Arnold Palmer Regional
LBE · KLBE · Latrobe, Pennsylvania · Westmoreland County · map
Arnold Palmer Regional is a public-use airport owned by Westmoreland County Arpt Auth, 2 miles southwest of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1,199 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 8,222 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 138 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 41,925 takeoffs and landings a year. About 77,788 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Arnold Palmer Regional?
Its FAA code is LBE, and its ICAO code is KLBE.
Where is Arnold Palmer Regional?
It is 2 miles southwest of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1,199 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Arnold Palmer Regional?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 8,222 feet long, asphalt.
Does Arnold Palmer Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Arnold Palmer Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Arnold Palmer Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Orlando International, Myrtle Beach International, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Atlantic City International, Gulfport-Biloxi International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Arnold Palmer Regional?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy and Chestnut Ridge Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Arnold Palmer Regional?
6 pilot examiners and 20 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Arnold Palmer Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LBE · ICAO KLBE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Westmoreland County Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 1,199 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:15 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 8,222 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 41 ft high 762 ft from the end
- Runway 24: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 850 ft, 7,372 ft available for landing, trees 85 ft high 2,963 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.0 | Palmer |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.375 | Palmer |
| Ground | 121.8 | Palmer |
| Approach and departure | 121.2 | Palmer |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Palmer |
| Altoona and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.4 | Palmer |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 724-537-0671.
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 (high-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: W P H S Heliport (12 nm southwest), Rostraver Airport (20 nm west), Joseph A Hardy Connellsville Airport (22 nm southwest).
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
- When the control tower closed, activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 24; runway end identifier lights runway 06; high-intensity runway lights runway 06/24; taxiway a, B, C and D - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 24 PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 329 departures from LBE in those twelve months, carrying 39,344 passengers in 56,351 seats (70% filled), to 24 destinations on 4 airlines.
All 24 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 | 91 |
| multi-engine | 11 |
| jets | 31 |
| helicopters | 5 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 41,925, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,271 |
| air taxi and commuter | 4,472 |
| general aviation, travelling | 18,182 |
| general aviation, local | 17,108 |
| military | 892 |
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 Latrobe from the FAA register
42 aircraft are registered to owners in Latrobe, Pennsylvania: 27 piston singles, 10 business jets, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 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 Pennsylvania.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Latrobe, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy 16 aircraft · Latrobe Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy is a Part 61 and Part 141 flight school located at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
- Chestnut Ridge Flying Club 1 aircraft · Latrobe
- Penn Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Greensburg, 8 miles away
- Pittsburgh Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Greensburg, 8 miles away The Pittsburgh Flying Club is a flying club established in 1957 that owns and operates a Piper Archer II aircraft for member use.
- Indiana County Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Blairsville, 14 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Latrobe:
- L. J. Associates, Inc. 16 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Latrobe:
- Laurel Highlands Jet Center, LLC Laurel Highlands Jet Center is a full-service aviation company based at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
- Rotortrade USA INC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); 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
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 20 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 5 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Charles Edward Sargent private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Latrobe, PA (0 nm) · (724) 513-7274 · [email protected]
- Stanley Michael Shimkus private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Irwin, PA (17 nm) · (704) 998-8430 · [email protected]
- Michael Kenneth Cahill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Moon Township, PA (39 nm) · (412) 592-5776 · [email protected]
- Eric Carl Stormfels private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Vantage Aviation - Allegheny KAGC · Pittsburgh, PA (40 nm) · (412) 974-9334 · [email protected]
- Piet Edward Barber private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Greater Cumberland Regional Airport · Wiley Ford, WV (50 nm) · (703) 951-7438 · [email protected]
- Richard Michael Morning private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Altoona, PA (50 nm) · (850) 516-5776 · [email protected]
All 42 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- 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 · 18 since 1982, 5 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 Latrobe 42 aircraft · 27 piston singles, 10 business jets, 2 piston twins
- Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy 15 aircraft in town
- Lj Associates INC 3 aircraft in town
- L J Associates INC 3 aircraft in town
- Laurel Highlands Jet Center 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- L. J. Associates, Inc. 16 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy 16 aircraft · flight school
- Chestnut Ridge Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Penn Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Laurel Highlands Jet Center, LLC · repair station
- Rotortrade USA INC · repair station
- Orlando International (MCO) 186 flights in twelve months · Spirit Air Lines
- Myrtle Beach International (MYR) 78 flights in twelve months · Spirit Air Lines
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 26 flights in twelve months · Spirit Air Lines
- Atlantic City International (ACY) 10 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Gulfport-Biloxi International (GPT) 6 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Lehigh Valley International (ABE) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Westchester County (HPN) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Harrisburg International (MDT) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 234 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,181 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LBE.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 27, 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.