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KLVN Airlake Airport
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: LVN
Lat/Long: 44-37-40.2890N / 093-13-41.1490W
44-37.671483N / 093-13.685817W
44.6278581 / -93.2280969
(estimated)
Elevation: 960 ft. / 292.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1995)
From city: 22 miles S of MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55044

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1966
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LVN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0700-1700, ALL SUN 0800-1600
Pattern altitude: 1760 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30, REIL & VASI RY 12, MALSR & PAPI RY 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 118.0 (952-469-5850)
MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: 134.7
MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: 134.7
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 118.95
WX AWOS-3 at SYN (13 nm SE): 119.35 (507-664-3806)
WX ASOS at MSP (15 nm N): PHONE 612-725-0939
WX ASOS at FCM (15 nm NW): PHONE 952-941-4156
WX AWOS-3 at SGS (16 nm NE): 119.425 (651-457-8120)
WX AWOS-3 at FBL (18 nm S): 111.2 (507-332-2505)
WX ASOS at STP (20 nm N): PHONE 651-298-1410
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (FARMINGTON RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FGTr259/2.0FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7006E
FCMr135/15.4FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME111.8006E
MSPr177/16.1MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME115.3002E
FOWr012/26.1HALFWAY VOR/DME111.2002E
GEPr163/31.7GOPHER VORTAC117.3006E
MKTr043/38.2MANKATO VOR/DME110.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
NARCO204/13.226602EMS -- ...
HOPEY217/19.140003EPPI .--. .--. ..
WASECA021/36.237102EACQ .- -.-. --.-
GLENCOE099/37.440703EGYL --. -.-- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4098 x 75 ft. / 1249 x 23 m
REPAINTED. DISPLACEMENT ON NW END NOW TAXIWAY.
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 80.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 44-37.826800N44-37.516150N
Longitude: 093-14.104950W093-13.266683W
Elevation: 960.0 ft.951.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 114 magnetic, 117 true294 magnetic, 297 true
Displaced threshold: no391 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.25 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 50 ft. tree, 1040 ft. from runway, 550 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 315 ft. right of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear
50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: METRO ARPTS CMSN
6040 28TH AVE SO.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450
Phone 612-726-8100
Manager: JEFF NAWROCKI
6040 - 28TH AVE SO.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450
Phone 952-469-4414
MAINT SUPVR VERN KEN 612-469-4040 MON-FRI 0800-1630.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 159
Single engine airplanes: 151
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 178/day *
80% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 May 2006

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
ULTRALIGHT OPNS NOT PERMITTED.
HANGARS 450 FT FROM CENTERLINE IN PRIMARY SURFACE.

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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AGUDE ONE   download (267KB)
ENCEE ONE (RNAV)   download (170KB)
GOPHER FIVE **CHANGED**   download (341KB)
TWOLF ONE **CHANGED**   2 pages: [1] [2] (323KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (223KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 12 **CHANGED**   download (216KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (15 nm N)
KFCM - Flying Cloud Airport (15 nm NW)
KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport-Richard E Fleming Field (16 nm NE)
KFBL - Faribault Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KSTP - St. Paul Downtown Airport / Holman Field (20 nm N)
 
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Area around KLVN (Airlake Airport)
 
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From to KLVN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0010:00
Sunrise05:3610:36
Sunset20:5901:59
Evening civil twilight21:3602:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Jul-2008 02:00:55
Local (UTC-5)  06-Jul-2008 21:00:55
 
METAR
KLVN 070134Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN048 28/23 A2982 RMK AO2
KSYN 
13nm SE 
070134Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2982 RMK AO2
KSGS 
14nm N 
070133Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM SCT065 28/22 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE
KMSP 
15nm N 
070153Z 30004KT 10SM FEW080 SCT120 SCT250 29/16 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02890156
KFCM 
16nm NW 
070153Z 33004KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02830172
KFBL 
19nm S 
070134Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM RA BKN120 28/22 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
KSTP 
20nm N 
070153Z 35003KT 10SM FEW070 30/15 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE TSB18E46 SLP087 T03000150
TAF
KMSP 
15nm N 
062336Z 070024 29009KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050CB FM0100 34005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN120 FM0500 06005KT P6SM SCT200 FM1500 10006KT P6SM SCT050 SCT150 FM1800 14008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Aircraft Resource Center, Inc. 952-469-4414
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
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Hotels near Airlake Airport

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN LAKEVILLE 5.3 79-95
AMERICINN LAKEVILLE 5.8 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Airlake Airport

2 in Lakeville
2 in Apple Valley
9 in Burnsville
2 in Northfield
11 in Eagan
31 in Bloomington
3 in Inver Grove Heights
1 in Richfield
2 in Mendota Heights
6 in Shakopee
2 in Cottage Grove
1 in South St Paul
11 in Eden Prairie
 

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