Lincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder Field
LHM · KLHM · Lincoln, California · Placer County · map
Lincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lincoln, 3 miles west of Lincoln, California, 121 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 6,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 62 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 74,400 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KLHM · observed 5:55 pm PDT (00:55 UTC), 14083 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 90°F (32°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.78 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLHM 020055Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 32/09 A2978 RMK AO1
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
1 pilot report within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours:
- B38M descending, 84 nm northeast, 9:50 am PDT (16:50 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, light rain.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (SAC, 25 nm south), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 340° at 13 kt; 6,000 ft: 310° at 6 kt, 6 °C; 9,000 ft: 220° at 8 kt, 1 °C; 12,000 ft: 220° at 18 kt, -3 °C; 18,000 ft: 250° at 27 kt, -14 °C.
2 temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 4 nm north · security · until 1 November
- 6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 14 nm south · air shows/sports · until 11 October
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA LHM · ICAO KLHM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lincoln
- Elevation
- 121 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 6:30 am to 3:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 6,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 15: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 25 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 40 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.4 | |
| Lhm and aWOS-3 | 124.25 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 916-645-0698.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 58 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 74,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 3,200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 34,100 |
| general aviation, local | 37,100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Lincoln from the FAA register
81 aircraft are registered to owners in Lincoln, California: 73 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Auburn Municipal (13 nm east), MC Clellan Airfield (15 nm south), Yuba County (15 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Lincoln, by their names on the register:
- Norcal Flight Center LLC 5 aircraft Norcal Flight Center provides flight training and aircraft maintenance services in the Sacramento area, operating from Lincoln Airport in California.
Repair stations in Lincoln:
- Ctc Services INC
- Gulfstream-California INC
- Kracon Aircraft Refinishing. Kracon Aircraft is an FAA-licensed repair station specializing in aircraft painting and refinishing for all aircraft types, including antique, vintage, experimental, and helicopters.
- Lincoln Skyways INC Lincoln Skyways is an aircraft services company based in Lincoln, California, offering maintenance, repair, aircraft sales and brokerage, flight training, and aircraft rentals.
- The Avionics Specialist INC
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives.
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Airport Administration Bldg · Auburn, CA (13 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · marklibelle@aol.com
- Robert Frankovich private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Sacramento, CA (17 nm) · (314) 719-9822 · stldpe@hotmail.com
- Jonathan Baror private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · EVA Flight Training Center · Mather, CA (22 nm) · (310) 350-5184 · jonathanb@r-or.com
- Brett Rexford Mayes private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Williams, CA (45 nm) · (530) 330-4353 · rex@williamssoaring.com
All 25 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 21 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 15; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33, helicopter perimeter lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 15 and 33 turned on during daylight hours, after dark activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 15 calm wind runway.
- Pwrd prcht act southwest quad of airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lincoln 81 aircraft · 73 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 drones
- Lincoln Skyways INC 7 aircraft in town
- Norcal Flight Center LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Hitec Construction Services INC 2 aircraft in town
- Bpm Rentals INC 2 aircraft in town
- Norcal Flight Center LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- Ctc Services INC · repair station
- Gulfstream-California INC · repair station
- Kracon Aircraft Refinishing. · repair station
- Lincoln Skyways INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,094 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,552 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LHM.json.
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 9, 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.