FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LZU |
| Lat/Long: | 33-58-41.0740N / 083-57-44.5580W 33-58.684567N / 083-57.742633W 33.9780761 / -83.9623772 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1061 ft. / 323.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of LAWRENCEVILLE, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 30045 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LZU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1039 FT; TPA FOR JET & TURBO PROP ACFT 1539 FT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.1 |
| UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| ATIS: | 132.275 |
| WX AWOS-3: | PHONE 770-339-7753 |
| GWINNETT GROUND: | 121.8 [0700-2100] |
| GWINNETT TOWER: | 124.1 [0700-2100] |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 126.975 |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 126.975 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.8 134.0 |
| (WHEN LZU ATCT CLSD): | 134.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at WDR (15 nm E): | 118.575 (770-868-0642) |
| WX AWOS-A at D73 (18 nm SE): | 392 |
| WX ASOS at PDK (18 nm W): | PHONE 770-457-1691 |
| WX ASOS at GVL (19 nm N): | 126.475 (770-532-4687) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PDKr072/17.8 | | PEACHTREE VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 02W |
| ATLr048/31.5 | | ATLANTA VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 00W |
| AHNr273/31.8 | | ATHENS VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 00E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Gradient: | RY 25 SLOPE 0.5% UP SOUTHWEST. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 33-58.465600N | | 33-58.904083N |
| Longitude: | 083-58.274150W | | 083-57.209733W |
| Elevation: | 1061.0 ft. | | 1031.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 064 true | | 246 magnetic, 244 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 24 ft. trees, 440 ft. from runway, 510 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GWINNETT COUNTY 75 LANGELY DR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 Phone 770-822-7000 |
| Manager: | MATT SMITH 600 BRISCOE BLVD LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 Phone 770-822-5196 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 433 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 324 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Jet airplanes: | | 36 | | Helicopters: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 228/day * | | 64% | transient general aviation | | 31% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 March 2009 | |
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 |
| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (341KB) |
| BUNNI TWO | |
download (218KB) |
| MIKEE FOUR | |
download (186KB) |
| TRBOW EIGHT | |
download (295KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 25 | |
download (273KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 07 | |
download (219KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 25 | |
download (249KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWDR - Barrow County Airport (15 nm E)
D73 - Monroe-Walton County Airport (18 nm SE)
KPDK - Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (18 nm W)
KGVL - Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (19 nm N)
9A1 - Covington Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 12-Jul-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 22:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 06:05:04 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Nov-2009 01:05:04 |
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| METAR |
| KLZU | 292250Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 13/02 A3000
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KWDR 15nm E | 300540Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A3001 RMK AO1
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KPDK 18nm W | 300553Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01060050 10139 20094 58016
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KGVL 18nm N | 300553Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM FEW045 SCT100 11/05 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01110050 10139 20100 56012
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| TAF |
KPDK 18nm W | 300520Z 3006/0106 22005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 TEMPO 3008/3009 OVC200 FM300900 22004KT P6SM OVC040 FM301200 25007KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 TEMPO 3014/3018 5SM -RA OVC020 FM301800 29011G18KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM302200 31012G18KT 4SM BR OVC030 FM010000 32010KT P6
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| NOTAMs |
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