Lake County Airport (Colorado)

Infobox Airport
name = Lake County Airport
nativename = Leadville Airport


image-width = 300
caption = 12 October 1999
IATA = LXV
ICAO = KLXV
FAA = LXV
type = Public
owner = County Commissioner of Lake County
operator =
city-served =
location = Leadville, Colorado
elevation-f = 9,927
elevation-m = 3,026
website = [http://www.leadvilleairport.com/ www.leadvilleairport.com]
r1-number = 16/34
r1-length-f = 6,400
r1-length-m = 1,951
r1-surface = Asphalt
h1-number = H1
h1-length-f = 150
h1-length-m = 46
h1-surface = Concrete
stat-year = 2005
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 10,000
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=LXV|use=PU|own=PU|site=02660.1*A, effective 2007-07-05]

Lake County Airport Airport codes|LXV|KLXV|LXV, also known as Leadville Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located two statute miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district of Leadville, a city in Lake County, Colorado, United States.

At 9,927 ft (3,026 m) above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest. Pilots receive a free certificate commemorating their landing upon a successful landing. Aircraft performance deteriorate rapidly with altitude, so many organizations use the Leadville Airport as a base for high altitude performance testing.

Facilities and aircraft

Lake County Airport covers an area of 605 acres (245 ha) which contains one runway (16/34) measuring 6,400 x 75 ft (1,951 x 23 m), plus a helipad measuring 150 x 100 ft (46 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 30, 2005, the airport had 10,000 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 78% general aviation, 20% military and 2% air taxi.

References

External links

* [http://www.leadvilleairport.com/ Leadville Airport]
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