| Lake Placid Airport | |||
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| IATA: LKP – ICAO: KLKP – FAA LID: LKP
LKP
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | North Elba Park District | ||
| Serves | Lake Placid, New York | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,747 ft / 532 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 4,200 | 1,280 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 20,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 7 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Lake Placid Airport (IATA: LKP, ICAO: KLKP, FAA LID: LKP) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southeast of the central business district of Lake Placid,[1] a village in the Town of North Elba, Essex County, New York, United States. It is owned by the North Elba Park District.[1]
This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] Currently, there is no scheduled air service to this airport, although charter operations are available at the airport.
Lake Placid Airport covers an area of 35 acres (14 ha) at an elevation of 1,747 feet (532 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,200 by 60 feet (1,280 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 8, 2007, the airport had 20,000 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day: 85% general aviation, 14.5% air taxi, and 0.5% military. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 4 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 1 glider.[1]