| Lee's Summit Municipal Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KLXT – FAA LID: LXT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Lee's Summit | ||
| Serves | Lee's Summit, Missouri | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,004 ft / 306 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 3,800 | 1,158 | Concrete |
| 18/36 | 4,016 | 1,224 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 92,040 | ||
| Based aircraft | 156 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Lee's Summit Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Jackson County, Missouri, United States. It is owned by the City of Lee's Summit and is located three nautical miles (5.56 km) north of its central business district.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Lee's Summit Municipal Airport is assigned LXT by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Lee's Summit Municipal Airport covers an area of 433 acres (175 ha) at an elevation of 1,004 feet (306 m) above mean sea level. It has two concrete runways: 11/29 measuring 3,800 by 75 feet (1,158 x 23 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,016 by 75 feet (1,224 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2009, the airport had 43,950 aircraft operations, an average of 120 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and 1% [military aviation]. This data indicates a drop of 52% in operations from the 2006 period cited below. At this time there were 146 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-[[aircraft engine[engine]], 7% multi-engine and 3% Jet engine.
For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2006, the airport had 92,040 aircraft operations, an average of 252 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and 1% military aviation. At that time there were 156 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 9% multi-engine and 3% jet engine.[1]