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KLXV · Lake County Airport

ICAO · US · 21 NTSB events

ID KLXV FAA LXV Elev 9,927 ft Lat 39° 13.22' N Lon 106° 19.02' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 170.3° 6,400 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
34 350.3° 6,400 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.10%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 119.850
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 26 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 16 and RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 16 and RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. 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 (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 16–34: H6400X75 (ASPH) S–20, D–20 MIRL RWY 16: PAPI(P2L)…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 16 and RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 16 and RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16–34—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34—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

    Deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·RWY 34: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·Attended May–Sep 1430–2330Z‡, Oct–Apr 1500–2330Z‡.
  • ·PPR for svc after hrs call 719–427–0026.
  • ·Rwy 34 has +50´ power lines 750´ from right of thld.
  • ·Twy C and old ramp have potholes and loose aggregate.
  • ·All twys and new ramp area marked with blue and white reflectors.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 719-486-0307
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (719) 838–4630.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·RED TABLE (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 113.0 DBL Chan 77 N39º26.36´ W106º53.68´ 104º 30.0 NM to fld. 11800/12E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 040º–056º byd 40 NM 057º–074º byd 40 NM blo 16,300´ 057º–074º byd 65 NM 075º–100º byd 40 NM 115º–130º byd 40 NM 160º–200º byd 40 NM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H150X100 (ASPH–CONC) HELIPORT REMARKS: Helipad H1 has 20–30 ft trees 130 ft east of pad.
  • ·Helipad H1 has 6–8 inch lip all around edges, concrete has longitudinal and corner cracking.
  • ·LIMON MUNI (LIC)(KLIC) 1 NE UTC–7(–6DT) N39º16.49´ W103º39.95´ 5374 B NOTAM FILE LIC RWY 16–34: H4700X60 (CONC) S–12.5 MIRL 0.5% up N RWY 16: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 34: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·Unattended. 100LL: avbl H24 with credit card.
  • ·CTN: Unctld vehicle aces.
  • ·CTN: Mil student trng invof Colorado Springs and Pueblo, Colorado.
  • ·Rwy 34 +18 ft road 820 ft fm thr ob; +4 ft fence 785 ft fm thr ob; +22 ft sign 918 ft fm rwy end on cntrln; +45 ft trees 62 ft left of ctln, 1430 ft fm rwy end ob; +51 ft tank 1455 ft fm thr 150 ft R of cntrln. 3000 ft twy leading to S end of Rwy 16.
  • ·Twy mkd with blue reflectors.
  • ·PAJA on and invof arpt; midfield ovr flt NA.
  • ·See Special Notices—USAF 306 FTG Flight Training Areas, Vicinity of Colorado Springs and Pueblo Colorado.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 719-775-2346
  • ·ASOS 121.125 (719) 775–0515.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.4 RCO 122.3 (DENVER RADIO) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·HUGO (VH) (H) VORW/DME 112.1 HGO Chan 58 N38º49.05´ W103º37.28´ 349º 27.5 NM to fld. 5233/7E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 272º–332º byd 40 NM 333º–351º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 333º–351º byd 60 NM DENVER H–3F, 5A, L–9E IAP WICHITA L–10F IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

21 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

28

since 1982

Fatal

5

17.9% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,000 ops in 1997

2024 total

5,000

10-yr total

50,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 56% · Mil 40%

Events / million ops

60.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

10.71

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=21

  • Ground collision 5
  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-07-04 Cessna 414 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2021-06-14 Cessna T210L · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2020-12-13 Eclipse EA 500 · Runway excursion · VMC · night →
2008-09-29 Cessna R172K · CFIT · VMC · day →
2008-09-05 North American SNJ-5 · Loss of control · day →
2003-07-06 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2000-12-14 Cessna 172P · Other · day →
1999-03-14 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-01-10 Champion 7KCAB · Weather · day →
1996-09-10 Bell UH-1H · Stall / spin · day →
1996-06-06 Cessna 172RG · CFIT · VMC · day →
1996-05-08 Cessna 172K · Weather · VMC · day →
1994-06-17 GAMBLE BD-4 · Ground collision · day →
1992-06-30 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1992-02-29 Enstrom TH-28 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1989-03-23 Bell 222 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-01-17 Beech V35B · Other · day →
1985-07-06 EIRIAVION OY PIK-20B · Ground collision · day →
1985-07-03 Cessna R172K · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1982-12-26 Cessna 172A · Other · day →
1982-11-14 Piper PA28-180 · Stall / spin · night →

Designees in CO

CFI Flight Instructors 2,766 A&P Mechanics 5,581 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 53 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 133 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 45 ODA Organizational Designations 6 Schools Flight Schools 55 FBO Fixed Base Operators 60 Clubs Flying Clubs 24 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 14 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Loren French Gypsum CO 38 nm
Craig Thighe Englewood CO 66 nm
Adam Christopher Adrian Centennial CO 71 nm
David Dziura Lafayette CO 73 nm
Andrew James Malousek Broomfield CO 73 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Broomfield CO 73 nm
Jacqueline Ann Burant Broomfield CO 73 nm
Cayce Batterson Denver CO 74 nm
James Michael Taton Denver CO 74 nm
Allen Cook Aurora CO 80 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
Andrea Michel Hrusovsky Leadville CO 2 nm
David Joseph Castellano Fairplay CO 15 nm
Thomas Edward Priest Minturn CO 19 nm
Emily Crittenden Gros Minturn CO 19 nm
Kenneth Randolph Maples Frisco CO 24 nm
Bruce Steven Gordon Aspen CO 24 nm
William Charles Landis Aspen CO 24 nm
Kenneth Franklin Ostrander Aspen CO 24 nm
Gary Andrew Kraft Aspen CO 24 nm
Anthony Waiken Rios Aspen CO 24 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
Mark Henry Minter Leadville CO 2 nm
Brian Charles Lott Leadville CO 2 nm
William Charles Bockstiegel Leadville CO 2 nm
Allen Kent Phillips Leadville CO 2 nm
Matthew Earl Boeve Leadville CO 2 nm
Christopher Otto Herrmann Leadville CO 2 nm
Zachary Donald Hinton Leadville CO 2 nm
Joshua Jon Adamson Leadville CO 2 nm
Greg Edward Hagerman Fairplay CO 15 nm
Keith Alan Williams Breckenridge CO 21 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 43 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 49 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 69 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 69 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 72 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 72 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 75 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 79 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 82 nm
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 85 nm

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