Lamar Municipal Airport (Colorado)

Lamar Municipal Airport (IATA: LAA, ICAO: KLAA, FAA LID: LAA) is in Prowers County, Colorado, three miles southwest of Lamar, which owns it.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.[2]

Lamar Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Lamar
ServesLamar, Colorado
Elevation AMSL3,706 ft / 1,130 m
Coordinates38°04′11″N 102°41′19″W
Websitewww.ci.lamar.co.us/...
Map
LAA
Location in Colorado
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 6,304 1,921 Concrete
8/26 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations13,508
Based aircraft33

Airline flights (Central DC-3s) started about 1957; commuter airlines replaced successor Frontier in 1976-77.

Facilities

The airport covers 557 acres (225 ha) at an elevation of 3,706 feet (1,130 m). It has two runways: 18/36 is 6,304 by 100 feet (1,921 x 30 m) concrete and 8/26 is 5,001 by 60 feet (1,524 x 18 m) asphalt.[1]

In 2010 the airport had 13,508 aircraft operations, average 37 per day: 65% general aviation, 26% air taxi, and 9% military. 33 aircraft were then based at this airport: 73% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, and 3% jet.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LAA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
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