP ALL AROUND EDGES; CONCRETE HAS LONGITUDINAL & CORNER CRACKING. EDGE FALLING APART.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair condition

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY COMMISSIONER
LAKE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
LEADVILLE, CO 80461
Phone 719-486-0993
LOCAL POC - KEN OLSEN, COUNTY COMISSIONER.
Manager: ZACHARY COLESCOTT
BOX 964
LEADVILLE, CO 80461
Phone 719-486-0307

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 27/day *
50% transient general aviation
28% local general aviation
20% military
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

OBSTRN LGTS ON BCN TWR.
ALL TWYS & NEW RAMP AREA MKD WITH BLUE & WHITE REFLECTORS.
OLD RAMP AREA HAS POTHOLES & LOOSE AGGREGATE NEAR ARPT OFC.
RY H1 HAS 20-30 FT TREES 90 FT EAST OF PAD.
ALL PAVEMENT EDGES HAVE SOFT SHOULDERS.
TWY TURNOFF HAVE LGTS & BLUE REFLECTORS.
RY 34 HA +50 FT POWER LINES 750 FT RIGHT OF THRESHOLD.
DEER ON & INVOF RY.

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 16   download
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
DAVVY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download
LOZUL TWO (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KASE - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport/Sardy Field (26 nm W)
KAEJ - Central Colorado Regional Airport (26 nm S)
KEGE - Eagle County Regional Airport (38 nm NW)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (43 nm S)
20V - Mc Elroy Airfield (50 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KLXV (Lake County Airport)
Photo by Richard Hardoon
Photo taken 18-Jun-2007
from a Citation at FL200 climbing over the Rockies

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From to KLXV

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3613:36
Sunrise07:0414:04
Sunset17:3500:35
Evening civil twilight18:0301:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 07:43:59
Local (UTC-7)  10-Feb-2010 00:43:59
 
METAR
KLXV 100653Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR M18/M21 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP136 T11781206 410441239 FZRANO TSNO
KCCU 
17nm NE 
100716Z AUTO 10SM CLR M12/M18 A2985 RMK AO2
TAF
KASE 
26nm W 
100520Z 1006/1106 19004KT P6SM BKN100 FM101200 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060 FM101800 34005KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060 FM110100 19004KT P6SM SCT090
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Leadville - Lake County Airport UNICOM 122.80
719-486-0307
719-293-5110
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
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Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
AS $3.62 $4.65 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Leadville Airport Aviation 719-486-1743
[web site]
[email]
Flight training

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Lake County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Lake County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Leadville Vacation Lodging 719-486-1743
[web site]
[email]
Lodging

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Peri and Ed's Mountain Hideaway 719-486-0716
719-486-4866
[web site]
[email]
Public telephone, Internet access, Lodging
 
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3.3 miles
free shuttle
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Hotels near Lake County Airport

Miles Price ($)
DELAWARE HOTEL 2.4 139-140
SUPER 8 LEADVILLE CO 2.7 80-113
SILVER KING INN 3.0 80-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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3 in Leadville
 

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Other Pages about Lake County Airport

www.lxvairport.com
www.lakecountyco.com/airport
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