Lake Placid Airport

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]

Lake Placid Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNorth Elba Park District
ServesLake Placid, New York
Elevation AMSL1,747 ft / 532 m
Coordinates44°15′52″N 073°57′43″W
Map
Lake Placid Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations12,000
Based aircraft14

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, 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.

Facilities and aircraft

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 July 18, 2019, the airport had 12,000 aircraft operations: 51% local general aviation, 34% itinerant general aviation, 14.5% air taxi, and 0.5% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LKP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 18 June 2020.
  2. "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 20192023. USDOT. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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