FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
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 Savings 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: | 32 ft. trees, 552 ft. from runway, 450 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline APPROACH BLOCKED; TREES ESTIMATED 30 TO 50 FEET HIGH, 500 FT LEFT AND 418 FT RIGHT OF THLD. |
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: | | 304 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 203 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 62 | | Jet airplanes: | | 23 | | Helicopters: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 249/day * | | 72% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 September 2007 | |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| AWSON ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (336KB) |
| BUNNI TWO | |
download (212KB) |
| MIKEE FOUR | |
download (184KB) |
| TRBOW EIGHT | |
download (289KB) |
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 - Northeast Georgia Regional 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 21-Nov-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:55 | | 22:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2008 11:57:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Nov-2008 06:57:36 |
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| METAR |
| KLZU | 210052Z 27005KT 10SM SKC 10/M02 A3004
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KWDR 15nm E | 211139Z AUTO 33014G20KT 10SM CLR 00/M07 A3027 RMK AO1
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KPDK 18nm W | 211153Z 33012G20KT 10SM SCT039 00/M08 A3027 RMK AO2 PK WND 32027/1054 SLP261 T00001083 10044 20000 53032
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KGVL 18nm N | 211153Z AUTO 32013G20KT 10SM CLR M01/M09 A3024 RMK AO2 PK WND 32026/1128 SLP244 T10111094 10044 21011 53032
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| TAF |
KPDK 18nm W | 210752Z 2108/2206 32015G25KT P6SM BKN035 FM211400 33018G28KT P6SM FEW035 FM212300 33010KT P6SM SKC FM220300 35003KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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