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KLXT · Lee's Summit Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KLXT FAA LXT Elev 1,004 ft Lat 38° 57.58' N Lon 94° 22.28' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.24%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 183° 5,501 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.16%
36 003° 5,501 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.16%
11 113° 4,000 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.24%
29 293° 4,000 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.24%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 124.175
  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.450
  • A/D KANSAS CITY APP/DEP 119.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KLXT on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36, 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11 & 29, 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36, 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11 & 29, 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • 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)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18 & 36, 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11 & 29, 18 & 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36, 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11 & 29, 18 & 36 - CTAF

  • 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

    WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·NO RIGHT TURNS UNDER 2500 FT MSL OR WITHIN 3 MI OF ARPT WHEN DEPARTING ON RWY 29.
  • ·FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY APCH 118.45 OR 816-329-2710.
  • ·NO TOUCH-AND-GOES BTN 10 P.M.
  • ·REPEATED TKOF AND LNDGS BTN 10 P.M.
  • ·NEED TO BE TO A FULL STOP AND TAXI BACK.
  • ·NO MID-FLD/INT DEP FLT TRNG ACFT ON RWY 36 MAKE CROSSWIND TURN AT 1500 MSL OR PRIOR TO WOODS CHAPEL RD, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST FLT TRNG ACFT ON RWY 18 MAKE CROSSWIND TURN AT 1500 MSL OR PRIOR TO HOSPITAL, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
  • ·WHEN WINDS ARE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS USE RWY 18.
  • ·AER 18,36 & 29 ARE NOT MUTUALLY VSB DUE TO TRRN.
  • ·ARPT TRML BLDG OPEN 24 HRS.
  • ·RWY 18/36 GRAD 0.16%, RWY 11/29 GRAD 0.24% 24 HR SELF SERVICE FUEL 100LL & MOGAS.
  • ·MOBILE FUEL JET A AND 100LL.
  • ·AFTER HRS FUEL CALL 816-969-1186.
  • ·PAPI RWY 11 & 29, 18 & 36 OPR CONSLY.
  • ·TPA ACFT UNDER 6,000 LBS 1000 FT AGL, ACFT OVER 6,000 LBS 1,500 FT AGL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

23

since 1982

Fatal

3

13.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

8

≈ 0.8/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 103,800 ops in 2002

2024 total

52,500

10-yr total

525,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 95% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

15.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.99

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

All time · n=18

  • Stall / spin 6
  • Loss of control 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-08-23 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2017-07-21 Stinson 108 · Loss of control · day →
2016-09-20 Piper PA 28-235 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2026-05-16 Vertical Aviation Hummingbird · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2023-07-07 PIPISTREL LSA S R L Alpha Trainer · Fire · VMC · day →
2020-05-19 Rhoads, Larry E Sopwith Baby · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2019-06-07 Cessna 150 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2016-05-12 Piper PA 28R · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2016-04-12 CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO E162 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-03-01 Piper PA 28-181 · Stall / spin · day →
2013-08-18 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22 MARINER · Hard landing · day →
2012-04-09 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-07-31 T&T AVIATION INC Falcon LS · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2010-05-18 CALCOTE CLARENCE E Glasair RG · Gear-up · day →
2009-07-23 Corvus Carone MK 1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-06-24 Miller Zenair Cricket MC-12 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-07-18 Piper PA-28-180 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2002-04-30 Cessna 411 · Engine failure · VMC · day →

Designees in MO

CFI Flight Instructors 1,092 A&P Mechanics 4,460 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 46 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 6 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 35 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 21 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 20 Schools Flight Schools 39 FBO Fixed Base Operators 84 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Andrew Waterland Kansas City MO 13 nm
Brian Andrew Park Kansas City MO 13 nm
James Harlan Rainen Kansas City MO 13 nm
Joshua Turner Hay Kansas City MO 13 nm
Todd Eric Nichols Kansas City MO 13 nm
Richard R Veach Liberty MO 17 nm
Ashley Windsor Warrensburg MO 32 nm
David Wayne Card Warrensburg MO 32 nm
Jeffrey Suhr Warrensburg MO 32 nm
Mark Alan Gaines Lawrence KS 42 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
Ronald William Dejarnette Sr Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Earl C Downs Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Mark Anthony Dziedzic Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Leslie Dean Gorden Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Michael Jonathan Mcgraw Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Charles Duane Muckey Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Frank Charles Pizzurro Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Ron R Rodgers Lees Summit MO 0 nm
James Ronald Sineath Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Eric Donn Vander Linden Lees Summit MO 0 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
Ronald William Dejarnette Sr Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Earl C Downs Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Leslie Dean Gorden Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Raymond Wayne Gorley Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Mark Allen Sherman Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Stephen Michael Luke Lees Summit MO 0 nm
William James Gill Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Steven Craig Gorden Lees Summit MO 0 nm
Titus Raymond Dinkins Lees Summit MO 0 nm
David Craig Bogert Lees Summit MO 0 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 8 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 26 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 26 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 33 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 57 nm
Mike's Aircraft Repair
Pittsburg, KS
 93 nm
Northwest Arkansas Avionics, Inc.
Springdale, AR
 168 nm
ForwardVue Aviation
Claremore, OK
 169 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 175 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 175 nm

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