Lancaster Airport
LNS · KLNS · Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Lancaster County · map
Lancaster Airport is a public-use airport owned by Lancaster Arpt Authority, 4 miles north of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 403 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 6,933 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 123 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 100,332 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,999 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KLNS · observed 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC), 51 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 64°F (18°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 7:39 pm EDT (23:39 UTC), good until Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 2 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, fog nearby, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility ¾ mile, mist, fog nearby, a broken layer at 300 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet LIFR
- From Tue 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLNS 122253Z 30008KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01780144
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KLNS
- the station, KLNS
- 122253Z
- observed 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC)
- 30008KT
- wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 18/14
- temperature 18 °C (64 °F), dew point 14 °C (57 °F)
- A2990
- altimeter setting 29.90 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP124
- sea-level pressure 1012.4 hPa
- T01780144
- temperature 17.8 °C (64 °F), dew point 14.4 °C (58 °F)
TAF KLNS 122339Z 1300/1324 29006KT P6SM BKN250 FM130600 28002KT 6SM BR VCFG BKN250 FM130900 00000KT 3/4SM BR VCFG BKN003 BKN250 FM131400 21005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150 FM131700 22008G16KT P6SM SKC FM132200 21005KT P6SM SKC
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KLNS
- the station, KLNS
- 122339Z
- issued 7:39 pm EDT (23:39 UTC)
- 1300/1324 29006KT P6SM BKN250
- valid from Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC) to Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- FM130600 28002KT 6SM BR VCFG BKN250
- from Tue 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 2 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, fog nearby, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- FM130900 00000KT 3/4SM BR VCFG BKN003 BKN250
- from Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility ¾ mile, mist, fog nearby, a broken layer at 300 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- FM131400 21005KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150
- from Tue 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
- FM131700 22008G16KT P6SM SKC
- from Tue 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- FM132200 21005KT P6SM SKC
- from Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. 1 pilot report of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light turbulence, at 28,000 ft, 45 nm west, 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 13,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
7 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- P28A at 3,500 ft, 0 nm southeast, 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC): remarks: bases way above this aircraft.
as filed, and in English
MDT UA /OV LRP/TM 2235/FL035/TP P28A/RM BASES WAY ABOVE THIS AIRCRAFT
- Report
- a routine report filed through MDT
- Where
- over LRP
- Time
- 22:35 UTC
- Height
- at 3,500 ft
- Aircraft
- P28A
- Remarks
- bases way above this aircraft
- E145 at 9,000 ft, 37 nm west, 6:38 pm EDT (22:38 UTC): a broken layer above 10,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 2238/FL090/TP E145/SK BKN100
- Report
- a routine report filed through MDT
- Where
- over HAR
- Time
- 22:38 UTC
- Height
- at 9,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- a broken layer from 10,000 ft
- E75L at 28,000 ft, 45 nm west, 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zob.
as filed, and in English
CXY UA /OV HAR250010/TM 2232/FL280/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT 280 NEG 240/RM ZOB
- Report
- a routine report filed through CXY
- Where
- 10 nm west (250°) of HAR
- Time
- 22:32 UTC
- Height
- at 28,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Turbulence
- continuous light at 28,000 ft no at 24,000 ft
- Remarks
- zob
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (AVP, 77 nm north), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 310° at 21 kt; 6,000 ft: 330° at 28 kt, 14 °C; 9,000 ft: 330° at 24 kt, 9 °C; 12,000 ft: 310° at 18 kt, 4 °C; 18,000 ft: 300° at 29 kt, -10 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
4 notices to air missions in force at this field.
All 4 notices, grouped: runways (2), obstructions (2) →
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. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked 2 minutes ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LNS · ICAO KLNS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lancaster Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 403 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- DAILY, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,933 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 4,102 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 357 ft, 6,118 ft available for landing, road 5 ft high 297 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 59 ft, 6,118 ft available for landing, tree 40 ft high 1,266 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the right, tree 76 ft high 1,816 ft from the end
- Runway 31: VASI, two boxes on the left, trees 30 ft high 958 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.9 | Lancaster |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Lns and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.675 | Lancaster |
| Ground | 121.8 | Lancaster |
| Approach and departure | 126.45 | Lancaster |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lancaster |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 717-568-6942.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Deck Airport (14 nm north), Chester County G O Carlson (22 nm southeast), Harrisburg International (22 nm west).
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 Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Predates act.
- Runway lights and approach lights (MALSR) unmonitored when tower closed.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 08; runway end identifier lights runway 31; high-intensity runway lights 08/26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 08 approach ratio 50:1 to dthr.
- Runway 26 approach ratio 33:1 to dthr.
- Runway and taxiway conditions not mnt outside of rescue and firefighting (ARFF) coverage hours.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,258 departures from LNS in those twelve months, carrying 19,368 passengers in 30,434 seats (64% filled), to 13 destinations on 6 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster → Washington Dulles International LNS–IAD | 653 | 2,291 | Southern Airways... |
| Lancaster → Pittsburgh International LNS–PIT | 382 | 1,688 | Southern Airways... |
| Lancaster → Orlando International LNS–MCO | 116 | 12,494 | Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze |
| Lancaster → Chicago O'Hare International LNS–ORD | 97 | 2,725 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Lancaster → Westchester County LNS–HPN | 2 | 27 | Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze, Tradewind Aviation |
| Lancaster → Bradley International LNS–BDL | 1 | 128 | Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze |
| Lancaster → Westover Arb/Metro LNS–CEF | 1 | 4 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Lancaster → Bishop International LNS–FNT | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
All 13 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 98 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 11 |
| helicopters | 6 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 100,332, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 22 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6,364 |
| general aviation, travelling | 49,714 |
| general aviation, local | 43,114 |
| military | 1,118 |
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lancaster from the FAA register
59 aircraft are registered to owners in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: 43 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 3 balloons, 2 turboprops. 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 Pennsylvania.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 15 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 4 for type ratings; 10 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 25 aviation medical examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 68 training center evaluators, 1 aircrew program designee, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Bruce Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Aero Tech · Lititz, PA (4 nm) · (484) 467-9394 · bruce.thompson600@gmail.com
- Darren Lucas private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Litiz, PA (4 nm) · (717) 368-4720 · darrenelucas@aol.com
- Denver Allen Gillham private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Alliance Aviation · Lititz, PA (4 nm) · (513) 266-2607 · gillham.denver@gmail.com
- Peter H Wolfson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lititz, PA (4 nm) · (717) 380-7720 · peterwolfsondpe@gmail.com
- Mark Giovengo private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Manheim, PA (7 nm) · (717) 575-8786 · aerostar86at@yahoo.com
- Todd James private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lebanon, PA (10 nm) · (717) 380-6371 · tej_flyer@yahoo.com
- John Scullion private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Harrisburg International Airport · Middletown, PA (20 nm) · (717) 500-2161 · aeroexaminer@gmail.com
- Mark Christopher Wesley Robinson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Reading Jet Center · Reading, PA (22 nm) · (218) 228-2222 · markcwrobinson@gmail.com
All 122 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.
- 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 23 since 1982, 1 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
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lancaster 59 aircraft · 43 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Ppc Excursions INC 2 aircraft in town
- Penn Dutch Real Estate INC DBA 2 aircraft in town
- Aero-Tech Services INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 23 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 238 in the last ten years
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 653 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines
- Pittsburgh International (PIT) 382 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines
- Orlando International (MCO) 116 flights in twelve months · Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 97 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Westchester County (HPN) 2 flights in twelve months · Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze, Tradewind Aviation
- Bradley International (BDL) 1 flights in twelve months · Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze
- Westover Arb/Metro (CEF) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Bishop International (FNT) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,176 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LNS.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.