Lakeland Linder International
LAL · KLAL · Lakeland, Florida · Polk County · map
Lakeland Linder International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lakeland, 4 miles southwest of Lakeland, Florida, 142 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 8,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KLAL · observed 5:50 pm EDT (21:50 UTC), 15 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 2 miles
- Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet
- Weather: light rain, mist
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 79°F (26°C)
- Altimeter 29.87 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:32 pm EDT (17:32 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility 4 miles, rain showers, thunderstorms nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet (thunderheads), overcast at 10,000 feet MVFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet VFR
- At times between Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLAL 062150Z 05004KT 02SM -RA BR BKN006 26/26 A2987
TAF KLAL 061732Z 0618/0718 17006KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC100 FM062000 26006KT 4SM SHRA VCTS SCT030CB OVC100 FM062300 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC100 TEMPO 0623/0702 4SM SHRA BKN030
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 LAL · ICAO KLAL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lakeland
- Elevation
- 142 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Miami sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 8,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 2,208 × 60 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 10: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 30 ft high 1,110 ft from the end
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 34 ft high 1,380 ft from the end
- Runway 08: threshold displaced 362 ft, 1,845 ft available for landing, trees 51 ft high 820 ft from the end
- Runway 26: threshold displaced 556 ft, 1,650 ft available for landing, hangar 55 ft high 650 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.025 | Lakeland |
| Ground | 121.4 | Lakeland |
| Tower | 124.5 | Lakeland |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 119.9 | Lakeland |
| Approach and departure | 120.65 | Lakeland |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lakeland |
| Maaty and star · Rayzz and star | 118.8 | Lakeland |
| Lubbr and star | 135.5 | Lakeland |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 863-834-2030.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Lakeland from the FAA register
360 aircraft are registered to owners in Lakeland, Florida: 243 piston singles, 46 business jets, 19 turboprops, 18 piston twins, 18 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 Florida.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 88 since 1982, 21 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
- Bird act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- PAPI runway 05 and 23, 10 and 28 oper continuous.
- Runway 05/23 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Runway 8/26 marked with pavers.
- Taxiway D, D1, and E1 unlighted.
- Pje within 5 NM 18000 below sunrise to sunset
- Index C available upon required.
- Uscbp user fee airport; service THUR-MON, 1530-2400Z. fee chrgd outside of service hours. Fee payable on site.
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.