FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | LHQ |
Lat/Long: | 39-45-20.2983N 082-39-25.5457W 39-45.338305N 082-39.425762W 39.7556384,-82.6570960 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 868.2 ft. / 264.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06W (1990) |
From city: | 3 miles NW of LANCASTER, OH |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 43130 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1948 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LHQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1800 UNATNDD THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, & NEW YEARS. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF; PAPI RWY 10 & 28 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
WX ASOS: | 118.375 (740-681-1097) |
COLUMBUS APPROACH: | 134.0 132.3 ;100-279 |
COLUMBUS DEPARTURE: | 134.0 132.3 ;100-279 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.65 |
CLASS C/S: | 132.3 ;100-279 |
IC: | 134.0 |
WX AWOS-3 at LCK (13 nm W): | PHONE 614-492-2441 |
WX ASOS at CMH (18 nm NW): | 124.6 (614-338-4083) |
WX ASOS at VTA (18 nm NE): | 121.125 (740-522-1066) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
XUBr052/(20.2) | | YELLOW BUD VOR | | 112.50 | | 05W |
APEr194/23.9 | | APPLETON VORTAC | | 116.70 | | 06W |
ZZVr258/36.9 | | ZANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.95 | | 06W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PICKL | | 139/11.2 | | 376 | | 07W | | LC | .-.. -.-. |
COURT HOUSE | | 081/35.2 | | 414 | | 06W | | CSS | -.-. ... ... |
WAVERLY | | 026/37.5 | | 385 | | 06W | | EOP | . --- .--. |
UNIVERSITY | | 327/38.7 | | 250 | | 06W | | UGS | ..- --. ... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ FUEL AVBL H24 WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 25.5 | Double wheel: | 38.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 39-45.367257N | | 39-45.309312N |
Longitude: | 082-39.958302W | | 082-38.893228W |
Elevation: | 857.0 ft. | | 868.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 100 magnetic, 094 true | | 280 magnetic, 274 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 (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 1250 ft. from runway, 300 ft. both sides of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. brush, 260 ft. from runway, 250 ft. both sides of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | FAIRFIELD CO COMMISSIONERS 210 E MAIN ST RM 301 LANCASTER, OH 43130-3854 Phone 740-654-7001 |
Manager: | PAT ROONEY 3430 OLD COLUMBUS RD NW CARROLL, OH 43112-9674 Phone 740-654-7001 PAT ROONEY CELL 740-475-8188; LONNIE WATTS CELL 740-503-5284. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 79 | Single engine airplanes: | | 67 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 7 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 118/day * | 92% | local general aviation | 8% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 05 September 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
A30A-28 | CALM WIND RWY. |
- | OCNL DEER, BIRDS, & OTR WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | RUNUP AREA N OF AER 28 CLSD PERMLY. |
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 from 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
GAILL THREE (RNAV) | |
download (269KB) |
GUNNE FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (360KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (260KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 **CHANGED** | |
download (254KB) |
VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (176KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (167KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLCK - Rickenbacker International Airport (13 nm W)
KCMH - John Glenn Columbus International Airport (18 nm NW)
KVTA - Newark-Heath Airport (18 nm NE)
KCYO - Pickaway County Memorial Airport (21 nm SW)
I86 - Perry County Airport (22 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 15-Dec-2017
from 4,500' MSL looking west.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
Sunset | | 17:43 | | 22:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 23:12 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jan-2021 12:19:56 |
Local (UTC-5) | 27-Jan-2021 07:19:56 |
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METAR |
KLHQ | 271153Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM OVC021 00/M03 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP228 60000 T00001033 10011 20000 51016
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KLCK 13nm W | 271155Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM OVC020 M01/M04 A3019 RMK AO2 T10071036 10003 21007
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KVTA 18nm NE | 271154Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM FEW015 OVC027 00/M04 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP227 70001 T00001039 10011 20000 51016
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KCMH 18nm NW | 271151Z 35004KT 9SM -SN OVC026 M01/M03 A3019 RMK AO2 SNB42 SLP230 P0000 60000 T10061028 10006 21006 51017
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TAF |
KLCK 13nm W | 271133Z 2712/2812 34008KT P6SM OVC015 FM271400 02008KT P6SM OVC018 FM271900 01012KT P6SM OVC022 FM281000 34010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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KCMH 18nm NW | 271133Z 2712/2812 34008KT P6SM OVC015 FM271400 02008KT P6SM OVC018 FM271900 01012KT P6SM OVC022 FM281000 34010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035
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NOTAMs |
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