FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LRJ |
| Lat/Long: | 42-46-42.8000N 096-11-36.9000W
42-46.713333N 096-11.615000W
42.7785556,-96.1935833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1197 ft. / 364.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2015) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of LE MARS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 51031 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1941 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LRJ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1730, ALL SAT- SUN PRIOR REQUEST |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWYS 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3P: | 120.975 (712-546-8439) |
| SIOUX CITY APPROACH: | 124.6 |
| SIOUX CITY DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
| WX AWOS-3P at SXK (13 nm N): | 120.075 (712-567-1005) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.025/235.625 (SIOUX CITY RCAG) WHEN SIOUX CITY ATCT CLSD.
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5056 x 75 ft. / 1541 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 12 /R/C/W/U | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-47.125885N | | 42-46.301695N |
| Longitude: | 096-11.536280W | | 096-11.692977W |
| Elevation: | 1193.7 ft. | | 1193.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 188 true | | 005 magnetic, 008 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 300 ft.
36:1 CLEARANCE TO DTHR. | | 300 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. tree, 282 ft. from runway, 54 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
8 FT SHRUBS 25 FT FROM RWY END 85 FT RIGHT ON APCH. | | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 33:1 TO DTHR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LE MARS
22 2ND ST SE
LE MARS, IA 51031
Phone 712-546-7018 |
| Manager: | TOM MULLALLY
1621 AIRPORT DRIVE
LE MARS, IA 51031
Phone (712) 540-1665
AFTER HRS NMBR IS 712-540-1665 |
Additional Remarks
| - | AFT HRS SVC FEE. |
| - | RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SIOUX CITY ATCT ON 124.6 OR CALL 712-293-2482. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -23C. |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (404KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSXK - Sioux County Regional Airport (13 nm N)
KSUX - Sioux Gateway Airport/Brigadier General Bud Day Field (24 nm S)
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (28 nm E)
KSHL - Sheldon Regional Airport (30 nm NE)
KVMR - Harold Davidson Field Airport (33 nm W)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 10:24 |
| Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 21:02 | | 02:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:36 | | 02:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Jul-2025 10:35:17 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Jul-2025 05:35:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KLRJ | 121015Z AUTO 30006G11KT 10SM OVC110 18/18 A2997 RMK AO2
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KSXK
13nm N | 121015Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM FEW033 FEW038 OVC050 17/17 A2996 RMK AO2
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KSUX
25nm S | 120535Z 1206/1306 33011KT 5SM FU BKN100 FM120730 32009KT P6SM BKN150 FM121600 32009G16KT P6SM BKN200 FM122100 30009KT 6SM FU BKN200 FM130100 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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