Lake County
LKV · KLKV · Lakeview, Oregon · Lake County · map
Lake County is a public-use airport owned by Lake County, 3 miles southwest of Lakeview, Oregon, 4,734 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,318 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KLKV · observed 12:53 pm PDT (19:53 UTC), 3 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 83°F (28°C), dew point 35°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.23 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 KLKV 061953Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 28/02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02830017
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 LKV · ICAO KLKV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lake County
- Elevation
- 4,734 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to September, every day, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; October to March, every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Klamath Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1943
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,318 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Lakeview and rco | 122.3 | Lakeview |
| Klamath Falls Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.6 | |
| Lkv and aWOS-3PT | 135.525 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 541-947-5069.
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 Lakeview from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Lakeview, Oregon: 19 piston singles, 7 helicopters, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop. 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 Oregon.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 0 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
- Established prior to 1959.
- Flocks of large waterfowl in vicinity NOV-MAY.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35, PAPI 17 and 35; runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Tetrahedron lighting inoperative.
- Extensive airtanker operations in fire season.
- Drag strip oriented NW-SE located 3000 feet southwest of runway 35.
- Possible glider operations on taxiway.
- Taxiway northeast/southwest used for strong cross wind landing.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -26C.
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.