FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LNS |
| Lat/Long: | 40-07-18.1750N / 076-17-45.9520W 40-07.302917N / 076-17.765867W 40.1217153 / -76.2960978 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 403 ft. / 122.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09W (1965) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of LANCASTER, PA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 17543 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | NEW YORK |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | NEW YORK CENTER |
| FSS: | WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LNS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-2200, ALL SAT 0700-2000, ALL SUN 0700-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1403 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 08/26; MALSR RY 08; MIRL 13/31; REIL RY 31 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR (717) 569-1221. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.9 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 125.675 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 717-569-8860 |
| LANCASTER GROUND: | 121.8 [0600-2300] |
| LANCASTER TOWER: | 120.9 251.1 [0600-2300] |
| HARRISBURG APPROACH: | 126.45 |
| HARRISBURG DEPARTURE: | 126.45 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- WHEN TWR CLSD PKUP CLNC TF 800-932-0712.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LRP at field | | LANCASTER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 09W |
| RAVr163/29.4 | | RAVINE VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 11W |
| MXEr302/31.2 | | MODENA VORTAC | | 113.20 | | 09W |
| PTWr269/34.3 | | POTTSTOWN VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 09W |
| HARr117/37.1 | | HARRISBURG VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 10W |
| ETXr234/39.3 | | EAST TEXAS VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 09W |
| PPMr001/39.7 | | PHILLIPS VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 09W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BELLGROVE | | 158/22.2 | | 328 | | 10W | | BZJ | -... --.. .--- |
| YORK | | 077/29.3 | | 254 | | 11W | | EUD | . ..- -.. |
| ABERDEEN | | 357/36.3 | | 349 | | 11W | | APG | .- .--. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6934 x 150 ft. / 2113 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 92.0 | | Double tandem: | 146.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. THLD MARKINGS MISSING, NUMERALS & TDZ MARKINGS NOT SPACED AS REQUIRED DUE TO LOCATION OF TEMP DSPLCD THLD. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-07.195667N | | 40-07.623833N |
| Longitude: | 076-18.243167W | | 076-16.864167W |
| Elevation: | 396.0 ft. | | 375.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 068 true | | 257 magnetic, 248 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 55 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6934 TODA:6934 ASDA:6475 LDA:6275 | | TORA:6934 TODA:6934 ASDA:6234 LDA:5775 |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-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: | 7 ft. road, 273 ft. from runway, 55 ft. both sides of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear RWY 08 / RWY 08 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | none 50:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4102 x 100 ft. / 1250 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 92.0 | | Double tandem: | 146.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 40-07.389567N | | 40-07.059833N |
| Longitude: | 076-18.228033W | | 076-17.460067W |
| Elevation: | 394.1 ft. | | 399.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 119 true | | 308 magnetic, 299 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4102 TODA:4102 ASDA:4102 LDA:4102 | | TORA:4102 TODA:4102 ASDA:4102 LDA:4102 |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 54 ft. tree, 1538 ft. from runway, 292 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LANCASTER ARPT AUTHORITY 500 AIRPORT RD SUITE G LITITZ, PA 17543-9340 Phone 717-569-1221 |
| Manager: | DAVID F EBERLY 500 AIRPORT RD SUITE G LITITZ, PA 17543-9340 Phone 717-569-1221 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 142 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 104 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 10 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 253/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | 5% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-31 | AER 31 SAFETY AREA UNAVBL DUE TO RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. |
| - | RY LGTS AND MALSR UNMONITORED WHEN TWR CLSD. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (279KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (241KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (250KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (253KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (236KB) |
| VOR RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (189KB) |
| VOR RWY 31 **CHANGED** | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
N71 - Donegal Springs Airpark (13 nm W)
9D4 - Deck Airport (14 nm N)
KMQS - Chester County G O Carlson Airport (22 nm SE)
KRDG - Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (22 nm NE)
KMDT - Harrisburg International Airport (22 nm W)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Lancaster Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:10 | | 09:10 |
| Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 09:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 01:09 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 06:14:15 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 02:14:15 |
|
| METAR |
| KLNS | 050553Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01780122 10222 20172 52006
|
|
| TAF |
KRDG 21nm NE | 050530Z 0506/0606 VRB03KT P6SM SCT140 BKN200 FM051000 36004KT P6SM SCT140 BKN200 FM051400 28006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT120 BKN200 FM051700 24007KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 BKN250 FM060000 23004KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200
|
KMDT 22nm W | 050535Z 0506/0606 30007KT P6SM FEW080 SCT200 FM051400 30005KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|