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KLVN · Airlake Airport

ICAO · US · 16 NTSB events

ID KLVN FAA LVN Elev 960 ft Lat 44° 37.67' N Lon 93° 13.69' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,099 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 118° 4,099 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
30 298° 4,099 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 115.700
  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.950
  • A/D MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP 125.000
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 115.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 17 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12–30: H4099X75 (ASPH) S–31, D–47, 2S–102 HIRL RWY 12: R…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer, birds and wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 36´.
  • ·RWY 12: TORA–4099 TODA–4099 ASDA–4099 LDA–4099 RWY 30: TORA–4099 TODA–4099 ASDA–4099 LDA–3707
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 4 LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 30; REIL Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30; HIRL Rwy 12–30 preset to low SS–SR: incr intst and ACTIVATE—CTAF.
  • ·Voluntary noise abatement procs in efct.
  • ·See aprt website for more info.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–0000Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Jet A fuel self serve not avbl.
  • ·Rwy 30 designated as calm wind rwy.
  • ·Hangars 400´ north from centerline in primary surface.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 repainted, displacement on `northwest´ end now taxiway.
  • ·Ultralight ops prohibited.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 612-726-8140
  • ·AWOS–3 118.0 (952) 469–5850.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 FARMINGTON RCO 122.1R 115.7T (PRINCETON RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP CON 134.7 MINNEAPOLIS CLNC DEL 118.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis Apch at 612-726-9086.
  • ·FARMINGTON (VH) (H) VORTAC 115.7 FGT Chan 104 N44º37.86´ W93º10.92´ 259º 2.0 NM to fld. 926/6E.
  • ·DME unusable: 275º–280º byd 35 NM 305º–315º byd 35 NM VOR unusable: 235º–240º byd 40 NM 245º–250º byd 40 NM 308º–318º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH OTS TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 140º–359º ILS 108.9 I–LVN Rwy 30.
  • ·Unmonitored. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – TWIN CITIES L–12J, 14I, A IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

16 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

2

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 66,000 ops in 1998

2024 total

34,174

10-yr total

346,196

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 95% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

2.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=16

  • Other 7
  • Loss of control 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-09-06 ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 · Other · day →
2013-07-08 Cessna 120 · Other · VMC · day →
2007-09-13 Schweizer 300 CBI · Other · VMC · day →
2025-06-13 Cessna 650 · Weather · VMC · dusk →
2014-08-31 EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS Sportstar · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-08-17 DUNN DAVID RAF 2000 C · Other · VMC · day →
2009-03-17 EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR PLUS · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-09-17 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · night →
2008-02-23 RANS S-4 Coyote I · Loss of control · day →
2004-08-29 Beech BE-18 · Other · day →
2003-01-31 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · dusk →
2002-07-24 Beech S35 · Other · day →
2000-06-23 Aeronca 7AC · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-11-22 Piper PA-28 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1997-10-31 Piper PA-32-260 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1997-04-19 Maule MX-7-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Sanjay Sundar Sujanani Lakeville MN 3 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 16 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 17 nm
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 20 nm
Matthew Allen Bradway Minneapolis MN 20 nm
Barbara Ann Mack Blaine MN 33 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 42 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 42 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 42 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 49 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Irving Lowell Aslakson Lakeville MN 3 nm
Robert Kevin Blaha Lakeville MN 3 nm
Steven David Fetzek Lakeville MN 3 nm
Lee Joseph Fitzke Lakeville MN 3 nm
Kim Foy Frizzell Lakeville MN 3 nm
Mark Jay Gottlieb Lakeville MN 3 nm
Ernest Thomson F Richards Iii Lakeville MN 3 nm
Craig Victor Delegard Lakeville MN 3 nm
Donald Michael Conniff Lakeville MN 3 nm
David Paul Lindroth Jr Lakeville MN 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Daniel James Clark Lakeville MN 3 nm
Mark Charles Craven Lakeville MN 3 nm
Jeffrey Paul Dietz Lakeville MN 3 nm
Harold John Steffen Lakeville MN 3 nm
Michael Tzenis Lakeville MN 3 nm
Paul David Valley Lakeville MN 3 nm
Shane Lawrence Fleming Lakeville MN 3 nm
Chad Wayne Roemhildt Lakeville MN 3 nm
Thomas Bernard Zeidler Lakeville MN 3 nm
Howard Lee Chouanard Lakeville MN 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 31 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 31 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 43 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 75 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 75 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 118 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 122 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 146 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 157 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 164 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.