Louisa County Airport
Louisa County Airport Freeman Field | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Industrial Development Authority of Louisa Co. | ||||||||||
Location | Louisa, Virginia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 493 ft / 150 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°00′35″N 077°58′12″W / 38.00972°N 77.97000°W | ||||||||||
Website | https://louisacountyairport.org/ | ||||||||||
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Louisa County Airport (IATA: LOW, ICAO: KLKU, FAA LID: LKU), also known as Freeman Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Louisa, a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States.[1] Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned LKU by the FAA and LOW by the IATA.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Louisa County Airport covers an area of 171 acres (69 ha) at an elevation of 493 feet (150 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 9/27 which measures 4,301 by 100 feet (1,311 x 30 m). There is a full-service FBO, Cavalier Aviation, LLC, on-site, with fuel and maintenance. For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2008, the airport had 20,987 aircraft operations, an average of 57 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 2% military.[1]
Events
[edit]Louisa County Airport hosts several events throughout the year featuring airplane rides and introductory flight lessons.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for LKU PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: LOW / KLKU - Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field
External links
[edit]- FAA Terminal Procedures for LKU, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LKU
- AirNav airport information for KLKU
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures