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 |
| FGTr259/2.0 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| FCMr135/15.4 | | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 06E |
| MSPr177/16.1 | | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 02E |
| FOWr012/26.1 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| GEPr163/31.7 | | GOPHER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 06E |
| MKTr043/38.2 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NARCO | | 204/13.2 | | 266 | | 02E | | MS | -- ... |
| HOPEY | | 217/19.1 | | 400 | | 03E | | PPI | .--. .--. .. |
| WASECA | | 021/36.2 | | 371 | | 02E | | ACQ | .- -.-. --.- |
| GLENCOE | | 099/37.4 | | 407 | | 03E | | GYL | --. -.-- .-.. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 44-37.826800N | | 44-37.516150N |
| Longitude: | 093-14.104950W | | 093-13.266683W |
| Elevation: | 960.0 ft. | | 951.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 117 true | | 294 magnetic, 297 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 391 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. tree, 1040 ft. from runway, 550 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 15 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 |
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| 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 05:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:59 | | 01:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:36 | | 02:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jul-2008 02:00:55 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 21:00:55 |
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| METAR |
| KLVN | 070134Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN048 28/23 A2982 RMK AO2
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KSYN 13nm SE | 070134Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2982 RMK AO2
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KSGS 14nm N | 070133Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM SCT065 28/22 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE
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KMSP 15nm N | 070153Z 30004KT 10SM FEW080 SCT120 SCT250 29/16 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02890156
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KFCM 16nm NW | 070153Z 33004KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02830172
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KFBL 19nm S | 070134Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM RA BKN120 28/22 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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KSTP 20nm N | 070153Z 35003KT 10SM FEW070 30/15 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE TSB18E46 SLP087 T03000150
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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