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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 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 10-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 23:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 11:21:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Nov-2009 06:21:36 |
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| METAR |
| KLZU | 100150Z 07008KT 7SM SKC 16/10 A3030
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KWDR 15nm E | 101100Z AUTO 06003KT 4SM SCT006 OVC013 13/13 A3023 RMK AO1
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KPDK 18nm W | 101053Z AUTO 06003KT 4SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC010 14/14 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 P0005 T01440139
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KGVL 18nm N | 101053Z AUTO 05010G16KT 4SM RA BR FEW019 BKN042 OVC065 14/13 A3020 RMK AO2 RAB0957 SLP220 P0009 T01390128
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| TAF |
KPDK 18nm W | 100539Z 1006/1106 07007KT P6SM BKN025 BKN045 FM100800 06014G20KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM101400 07019G30KT 2SM +RA BR OVC005 FM110000 05019KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007
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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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