Airlake Airport
Encyclopedia
Airlake Airport is a public airport
located in the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities in Minnesota
, near the communities of Lakeville
and Farmington
in Dakota County
, about 22 miles (35 km) south of the central business district
of Minneapolis
. It is owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, Airlake Airport is assigned LVN by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
paved runway
designated 12/30 which measures 4,098 x 75 ft (1,249 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2006, the airport had 65,000 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 178 per day. There are 159 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine, 4% multi-engine and 1% jet.
Traffic pattern altitude is 1760′ MSL (800 AGL). Runway 12 is right traffic.
Future plans include new hangar
s in the southwest corner of the airfield, expanding the primary runway to 4600 feet (1,402.1 m), and developing a 2500 feet (762 m) crosswind
runway.
There is one FBO, Aircraft Resource Center.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, near the communities of Lakeville
Lakeville, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,128 people, 13,609 households, and 11,526 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,192.4 people per square mile . There were 13,799 housing units at an average density of 381.5 per square mile...
and Farmington
Farmington, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,365 people, 4,169 households, and 3,255 families residing in the city. The population density was 986.0 people per square mile . There were 4,233 housing units at an average density of 337.5 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 95.62%...
in Dakota County
Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County is the third most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east. Dakota County comprises the southeast portion of seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul, the thirteenth...
, about 22 miles (35 km) south of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. It is owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission
Metropolitan Airports Commission
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission is the owner and operator of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota as well as six other reliever airports in the Twin Cities region, which primarily provide service to private individuals and businesses, but also have...
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, Airlake Airport is assigned LVN by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Airlake Airport covers an area of 425 acres (172 ha) and contains one asphaltAsphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 12/30 which measures 4,098 x 75 ft (1,249 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2006, the airport had 65,000 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 178 per day. There are 159 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine, 4% multi-engine and 1% jet.
Traffic pattern altitude is 1760′ MSL (800 AGL). Runway 12 is right traffic.
Future plans include new hangar
Hangar
A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also sometimes used...
s in the southwest corner of the airfield, expanding the primary runway to 4600 feet (1,402.1 m), and developing a 2500 feet (762 m) crosswind
Crosswind
A crosswind is any wind that has a perpendicular component to the line or direction of travel. In aviation, a crosswind is the component of wind that is blowing across the runway making landings and take-offs more difficult than if the wind were blowing straight down the runway...
runway.
There is one FBO, Aircraft Resource Center.