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Louisa County Airport

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Louisa County Airport

Freeman Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerIndustrial Development Authority of Louisa Co.
LocationLouisa, Virginia
Elevation AMSL493 ft / 150 m
Coordinates38°00′35″N 077°58′12″W / 38.00972°N 77.97000°W / 38.00972; -77.97000
Websitehttps://louisacountyairport.org/
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 4,301 1,311 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations20,987

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

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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

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Louisa County Airport hosts several events throughout the year featuring airplane rides and introductory flight lessons.

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