FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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 |
| DBLr104/29.9 | | RED TABLE VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 12E |
| SXWr116/39.7 | | SNOW VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 12E |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 39-13.687450N | | 39-12.648417N |
| Longitude: | 106-19.101317W | | 106-18.871917W |
| Elevation: | 9925.0 ft. | | 9918.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 170 true | | 339 magnetic, 350 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | left | | left |
| 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 - COUNTY COMISSIONER. |
| Manager: | DAN JENSEN BOX 1597 LEADVILLE, CO 80461 Phone 719-486-2627 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 20% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 06 September 2007 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 16 | |
download (416KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| DAVVY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (114KB) |
| LOZUL TWO (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (106KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Richard Hardoon
Photo taken 18-Jun-2007
from a Citation at FL200 climbing over the Rockies
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| Sectional chart |
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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-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 19:28 | | 01:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:55 | | 01:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 16:17:37 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Sep-2008 10:17:37 |
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| METAR |
| KLXV | 051553Z AUTO 32007KT 270V350 10SM BKN070 12/M07 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01171067 TSNO
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KCCU 17nm NE | 051532Z AUTO 27019G26KT 10SM SCT048 04/M11 A3038 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KASE 26nm W | 051120Z 051212 19005KT P6SM FEW100 FM1600 36006KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM1900 34012G20KT P6SM FEW100 SCT200 FM0200 20005KT P6SM SCT200
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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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