Lake Placid Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | North Elba Park District | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lake Placid, New York | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,747 ft / 532 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°15′52″N 073°57′43″W / 44.26444°N 73.96194°W | ||||||||||
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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 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. A few miles to the west of Lake Placid toward Saranac Lake is the larger Adirondack Regional Airport.
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
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]
Significant Events[edit]
On October 1, 2023, aviation safety instructor Richard McSpadden and American football former tight end Russ Francis were flying a Cessna 177 out of Lake Placid Airport when the aircraft "experienced an emergency after takeoff." They attempted to return to the airport, but crashed into a ravine near the airport. Both McSpadden and Francis were killed.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for LKP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 18 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AOPA mourns death of Richard McSpadden". AOPA. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
External links[edit]
- "Lake Placid (LKP)" (PDF). airport diagram from New York State DOT
- Adirondack Flying Service / Lake Placid Airport
- Aerial image as of May 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LKP, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LKP
- AirNav airport information for KLKP
- ASN accident history for LKP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLKP