Lake County
LXV · KLXV · Leadville, Colorado · Lake County · map
Lake County is a public-use airport owned by the County Commissioner, 2 miles southwest of Leadville, Colorado, 9,934 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 6,400 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 5 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Lake County?
Its FAA code is LXV, and its ICAO code is KLXV.
Where is Lake County?
It is 2 miles southwest of Leadville, Colorado, 9,934 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lake County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 16/34, is 6,400 feet long.
Does Lake County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lake County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lake County?
1 pilot examiner and 4 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 Lake County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LXV · ICAO KLXV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County Commissioner
- Elevation
- 9,934 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- May to September, every day, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm; October to April, every day, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1962
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,400 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 150 × 100 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair |
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Lxv and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.375 | |
| Aspen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.85 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 719-838-4630.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Central Colorado Regional (26 nm south), Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field (26 nm west), Eagle County Regional (38 nm northwest).
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 Colorado · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Obstrn lights on beacon tower.
- Activate PAPI runway 16 and 34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway H1 has 6-8 inch lip all around edges; concrete has longitudinal and corner cracking.
- All taxiways and new ramp area marked with blue and white reflectors.
- Taxiway C and old ramp have potholes and loose aggregate.
- Runway H1 has 20-30 feet trees 130 feet east of pad.
- All pavement edges have soft shoulders.
- Runway 34 HA +50 feet power lines 750 feet right of threshold.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,000 |
| general aviation, local | 1,800 |
| military | 2,000 |
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 Leadville from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Leadville, Colorado: 6 piston singles, 1 helicopter. 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 Colorado.
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 airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners.
- Loren French private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Eagle County Airport (KEGE) · Gypsum, CO (50 nm) · (970) 401-4104 · [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.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 21 since 1982, 2 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 Leadville 7 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Ten Two Adventures LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,454 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LXV.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 26, 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.