Lehigh Valley International
ABE · KABE · Allentown, Pennsylvania · Lehigh County · map
Lehigh Valley International is a public-use airport, 3 miles northeast of Allentown, Pennsylvania, 394 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 7,599 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KABE · observed 5:51 pm EDT (21:51 UTC), 15 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 59°F (15°C), dew point 35°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.08 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KABE 062151Z 31004KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01500017
TAF KABE 061720Z 0618/0718 30010KT P6SM FEW250 FM062200 30006KT P6SM FEW250 FM070200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW140 FEW250 FM071400 21007KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ABE · ICAO KABE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 394 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1938
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 7,599 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 5,800 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 55 ft high 2,689 ft from the end
- Runway 24: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 510 ft, 7,089 ft available for landing, road 24 ft high 659 ft from the end
- Runway 13: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 25 ft high 272 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Abe and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.975 | Allentown |
| Clearance delivery | 118.9 | |
| Clearance delivery | 124.05 | Allentown |
| Ground | 121.9 | Allentown |
| Tower | 120.5 | Allentown |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace 3000 feet and below | 119.65 | Allentown |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace From west; Above 3000 feet | 124.45 | Allentown |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Allentown |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 610-477-0813.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Allentown from the FAA register
43 aircraft are registered to owners in Allentown, Pennsylvania: 19 piston singles, 9 business jets, 5 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 4 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 20 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- NON-STD engineered materials arresting system (emas) with 35 feet setback 251 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at the der 13.
- NON-STD engineered materials arresting system (emas) with 35 feet setback 263 feet in length by 170 feet in width located at the der 31.
- PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right of centerline.
- Runway 24 has approach ratio 47:1 to displaced thld and roadway 540 feet right and 431 feet left and 654 feet from runway 24 end.
- Military aircraft plan to park and refuel on the HANGAR-7 apron.
- Birds; groundhogs and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Flight notification service (adcus) available - 2 hour prior permission required.
- Taxiway C restricted to maximum aircraft weight 12500 pounds.
- Noise abatement procedures for turbojet powered aircraft in effect; preferential runway 06/24.
- Runway 06 and 24 fly runway heading until 2000 feet.
- Runway 6 13 and 24 departures be advised that departures are over a noise sensitive area.
- Runway 31 turbojet departures turn right heading 360 degreess until 2000 feet above sea level.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.