Lake County Airport ( IATA : LXV , ICAO : KLXV , FAA LID : LXV ), also known as Leadville Airport , is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Leadville , a city in Lake County , Colorado , United States .
5-497: According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport. At an elevation of 9,934 ft (3,026 m) above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America 's highest. Pilots receive a free certificate commemorating their landing upon a successful arrival. Aircraft performance deteriorates rapidly with altitude, so many organizations use
10-626: Is acknowledged as having the highest landing zone for training in the Continental United States of America (CONUS). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ( NPIAS ) is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. NPIAS was developed and now maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It identifies existing and proposed airports that are significant to national air transportation in
15-678: The Leadville Airport as a base for high-altitude performance testing. Lake County Airport covers an area of 605 acres (245 ha). It has one asphalt paved runway designated 16/34 which measures 6,400 by 75 feet (1,951 x 23 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a concrete surface measuring 150 by 100 feet (46 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 10,000 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 78% general aviation , 20% military , and 2% air taxi . At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport, all single- engine . At one point,
20-655: The U.S., and thus eligible to receive federal grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). It also includes estimates of the amount of AIP money needed to fund infrastructure development projects that will bring these airports up to current design standards and add capacity to congested airports. The FAA is required to provide Congress with a five-year estimate of AIP-eligible development every two years. The NPIAS contains all commercial service airports , all reliever airports , and selected general aviation airports. This aviation -related article
25-628: The airport had scheduled passenger airline service. Rocky Mountain Airways operated flights with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprop aircraft to Denver, thus earning Lake County Airport the distinction of being the highest airfield in the U.S. ever to receive airline service. The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO , operates out of the Lake County Airport. Their Mountain/High Altitude Test and Training Site (M/HATTS)
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