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KLVN
Airport
Airlake
Minneapolis, Minnesota

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/20/2008 - 1/15/2009

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:LVN / KLVN
Lat/Lng: 44.6278611111, -93.2280833333
44-37-40.3000N, 093-13-41.1000W
Estimated by 3RD PARTY SURVEY on 12/17/2007
Elevation: 960 feet Surveyed by NGS on 06/28/1989
Magnetic Variation: 03E, (1995), [1E (2008)]
Sectional: TWIN CITIES
From City: 22nm S of Minneapolis

Operations

Use: Open to the public
Ownership: Publicly owned
Activation: 12/1966
Attended: All year Mon-Sat 0700-1700 (local) All year Sun 0800-1600 (local)
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Minneapolis Center (ZMP)
FSS: Princeton FSS (PNM)
NOTAMs and Weather: LVN NOTAM-D service at airport
Pattern Altitude: 1760 MSL (800 AGL)
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: no
Lights: Dusk-Dawn (local time), Activate HIRL Runway 12/30, REIL & VASI Runway 12, MALSR & PAPI Runway 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: Clear-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 123.000
UNICOM: 123.000
Weather: AWOS-3 952-469-5850 118.0
Approach:
Contact 'MINNEAPOLIS' Approach
134.7, 284.7
Departure:
Contact 'MINNEAPOLIS' Departure
134.7, 284.7
Other: ---CD/P 118.95
Master Airport: MSP (MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN)

Services

Fuel: Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
Self Service Fuel Available 24 Hrs with Credit Card.
Airframe Repair: Major
Powerplant Repair: Major
Bottled Oxygen: Low pressure
Transient Storage: Hanger,Tie-Down
Other Services: Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental, Aircraft Sales

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA: 121
Multi Engine GA: 9
Total: 130

Annual Operations

For year ending: 05/30/2006
Local GA (< 20 miles): 52000
Non-local GA: 13000
Total: 65000

Ownership

Owner: Metro Arpts Cmsn
6040 28Th Ave So.
Minneapolis, Mn 55450
612-726-8100
Manager: Jeff Nawrocki
Maintenance Supvr Vern Ken 612-469-4040 Mon-Fri 0800-1630.
6040 - 28Th Ave So.
Minneapolis, Mn 55450
952-469-4414

Runways

Runways: 12/30

Runway 12/30

Length: 4098 feet
Repainted. Displacement on NW End Now Taxiway.
by State on 09/29/2002
Width: 75 feet
Surface: Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Good Condition
Weight Capacity: Single Wheel aircraft: 30,000 lbs
Dual Wheel aircraft: 80,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: High Intensity
End 12 End 30
True Alignment: 117, (116 Magnetic) 297, (296 Magnetic)
ILS Type:   ILS
Right Hand Pattern: Yes  
Runway Markings: Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition Precision Instrument, Good Condition
Displaced Threshold Distance:   392'
Elevation at End: 960.3' MSL 951.2' MSL
Elevation at Displaced Threshold:   952.1' MSL
Elevation at Touchdown Zone: 960' MSL 958' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 37' AGL 29' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 3.25° 3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 4-Box VASI on left side of runway 4-light PAPI on right side of runway
Approach Lights:   MALSR - 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL): Yes  
Objects: Tree Road
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Other than utility runway with a nonprecision approach having visibility minimums greater than 3/4 mile Precision Instrument Runway
Object Clearance Slope: 16:1 43:1
50:1 to Displaced Threshold.
Object Height: 50' AGL 15' AGL
Object Distance: 1040' Along centerline
550' Left of centerline
850' Along centerline
315' Right of centerline

Procedures

Additional Remarks

Birds on & in View of Airport.
Ultralight Operations not Permitted.
Hangars 450 Ft from Centerline in Primary Surface.

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