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Littlefield Municipal Airport

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Littlefield Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Littlefield
ServesLittlefield, Texas
Elevation AMSL3,616 ft / 1,102 m
Coordinates33°55′26″N 102°23′12″W / 33.92389°N 102.38667°W / 33.92389; -102.38667
Map
LIU is located in Texas
LIU
LIU
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 4,021 1,226 Asphalt
13/31 2,513 766 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations7,025
Based aircraft24

Littlefield Municipal Airport (ICAO: KLIU, FAA LID: LIU) is three miles west of Littlefield, in Lamb County, Texas.[1]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is LIU to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]

Facilities

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The airport covers 226 acres (91 ha) at an elevation of 3,616 feet (1,102 m). It has two asphalt runways: 1/19 is 4,021 by 60 feet (1,226 x 18 m) and 13/31 is 2,513 by 40 feet (766 x 12 m).[1]

In the year ending June 24, 2009 the airport had 7,025 aircraft operations, average 19 per day: 99.6% general aviation and 0.4% military. 24 aircraft were then based at this airport: 50% single-engine, 4% jet, 42% glider and 4% ultralight.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LIU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective February 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "Littlefield Municipal Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KLIU, FAA: LIU)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
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