LA Grande/Union County
LGD · KLGD · La Grande, Oregon · Union County · map
LA Grande/Union County is a public-use airport owned by Union County, 4 miles southeast of La Grande, Oregon, 2,718 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 6,261 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 79 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 16,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for LA Grande/Union County?
Its FAA code is LGD, and its ICAO code is KLGD.
Where is LA Grande/Union County?
It is 4 miles southeast of La Grande, Oregon, 2,718 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at LA Grande/Union County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 6,261 feet long.
Does LA Grande/Union County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at LA Grande/Union County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at LA Grande/Union County?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Northeastern Oregon Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to LA Grande/Union County?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 LA Grande/Union County…
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 LGD · ICAO KLGD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Union County
- Elevation
- 2,718 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,261 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 3,400 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 760 ft, road 15 ft high 335 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Wallula and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.6 | |
| Lgd and aWOS-3PT | 135.075 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 541-963-6824.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, air ambulance, flight instruction
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Baker City Municipal (28 nm south), Eastern Oregon Regional AT Pendleton (43 nm northwest), Walla Walla Regional (50 nm north).
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 Oregon · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Extensive forest service operations durg summer mos.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35; PAPI runway 17; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Over 12500 pounds.
- Segmented circle marked in white only
- Closed thanksgiving, christmas and new years.
- PAPI runway 12 does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 6.0 NM.
- Runway 12 obstruction clearance slope 72:1 based on displaced threshold
- The FBO (fixed-base operator) and fueling located west of runway 17/35
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -16C.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 67 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 8 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,000 |
| general aviation, local | 4,000 |
| military | 500 |
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 La Grande from the FAA register
27 aircraft are registered to owners in La Grande, Oregon: 22 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 2 drones. 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 Oregon.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Northeastern Oregon Flying Club 2 aircraft · La Grande
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner, 2 training center examiners.
- Julian Pridmore-Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Union County Airport · La Grande, OR (0 nm) · (503) 709-9109 · [email protected]
All 5 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 11 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 La Grande 27 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 2 drones
- Barreto Manufacturing INC 2 aircraft in town
- Northeastern Oregon Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Oregon 1,862 since 1982 · 277 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Oregon 103 landing places
- Oregon 7,013 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LGD.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.